Newly opened Sadar flyover on LIC square leads to traffic chaos
The newly opened Sadar flyover has eased the traffic snarls at otherwise busy Sadar bazaar road but ultimately led to another traffic chaos at the end of the flyover at the Reserve Bank. This major construction glitch came to light on Sunday when the flyover saw maximum traffic due to the Khasdar Krida Mahotsav and Nagpur Rural Police Welfare programs, organized respectively at Mankapur Sports Stadium and Indoor Stadium. The absence of traffic signals at the end of the flyover to Reserve Bank square jammed vehicles, throwing traffic out of gear. Many vehicles approach from Reserve Bank square to LIC square and at the same time flyover vehicles often culminate on AFO square, just before RBI square, which leads to violent vehicle confrontation. Since there is no traffic signal there is going to be a routine jam at this spot. Barricades were put up on a temporary basis just after the end of the flyover which only adds to the problem. It clearly shows a lack of considerate project execution. On January 10, when Union Minister Nitin Gadkari dedicated the flyover to the public, Gadkari suggested the issue after inspection and recommended that traffic signals be mounted at the spot in complete sync with the signals on LIC and RBI squares.
Another case like Ram Jhula?
Due to the convergence of vehicles from both Ram Jhula and Tekdi flyover, similar traffic deadlock was observed when the Ram Jhula ending towards Kingsway road created total traffic mayhem. The temporary construction of barricades has now covered up this issue as well. Experts are of the opinion that the degree of execution itself did not apply any thoughts.
