Sion flyover to be fixed only on weekends

A Correspondent mailbag@ mid- day. com COMMUTERS who take the busy Sion Circle flyover to work every day will be relieved to hear that MSRDC has decided to shut the important connector for repairs only on weekends, starting February 14. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation had earlier planned to shut the bridge for 45 consecutive days from January 25, but there has been a change in the plan.

The first traffic block will begin on a Friday, i. e. February 14, and the flyover will be thrown open to public on Monday, February 17. The new schedule will ensure no obstruction in traffic flow as thousands of office- goers take the Sion flyover that connects the Eastern Express Highway and Sion- Panvel Expressway to the city.

u201c Every week, from Thursday to Monday, the bridge will remain closed for traffic. The repair work will be completed by April end,u201d said S Sontakke, senior engineer, MSRDC. PWD Minister Eknath Shinde has directed the authorities to ensure the repair work is completed at the earliest. Additional traffic police will oversee the work and around 30 traffic wardens will be deployed to ensure there are no traffic jams.

Commuters can use the Sion flyover from Monday morning to Thursday night. PIC/ ATUL KAMBLE Sion flyover to be fixed only on weekends Starting Feb 14, the 1.1- km- long bridge will be closed for traffic only four days a week, from Friday to Monday morning Alternative routes you can take Motorists travelling to and from south Mumbai using Dr Ambedkar Road can take the Sion- Panvel Highway stretch between Sion and Chunnabhatti, those who take Santacruz- Chembur Link Road are advised to use Eastern Freeway to avoid getting stuck in jams. Also, people heading to the western suburbs via Dr Ambedkar Road can use the Sion- Dharavi link road.

u2018 Every week, from 10 pm on Thursday to 6 am on Monday, the bridge will remain closed for traffic.

On Monday, from 6 am, the flyover will be open again for commuters.

The repair work will be completed by April endu2019 S Sontakke, senior engineer, MSRDC