Signature Bridge to be shut from Nov 4 to 15

The closure of the bridge for traffic coincides with the odd-even road rationing scheme that comes into effect on November 4. Police said they have given the no objection certificate to the government and asked them to expedite the pending work.

Delhi’s Signature bridge will remain closed for vehicular traffic between November 4 and November 15.

The Signature Bridge connecting Wazirabad and other parts of north Delhi with northeastern parts across the Yamuna was inaugurated for traffic in November last year. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Delhi police said they had received a request from the Delhi government’s tourism department, informing that the department had to remove the supporting platforms put up to build the bridge.

The closure of the bridge for traffic coincides with the odd-even road rationing scheme that comes into effect on November 4. Police said they have given the no objection certificate to the government and asked them to expedite the pending work.

The Signature Bridge connecting Wazirabad and other parts of north Delhi with northeastern parts across the Yamuna was inaugurated for traffic in November last year. The bridge was constructed by the Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) at a cost of about ₹1518.37 crore.

“The iron supporting platforms had started to corrode and is likely to have a negative impact on the bridge. Ideally, the supporting platforms should have been removed a year ago when in November last year the bridge was opened for traffic. Finally we have got permission from the police to carry out the necessary works to remove these supporting platforms,” said a senior official of the DTTDC.