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NHAI redesigns Mohali-Kharar flyover

MOHALI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has redesigned the Mohali-Kharar flyover, which will come up at a cost of Rs 368 crore by December 2018.

NHAI redesigns Mohali-Kharar flyover


Akash Ghai

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 14

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has redesigned the Mohali-Kharar flyover, which will come up at a cost of Rs 368 crore by December 2018.

After two previous designs were shelved following widespread protests by area residents, the flyover has now been designed as a “mix of elevated and surface project”. To be built by L&T Constructions, the 7.3-km-long flyover will start from Balongi and end at the Khanpur T-point in Kharar on the National Highway-21.

A senior official of the NHAI said the project “is on since June 9 with a completion deadline of 30 months”.

He said the new flyover design was with the higher authorities in Delhi. “It may be revised. The final decision is expected within a fortnight,” the official said.

Under the new design, there will be a 3-km elevated road starting from the Balongi light point till Sunny Enclave. From Sunny Enclave to the BSNL building in Kharar, there will be a 2.96-km road on the surface and from the BSNL building to the Khanpur T-point, there will be again a 1.3-km elevated road.

Earlier designs were shelved

Under the original plan, the NHAI had decided to construct the flyover from Sector 39, Chandigarh, to Khanpur village. Later, the plan was shelved and the authorities redesigned the flyover from the Mohali-Chandigarh border at Phase VI to Khanpur village. The plan was again shelved following a protest by residents of Phase VI and members of the Phase VI Gurdwara Committee as some parts of the gurdwara and a number of houses had to be demolished for the construction of the flyover.

Shopkeepers up in arms

At present, another protest is being staged against the construction of the flyover. The protest is being led by the Chandigarh-Kharar Highway Sangharsh Committee, formed by owners of commercial establishments and shopkeepers of the area. The protesters claim that the construction of the flyover will destroy the business of at least 1,500 shopkeepers and other businessmen.

Expert’s viewpoint

An expert said the construction of a flyover here was not the solution. “According to a recent study, about 35,000 vehicles ply on the road on an average. On Madhya Marg in Chandigarh, about 60,000 vehicles ply daily and still there is no traffic jam. When we construct flyover, it mainly facilitates cars, that too those heading for long distances. Other vehicles such as buses, trucks, auto-rickshaws, two-wheelers and cyclists hardly use the flyover. The study here shows that the number of cars on this stretch is very less in comparison to other vehicles,” said the expert.

What traffic adviser says

“The viewpoint of affected people must be considered. A detailed socio-economic study should also be taken into consideration to find out the merits and demerits of the elevated road,” said Navdeep Asija, traffic adviser to the Punjab Government.

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