Nagpur to get India’s 1st 4-deck transport bridge
Ashish.Roy@timesgroup.com
Nagpur: 4.11.2019
The country’s first-ofits-kind four-deck transport structure has been planned as part of Nagpur Metro near Kamptee Road. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has sanctioned ₹535 crore for the 5.3 kilometre flyover project, which includes the four-deck structure, to be built below the Metro viaduct.
In this four-deck structure, the first level is the Kamptee Road, second is Nagpur-Bhopal railway line, third is the flyover, and fourth is the Metro viaduct. In other places, Metro viaducts and flyovers exist above roads but not above railway lines.
The details on the structure’s funding and construction are still be clarified. The NHAI has asked MahaMetro to talk to the state government to recover the cost of the flyover. Metro has, however, written to NHAI pointing out that it is merely the implementing agency and hence ways to recover the cost should be discussed directly with the state government by NHAI officials.
NHAI’s attitude has enraged Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari. He convened a meeting of NHAI and MahaMetro officials on Sunday and told the highway officials to remove the cost recovery condition.
Ashish.Roy@timesgroup.com
Nagpur: 4.11.2019
The country’s first-ofits-kind four-deck transport structure has been planned as part of Nagpur Metro near Kamptee Road. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has sanctioned ₹535 crore for the 5.3 kilometre flyover project, which includes the four-deck structure, to be built below the Metro viaduct.
In this four-deck structure, the first level is the Kamptee Road, second is Nagpur-Bhopal railway line, third is the flyover, and fourth is the Metro viaduct. In other places, Metro viaducts and flyovers exist above roads but not above railway lines.
The details on the structure’s funding and construction are still be clarified. The NHAI has asked MahaMetro to talk to the state government to recover the cost of the flyover. Metro has, however, written to NHAI pointing out that it is merely the implementing agency and hence ways to recover the cost should be discussed directly with the state government by NHAI officials.
NHAI’s attitude has enraged Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari. He convened a meeting of NHAI and MahaMetro officials on Sunday and told the highway officials to remove the cost recovery condition.
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