Kilometre-long traffic snarls in South Delhi as RTR flyover ramp to Vasant Vihar closes for repairs

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ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Flyover%20repair%20.jpeg The closure has disrupted traffic on a key route connecting Gurugram and the Indira Gandhi International Airport to south Delhi. The descending ramp towards Vasant Vihar has been shut, with vehicles diverted onto the service road alongside the flyover New Delhi The Old Ring Road–Rao Tula Ram (RTR) flyover ramp towards Vasant Vihar was closed for urgent repairs after cracks, concrete deterioration and exposed reinforcement were observed in a section of the structure, triggering traffic snarls stretching nearly a kilometre on the service road on Wednesday (October 22, 2026).

The closure has disrupted traffic on a key route connecting Gurugram and the Indira Gandhi International Airport to south Delhi. The descending ramp towards Vasant Vihar has been shut, with vehicles diverted onto the service road alongside the flyover. Speaking to The Hindu, New Delhi Traffic Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar said the Old and New RTR flyovers together handle more than two lakh vehicles a day.