Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the 4.03-km-long ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Corridor in Ahmedabad, a six-lane infrastructure project built at a cost of Rs 464 crore to ease traffic congestion and improve connectivity along the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway.
The elevated corridor connects ISKCON Junction to Sanand Flyover on National Highway 147 and is expected to reduce travel time and fuel consumption by ensuring smoother traffic movement through some of Ahmedabad’s busiest junctions, including Karnavati Club, Prahladnagar and YMCA.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Minister of State for Urban Development Darshna Vaghela, Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, MLAs Amit Thaker and Babubhai Patel, and other officials attended the inauguration ceremony.
Constructed by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the 26.8-metre-wide corridor comprises a 2,940-metre-long viaduct and 1,090 metres of approach roads.
The project is expected to reduce vehicle operating costs, improve road safety and facilitate smoother commuting between Sarkhej and Gandhinagar.
To minimise noise pollution, special noise barriers have been installed along a total stretch of 5,880 metres. The corridor is also equipped with 297 streetlights, an Advanced Traffic Management System, overhead and cantilever gantries, road safety signboards, cat’s eyes and anti-glare measures.
In addition to the elevated structure, white-topped service roads measuring between seven and 14 metres in width have been developed to improve traffic movement in the surrounding areas.
Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani, office-bearers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, local councillors and social and political leaders were also present at the inauguration.
(IANS Inputs)
