Height barrier on Barapullah Corridor broken within days

NEW DELHI: Within a few days of the installation of a height barrier at the entrance of Barapullah elevated road from Sarai Kale Khan on Ring Road, a bus has broken it.
"A bus destroyed the barrier, we will reinstall it," said an official of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) that installed the barriers this week.
Heavy vehicles are not allowed on the Barapullah flyover and installing the height barrier was a step in enforcing the rule more strictly. The first barrier was installed at the entrance from the Ring Road to the Barapullah flyover.
It was done as a safety measure in coordination with traffic police as there was construction going on nearby.
The second barrier will be installed at the entrance to the flyover from the AIIMS roundabout. According to officials, the other points of entry to the flyover will also have this feature. The height barrier allows vehicles up to the height of 3.5 metres to pass.
The PWD had earlier installed height barriers on the newly constructed Ashram flyover extension stretch because of a high-tension line passing over a section of the elevated road, but those were also broken down within a few days.
Earlier, Delhi Traffic Police officials had written to the PWD, saying movement of heavy vehicles was causing traffic congestion on the stretch. There are two entry points near Sarai Kale Khan to the Barapullah flyover which are generally congested because they are close to the inter-state bus terminal and rapid rail station construction.
Constructed in two phases, the elevated corridor provides a signal-free link between Ring Road and Aurobindo Marg.