Hole in Gurgaon flyover brings traffic to halt

Hundreds of commuters h to face massive traffic jam when y spotted a four-foot-wide hole at Hero Honda Chowk flyover on National Highway-8 on Wednesday morning.

flyover was thrown open for public in 2016 to ease traffic on highly-congested stretch. This is third occasion when flyover was shut due such incidents, putting a serious question mark over quality of construction.

During inspection, it appeared that thin iron bars, lower-quality concrete materials and thin layers of charcoal are clearly visible on ro.

"We have received information about a hole that appeared on Hero Honda Chowk flyover around 5 am. Subsequently, ro safety staffs rushed at spot and blocked ro. matter was informed to us and repairing of affected area will start soon, Ashok Sharma, superintending engineer of NHAI, said. 

officials of NHAI have barriced affected area and make a diversion for commuters to use service lanes, which later turned into traffic mess.