THE flyover from Bhande Plot Square to Telephone Nagar Square, one of two flyovers being built as part of the ambitious Indora - Dighori flyover, will be opened in April, while the longer flyover from Pachpaoli to Reshimbagh Square will be opened in June, informed Chandrakant Sinha, Project Director (T echnical), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Nagpur Region, while interacting with reporters dur ing a media tour on Tuesday. The project aims to reduce traffic congestion from one of the most crowded parts of the city, like Mahal and Gandhibag, by diverting vehicles moving from North Nagpur to East Nagpur via flyovers.

 

The con struction of the flyovers began in 2023 and was mostly execut ed on schedule. Sinha attributed the delay in opening of the longer flyover to delay by Indian Railways in granting permission and block required to launch girder over the two railway cross ings in Pachpaoli. However, he assured that the issue is nearly resolved and the longer flyover will be opened by June. The 8.9 km long project, being constructed at the cost of Rs 998.27 cr, is 73 per cent complete, stated Sinha. The project has also made 69 per cent financial progress.

 

The road surfacing on the elevated rotary at Ashok Square is progressing as per schedule, with further beautification of the rotary with lights and murals scheduled ahead. The remaining construction work mostly consist of launching of girders over railway crossings, construction of ramps near Daga hospital, construction of Railway under Bridges (RuB) at railway crossings in Pachpaoli, construction of service roads, among others. The project, once completed, is expected to reduce travel time from Kamal Square to Dighori Square to around 15 mins instead of nearly 45 minutes currently.