Naroda to get Ahmedabad’s longest flyover

AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad city’s longest overbridge will come up in the Naroda Patia area in the eastern part of the city by 2025, to address the traffic congestion issues in the area. The four-lane overbridge will be 2.5km long and will be built at the cost of Rs 165 crore. The proposed overbridge will connect Naroda Patia and Galaxy Crossroads.

“The demand for an overbridge at Naroda Patia was pending for the last three years, as congestion at Naroda Patia Y-junction near the old national highway, Devi Cinema and Galaxy Cinema was increasing and it was becoming a nightmare for commuters,” an officer of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said.
The official said Gujarat Municipal Finance Board (GMFB), the state government authority for civic finances, had approved a Rs 55 crore budget for a small flyover at Naroda Patia junction. However, this solved issues at only one junction.
“A revised proposal was then made for a longer overbridge, which would cross over all three junctions. After the proposal was made, a feasibility study was done. The proposal and feasibility report was given in-principle approval at the meeting of the AMC’s roads and buildings committee on Monday,” he said. The official added that GMFB, which has already approved Rs 55 crore, will provide the additional Rs 110 crore under the Chief Minister’s Swarnim Jayanti Urban Development Scheme. The civic body has already written to GMFB and the urban development department, requesting the additional funds.
The consultants hired for the overbridge project have prepared a design, carried out soil testing investigations and made the feasibility report. According to the feasibility report, on completion, the overbridge will make commuting smoother for more than 1,50,000 commuters every day and reduce the area’s traffic congestion by 75%. It will also have parking facilities under it.