Atal Setu cracks: MMRDA expects repair work to be completed by evening
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole inspected the cracks spotted on the Mumbai-Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), and alleged that these cracks are the result of corruption.
Project Head Kailash Gantra said that the repair work will be completed by this evening.
«Sometimes people exaggerate things. The cracks are developed on the approach road and they are minor. There are no traffic disturbances due to these cracks...barricates have been placed where repair work is being done for the safety of public and workers,» he said.
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«The work to attend the cracks is underway. By evening, both ways will be opened to the public,» Gantra added.
He further informed that cracks have been developed on the extended road of ramps 3 and 5, which is unapproachable.
«If we talk about ramps, in Shivneri's end, there are a total of 8 ramps, of which 6 are functional. When you come to Shivaji Nagar, there are another 6 ramps. The connection to these ramps was coastal roads. The coastal road cannot take off so it was decided at the last time that since the purpose of this was to make the traffic of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai functional we extended a temporary road for ramps 3 and 5. These cracks are developed on this road which is an unapproach road,» Gantra said.
MMRDA on Friday clarified that minor cracks were found on the approach road connecting Atal Setu in Ulwe, which is not a part of the bridge but is a service road
