The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said on Friday that a longitudinal expansion joint will be installed on the Iffco Chowk parallel flyover, where a gap had appeared between two concrete spans on a 50 feet stretch in November that was then barricaded to prevent any untoward incidents.
Senior NHAI officials said a committee comprising two experts formed to study the matter had submitted its report, which said the gap had changed, but there was no structural deficiency. The official said there was no damage to the slabs, but there was an immediate need to plug the gap through a longitudinal expansion joint.
An HT team that visited the spot on November 20 found that the gap was four to five inches in width through which the traffic movement below the flyover could be clearly seen.
