Repair work of Metro causes delays

BENGALURU: Namma Metro commuters faced delays on the Purple Line for a second successive day on Thursday, after a delay in repair work on a ‘honeycomb concreting defect’ in the viaduct near Trinity Station.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd spokesperson said services between MG Road and Byappanahalli affected from 5am to 7am due to repair work near Trinity Station. Operations were unaffected on the line between MG Road and Mysore Road.

They are carrying out repairs on the honeycomb formation in the viaduct above pier No.155 on the purple Line after operations halt at 11 PM. System operator has put up metal pillars adjacent to the pier to shore up the viaduct.