Bhopal's longest flyover was inaugurated in January 2025; a quality inspection a week later found unsatisfactory riding-surface finishing and excessive expansion-joint corrosion. By August 2026 the asphalt layer had begun peeling with reinforcement rods exposed.
On record
The official record states: "PWD's inspection team cited "unsatisfactory riding surface quality and finishing" and "excessive corrosion"; the assistant/sub-engineer were suspended, senior engineers issued show-cause notices, and the contractor fined."
Filed as "Under repeat repair — surface disintegrating within a year" and dated to 2025 (inaugurated Jan 23, 2025), this entry sits under the "₹153-154 crore" line of the public accounts.
What to expect
- Pillars reaching skyward with no deck to justify them.
- A signboard promising an opening date that has since passed, unbothered.
- Traffic queuing patiently beneath the unfinished span.
- Rebar exposed where the road was meant to continue.
Sourcing
2 public sources — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“The corridor exists as an idea with excellent municipal representation.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/flaws-exposed-in-bhopal-s-154-crore-ambedkar-flyover-road-surface-begins-to-disintegrate-within-just-a-year-2026-08-11
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/two-engineers-suspended-over-substandard-construction-in-mp
Visitor reviews
“Dragged my partner here on our anniversary, for reasons I stand by. The gap in the middle is apparently permanent now.”
“Arrived just as a maintenance crew was arriving too. You leave with a new respect for the word 'sanctioned'.”
“Walked the full length of it out of sheer stubbornness. It has become a landmark by sheer persistence of failure.”
