Heavy traffic was reported in southeast Delhi's Ashram area. (Representational Image)
Heavy traffic was reported in southeast Delhi's Ashram area on Tuesday as a slip road was blocked following the dislocation of a gantry crane at a metro construction site in the area after last evening's dust storm.
"Traffic on the Ring Road towards Mathura Road (along the Ashram flyover) and Bhogal (below Ashram flyover) from the DND expressway side has been diverted since this morning as a precautionary measure after a gantry crane functioning at the under construction Ashram Metro station was dislocated last night due to the heavy storm and wind," a statement by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said.
The gantry will be dismantled with the help of specialised equipment.
All vehicles heading towards Mathura Road or Bhogal from the DND expressway side will have to take the Ashram flyover and then take an u-turn from below the Sriniwaspuri flyover, it said.
Small vehicles going towards Mathura Road can also do so through New Friends colony. Adequate traffic marshals and temporary signage have been put up at all crucial intersections to inform the motorists, officials added.
Traffic snarls were reported in the area in the peak morning hours. Due to damage of metro gantry, slip road from Maharani Bagh to Ashram Chowk was blocked, a traffic official said.
"Motorist going to Faridabad should use Kalindi Kunj or Captain Gaur Marg-Modi Mill road. Congestion in surrounding areas also. Problem to continue for two days," he added.