The road connecting Dhanbad town to Bhuli, Katras, Baghmara, Hirak Road and Wasseypur will remain closed from January 27 to February 10 to carry out some repair. The road, running between Polytechnic Chowk to Binod Bihari Mahto Chowk, will also be broadened and strengthened.

The Road construction department has embarked on 2.4 km road renovation cum broadening and strengthening work as per which three cross drains will be constructed while the blacktopping of the road and broadening cum strengthening will also be carried out at a cost of Rs 2 crore.

The road construction department has already issued a public notice with regard to the closure plan of the road as well as alternative routes to be followed during the closure period.

Notably, the 2.4 Km road is lying in extremely dilapidated conditions for the last two years with potholes and waterlogging making the journey on the road difficult.

Besides the repair, the broadening of the road up to four to seven meters will also be carried out as part of the project.

Meanwhile, following the closure of the road for a fortnight the vehicles coming from Katras and Bhuli and heading towards Dhanbad will be diverted on Wasseypur flyover from Binod Bihari Mahto Chowk from where they will reach towards Dhanbad passing through Ara More. Others plying from Bhuli and Katras towards Dhanbad town may choose to divert towards Birsa Munda Chowk in Barwaddah from Binod Bihari Mahto from there reach Dhanbad through Memco More.

Meanwhile, the vehicles moving towards Bhuli, Tetulmari and Katras will be diverted to Nayabazar, Subhash Chowk, Ara More and Wasseypur flyover or otherwise will go to Binod Bihari Mahto from Ara More to reach Bhuli, Katras and Tetulmari.

Talking to the media, Dinesh Prasad, Executive Engineer of Road Construction Department said, “We will be carrying out broadening as well as strengthening of the road as the road is quite narrow at several locations and also lying in bad shape. We have already issued the public notice with regard to the road closure as well as about alternative routes to be used during the closure period of around 15 days.”