The Hindu 28.11.2013
Corporation to take up skywalk project on BOT basis
The City Corporation has decided to appoint a consultant
to design and prepare detailed project report for construction of
elevated walkways at the Central Bus Stand and Melapudur in the city.
The
Corporation proposes to take up the project under the Build Operate
Transfer (BOT) basis and the consultant would be vested with the task of
preparing a feasibility report and financial operation plan as well.
The
move comes in the wake of a demand for regulating pedestrian crossing
outside the Central Bus Stand and the Melapudur Junction.
The
Melapudur Junction, where three schools are located, has of late turned
an accident-prone zone as a large number of students converge during
the peak hours.
The Corporation had earlier planned
to build foot-over-bridges at different places in the city. The official
resolution that was approved by the council now proposes the
construction of ‘skywalks,’ which are usually elevated and enclosed
walkways.
The Council also approved the hiring of
separate consultants for designing and preparing detailed project report
for construction of a shopping complex behind the Gandhi Market to
accommodate about 100 meat and egg traders and a dormitory with
associate amenities for truck drivers at the truck parking lot on the
East Boulevard Road in the city.