Foundation of longest four-lane flyover in Ahmedabad to be laid

The expenses of the construction of the bridge will be covered under Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shehari Vikas Yojana of the state government. “The construction of the bridge was planned and approved by the Chief Minister’s Office about a year-and-a-half ago. The budget for the work was approved in 2022, after which tender was floated in August. The aim of the bridge was to regulate the heavy traffic from central to north Gujarat,” Shah said.

The bridge is likely to benefit around 3 lakh people, by saving time, fuel and preventing pollution. “The flyover will enable the traffic from Himmatnagar to directly approach the Vadodara expressway, bypassing the city. At the three junctions, we have provided arms to get down into the city, and from the city, to get on to the flyover. This will benefit people travelling from central Gujarat to connect to the highway connecting Udaipur in Rajasthan. The down arm from the Galaxy junction will connect to approach Ahmedabad airport,” Shah said.

He added, “With the construction of a flyover over Chiloda junction, the intra-state traffic increased. Now, the issue will be resolved.” The construction of the flyover is set to begin this month. “The flyover drops a few meters ahead of the BRTS bus stand in Naroda Patiya,” Shah said.