As Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav are all set to inaugurate the much-awaited Madan Mahal-Damoh Naka flyover on Saturday, Jabalpur is ready to create history. Built at a cost of around Rs 1,100 crore, the corridor is being celebrated not just as Madhya Pradesh’s longest flyover but also as a unique first-of-its-kind achievement in India, blending multiple rare bridge forms into a single urban stretch. At its heart lies the country’s longest single-span cable-supported bridge of 192 metres, built directly across the live Madan Mahal Railway Station. Designed as a part of a 96m + 193m + 96m extradosed sequence, the span represents a rare feat of urban engineering, one seldom attempted over an active rail junction.

 

Adding to its distinctiveness, the project introduces an integrated elevated rotary above the station a multi-arm junction suspended in the air, channeling traffic seamlessly to Jabalpur’s busy commercial areas. Officials describe this unusual combination of an over-station cable-supported span with an aerial rotary as a national first. The corridor further integrates three steel bowstring bridges two at Ranital and one at Baldeobagh, each around 70 metres. Their sweeping arches not only provide unobstructed junction turns but also add a striking architectural rhythm to the skyline. The corridor will directly ease congestion along some of Jabalpur’s busiest stretches from Madan Mahal to Damoh Naka via Ranital, Baldeobagh, and Gohalpur, where traffic snarls have long troubled commuters. By elevating movement above these choke points, the project is expected to reduce travel time across the city and streamline connectivity between residential zones, commercial hubs and national highways.

 

he journey between Madan Mahal and Damoh Naka, which earlier took 40 to 45 minutes, will now be completed in just 6 to 8 minutes. Experts say that, individually, India has seen cable-stayed bridges, extradosed spans, bowstring arches and elevated rotaries. But never before have all these typologies converged in one continuous flyover, making Jabalpur’s project a landmark of integration and design. Stretching nearly eight kilometres including ramps and loops, Madan Mahal–Damoh Naka flyover is more than an answer to the city’s growing traffic. It is a symbol of Sanskardhani’s ambition, innovation and rising stature, placing Jabalpur firmly on the national map of infrastructure milestones. With the inaugural ceremony just a day away, the flyover already stands as both a gateway to the future and a statement of pride for Jabalpur; the city of culture now crowned with an engineering marvel.