Dindoshi flyover that was repaired and on which a fresh layer of bitumen layer was put last month is already full of potholes. Similar is the condition of Malad junction flyover. Both these bridges on the Western Express Highway hamper smooth traffic movement, resulting in jams even during off-peak hours.
And despite the dry spell a couple of weeks ago, authorities did not bother to fill up the potholes or even resurface the problematic patches.
Borivli resident Sanjay Deshmukh said, "It has become a daily nightmare due to the potholes."
Another motorist added that vehicles are unable to clear the road in a seamless manner and there is slow-moving traffic even on Sundays right from Kandivli to Goregaon because of these potholes.
"It is better to have signalled traffic junctions as against pothole-ridden flyovers as clearing such junctions take less time," opined Madhukar Sawant, a Kandivli resident.
Managing director of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) Anil Diggikar did not respond to queries on when will the needful be done apart from clarifying on why there were potholes only on the bridges where work was undertaken in May-June.
Jayant Mhaiskar of Mumbai Entry Points, the agency that carried out repair work on Dindoshi bridge, too maintained silence.
Structural defect on Dindoshi bridge was spotted on October 1 last year. Questions were also raised over the construction quality, but an IIT-B report mentioned that the structure has inadequate concrete strength and cracks seem to be due to structural design and bending of the slabs with the likely reasons being fatigue, overloading and the curved shape of the bridge. The repair work had got completed and bridge was reopened in the first week of June.
This south-bound bridge was constructed between April 13, 1998, and April 12, 1999, by New Delhi-based VRM Global Infrastructure for Rs11.5 crore.
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Borivli resident Bharat Deshmukh, who is constantly on the move to market imported wines, is one of the thousands of motorists from western suburbs. Frustrated with the irresponsible work done, he said, "Officials involved in the repair work should be punished. The bridge's condition is horrible even after the officials taking over a month to repair it. Only votes are sought from us, but quality work isn't undertaken by the government."
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