Bengaluru: NHAI clears nod for heavy vehicles to ply on Peenya flyover after 3 years
Bengaluru: After three years, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has lifted the restriction on heavy vehicles plying on the Peenya flyover connecting Goraguntepalya to the Parle-G factory. The restriction which was imposed due to the replacement of prestressed cables, will be lifted, and all vehicles will be permitted to use the flyover from July 29.
The ban on heavy vehicular movement was initiated to replace the prestressed cables from Kennametal Upper Ramp to SRS Down Ramp on the flyover. With the completion of this work, the NHAI has given the green signal for all vehicles.
Meanwhile, the Bengaluru Traffic Police Department has announced that the flyover will be open to traffic from July 29.
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Although the newly prestressed cables have been installed, there will be a restriction on the movement of heavy vehicles for grouting work from 6 am on Friday to 6 am on Saturday every week. Heavy vehicles will be permitted on all other days. Additionally, the maximum speed limit for heavy vehicles on the flyover has been set at 40 kmph, according to a release from the traffic police department.
An official from the NHAI Bengaluru Project Implementation Unit, speaking to Vartha Bharathi, revealed that, “Despite rain and other conditions, the repair work on the flyover was underway. Works were undertaken both during the night and day.”
The 15-meter-wide, 4.2-kilometer-long flyover in northern Bengaluru has been closed to buses and trucks since December 2021, after prestressed cables in three of its spans gave way due to corrosion. This closure significantly impacted vehicular movement on the arterial Tumakuru Road, the main entry and exit point for vehicles from the north. On weekends, the road experienced severe congestion as vehicles piled up for several kilometers with people heading out of Bengaluru.
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Unidentified men set fire to TVK campaign office near Srirangam
Tiruchirapalli (PTI): A campaign office of the actor Vijay-led TVK was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Srirangam in the early hours of Friday, police said.
According to the police, the damage is minimal. Fire had engulfed the thatched roof providing shade at the entrance of the building that served as the party’s election office for the Srirangam constituency.
While on social media, a CCTV footage of two unidentified men fleeing on motorbike is being circulated as the culprits, police said the video footage is yet to be verified.
Based on a complaint lodged by TVK, the Pettaivaithalai Police have registered a case and initiated a search for the perpetrators.
திருவரங்கம் தொகுதியில் த.வெ.க வேட்பாளரின் தேர்தல் அலுவலகம் மர்ம நபர்களால் தீவைக்கப்பட்டு சேதப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. @TNelectionsCEO @ECISVEEP#TVKVijay #தமிழகவெற்றிக்கழகம் pic.twitter.com/ImDZfTkuAq
— Thanjavur_District_Head (TVK) (@TVK_Thanjai) May 1, 2026
