To facilitate smooth traffic on extremely busy RG
Baruah Road, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dedicated Shraddhanjali
Flyover worth Rs 316.11 crore to the service of the people.
The 2.28-km flyover, previously known as Zoo Road, connects Gauhati Commerce College
with Sundarpur on RG Baruah Road, with another arm extended towards Geetanagar
on Mother Teresa Road.
CM Himanta expressed satisfaction in inaugurating the
Nilachal Flyover at Maligaon and Shraddhanjali Flyover at RG Baruah Road before
Durga Puja.
“Both the flyovers would lead to smooth flow of
traffic thereby giving great relief to commuters. Though, the Shraddhanjali Flyover
was earlier planned to be 1-km long, considering the need and demand of the
people the length has been revised to make it 2.28-km long,” stated the CM after
inaugurating the flyover.
It is noteworthy that the foundation of the flyover
was laid on January 29 in 2022 and it was scheduled to be completed by July 29,
2024. However, the construction has been finished by the State PWD (Roads) in
just 19 months.
CM Himanta said in near future, rotaries would be set
up at Bhut Nath and Machkhowa and a connecting road built to divert traffic
from both the points bypassing Bharalumukh.
“There will be another flyover at Bharalumukh
connecting MG Road and RK Chowdhury Road,” he said, adding that the
construction of the proposed 6-km flyover from Handique Girls’ College point to
Bamunimaidan, involving a monetary outlay of Rs 888 crore, will start from
January next year.
“The four-lane flyover with two-lane roads on either
side of the flyover with adequate parking facility will prove to be a boon for
the commuters and traders in the area,” he said.
Further, the CM said from Pandu, an elevated corridor
to Kamakhya would be built for which a tender has been floated.
“A new flyover from Arya Nagar to a point crossing
Barsapara will be built. The under-construction flyovers on the national
highway in Guwahati will be completed by April next year. Moreover, a six-lane
road from LGBI airport to Gauhati University will be laid with a provision of
rotary at the Deepor Beel,” informed Dr Himanta.
NE Watch Desk
