kolkata following the recommendation of the bridge advisory committee to immediately shut the flyover at chingrighata to prevent a mishap the state government is mulling to rope in external experts for an immediate assessment the fate of the flyover will be decided based on this assessment the flyover has been found to be in severe structural distress a decision on the next course of action claimed sources would be taken at the earliest it might involve experts from institutes like iitkharagpur and jadavpur university there could be a possible third party inspection to decide on whether the existing flyovers superstructure could be replaced by strengthening the substructure if it is found to be in a position to be strengthened at all or whether the entire structure will be dismantled for reconstruction said a government officialas for whether the flyover will be shut or not kmda officials said that they were in touch with the traffic police on the matter the matter has been appraised to them an alternative traffic diversion arrangement is being worked out it will be a huge task to shut the flyover but all the safety aspects are under consideration said an officialwe are yet to get any letter from the authorities as of wednesday afternoon said dc traffic surya pratap yadav however the planning and signalling sections along with local traffic guards have been asked to be prepared for all possibilitieschingrighata flyover handles 5000 to 6000 small vehicles an hour during peak morning hours its shutdown means all those vehicles which would have otherwise turned towards the salt lake bypass will now have to go ahead to the beliaghata crossing and then turn right into salt lake for that we will depend heavily on canal road and beliaghata main road besides extensive diversions at ultadanga we will need trials said an officersources claimed among the suggestions for an alternative traffic arrangement is to construct a bailey bridge cops might also earmark the chingrighata crossing and beliaghata building more for primary entry or exit to and from salt lakecommuters who daily travel along em bypass are in fear of a possible collapse of the flyover my wife and i enter salt lake taking the flyover on a regular basis the bridge experts findings are really a matter of grave concern we will no longer take the flyover said debashis karmakar a college professor and resident of behalait is really frightening to know about the dilapidated condition of the flyover my daughter passes below the flyover on a regular basis immediate measures should be taken said jayati ganguly majumdar a resident of new town