Haste makes waste - Parama flyover has potholes within three months of inauguration

The Parama flyover is just three months old and already potholes have appeared on it with driving becoming a matter of nightmare. The prestigious flyover is now a picture of premature wear and tear and motorists have to apply brakes al of a sudden on the elevated corridor which has an average vehicle speed of 75kmph.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 26 January 2016.

The pothole began to first appear in December, when the surface of the east-bound flank running above Bridge No. 4 began to wear off in parts. The Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) repaired the damage but it made the rash to spread elsewhere. And, since the past fortnight, two larger potholes along a 30-metre stretch of the Bypass-bound flank have posed a risk to life and limb. Of course, it is not the only section of the 4.3km flyover where an accident is waiting to happen.
CMDA has admitted that the bitumen coating on the top layer of the bridge was not durable because it had been done in a hurry for the inauguration of the flyover last October. At that time, it was raining and that could also be one of the reasons of why the bitumen is wearing off so quickly.
The Parama flyover named Ma was thrown open to traffic on October 9 last year, more than three years past the original deadline for its completion.


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