Work on Kalyan Nagar RoB to commence soon

Dharwad: The construction of a road over bridge (ROB) near Kalyan Nagar railway gate in Dharwad will commence with Union minister Prahlad Joshi performing the bhoomi pooja today.
Cost for the construction of ROB is estimated at Rs 13.79 crore and it has been sanctioned on a cost-sharing basis with Government of Karnataka. The ROB construction is is expeced to be completed by December 2022.
Joshi had inaugurated the re-development works at Dharwad railway station in 2018, but there was no progress in the construction of the ROB. The railway gate connects Kalyan Nagar, Danu Nagar, Attikolla and Ramnagar to Malamaddi and station road and thousands of people and vehicles pass through this gate every day.
There was a long pending demand from the public for the construction of the ROB as frequent closure of the railway gate was causing great inconvenience to the people moving towards and from Kalyan Nagar.
In 2017, the railway ministry had announced in the budget allocation of funds for construction of over bridge/underpass near Kalyan Nagar railway gate with a rider that the local body or the state government must contribute 50% of the cost.
In June 2018, Dharwad railway station was chosen for another round of development. It was among the 68 stations in the country chosen for renovation. However, the Congress-JD(S) coalition government remained indifferent towards the proposal and the share of state government was not released.