The Times of India 27.08.2012
Work on two flyovers yet to begin
BHOPAL: Not even a single brick has been laid at the construction sites of the two flyovers to be constructed from the GAD square to the Moti Masjid in the old city.Both bridges are to be built under the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken measurements and mapped the areas where the pillars are to be installed, BMC officials said. Even after the delay, they expect that the work is likely to be completed by 2013."The construction of all bridges will be completed by 2013. We have taken measurement and mapped the areas where the pillars should be installed at the GAD square flyover. Similarly, the construction of the Moti-Masjid flyover will begin soon. The work was delayed as some formalities for this FOB were pending," BMC commissioner Rajneesh Shrivastava told TOI.However, flaw in the design has caused yet another one month delay in the construction of the flyover to be built from Curfew Mata Mandir to Moti-Masjid, BMC sources revealed.Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid foundation stones to commence the construction of these two bridges in January this year, but the work is yet to begin.
The two-lane Moti-Masjid fly-over bridge will be around 640 m long and 10 m wide. This bridge will extend from Curfew Mata Mandir to Moti-Masjid and is costing around Rs. 15.11 crore. The GAD fly-over bridge is a four-lane bridge with length of 560 m and width of 16 m. It is costing around Rs 17.45 crore and will from Hamidia hospital to GAD square.Rail over-bridge (ROB)The ROB construction at the Habibganj was delayed due to the opposition form the Bhopal School of Social Science (BSSS). The BSSS administration opposed the first design of the ROB because, as per the old design, the education institution would have to demolish its girl's hostel building. On the other hand, the corporation did not approve the design proposed by the BSSS administration.However, despite problems in the new design, the corporation has begun the construction of the bridge as per the new design, which passes from between the college building and the girl's hostel. The bridge is expected to be over by 2013.
The trumpet-shaped bridge is 24 m long and 990 m long. The bridge is to be completed in two years at an estimated cost of Rs 38.62 crore. The ROB is constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to complete the 24-km long Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor in Bhopal.The ROB to come up at Habibganj under-bridge will bifurcate in two directions. One extending from RRL tri-junction to Arera Colony near the Ganesh temple crossing the railway line and the other will connect RRL tri-junction to the Bhopal fracture hospital.
