Proposed works of roads,bridges,fly overs in next one year in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, 21 January 2013

Guruprasad, Mohapatra, Commissioner of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) today presented the AMC’s budget draft of year 2013-14 to Standing Committee. In his draft proposal, the Commissioner has proposed several roads, bridges, fly over works. Following are the details:

-Ahmedabad city has 2150 km town planing roads in its 466 sq km area.

-Central Road Research Institute(CRRI) will survey the condition of 34 main junctions of city and suggest the need of bridges priority wise. The survey to take next ten years planning into consideration. In the first phase Rs 65 crore to be allotted for the financial year 2013-14 to plan bridge at Helmet junction, Anjali cross roads, Dinesh chambers, Hatkeshwar, Income tax, Shyamal cross roads.

-In east area Rs 2 crore budget is proposed initially for planning of food court, parking area, play area, vendor platform, toilet block etc under Jivraj Mehta over bridge, Shahibag railway over bridge, Sonini chali and Thakkarbapa nagar flyovers.

-Resurface works of 42 km main roads in various zones

-Rs 724 crore proposed for road works, while Rs 116 crore for the bridges

-A 800 meter long and 23 meter wide six-lane railway over bridge over Ahmedabad-Himmat nagar railway line crossing no.9 is proposed.

-Six river bridges will be renovated and colored at a cost of Rs 2 crore.

-Development of 19 roads of total 37.40 km length as model roads.

-20 km roads that are wider than 24 meter are to be converted to two lane RCC roads at a cost of Rs 50 crore.

-Under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojna, a new railway over bridge connecting old Ranip and new Ranip is planned.