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₹4,000-Crore Bridge Would Replace Four Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Flyovers
A very long flyover is being planned in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to help reduce traffic.
It would run from Shendra to Bajaj Nagar.
The project is expected to cost ₹4,000 crore.
Four older flyovers on Jalna Road may need to be removed to build it.
Those older flyovers cost about ₹135 crore to construct.
They were expected to last many decades, but some could be removed after only 10 to 15 years.
Building the new flyover could take three to five years and make traffic worse during construction.
Officials also need to decide how to keep the new structure from covering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a continuous flyover from Shendra to Bajaj Nagar, or Oasis Chowk.
Guardian Minister Sanjay Shirsat said the project’s ₹4,000-crore tender will be floated within three months.
Four Jalna Road flyovers costing about ₹135 crore could be demolished after only 10 to 15 years.
The proposed construction is expected to take at least three to five years and disrupt traffic diversions.
Officials and residents face questions about public spending, traffic pressure and the placement of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue.
- Who
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the project, and Guardian Minister Sanjay Shirsat provided details.
- What
- A ₹4,000-crore continuous flyover is proposed, potentially replacing four existing Jalna Road flyovers.
- Where
- The proposed flyover would run from Shendra to Bajaj Nagar, or Oasis Chowk, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- When
- The tender is expected to be floated within three months; construction could take three to five years.
- Why
- The project is intended to ease congestion on Jalna Road, which carries about 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh vehicles daily.
Project Rationale
Project Concerns
Traffic relief
Project Rationale
Supporters say a continuous flyover is necessary to ease congestion on Jalna Road, the city’s main traffic artery.
Project Concerns
Critics and traffic officials warn that demolishing the existing structures and diverting vehicles could severely pressure the city’s narrow internal roads.
Replacing existing flyovers
Project Rationale
The proposed taller, wider and continuous structure is presented as a solution to current traffic problems.
Project Concerns
The possible demolition of four flyovers built for about ₹135 crore raises questions about earlier planning, their expected long lifespan and additional public expenditure.
Statue placement
Project Rationale
The new design could account for the sensitivity surrounding Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue by determining how the flyover should pass around it.
Project Concerns
There is concern that the replacement structure could again obscure the statue, as an earlier flyover did.
Key facts
- Estimated project cost
- ₹4,000 crore
- Proposed route
- Shendra to Bajaj Nagar, also known as Oasis Chowk
- Tender timeline
- Within three months
- Existing flyovers affected
- Four flyovers on Jalna Road
- Original flyover cost
- Approximately ₹135 crore
- Potential demolition timing
- Within 10 to 15 years of construction
- Expected construction period
- At least three to five years
- Daily traffic on Jalna Road
- Approximately 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh vehicles
Sources
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