44 bridges proposed to unclog city roads

Lucknow: Commuters struggling with traffic jams regularly in the city may look forward to smoother passages in the coming years. The eight MLAs of Lucknow district have proposed 44 bridges — 20 railway overbridges (ROBs), 19 flyovers-cloverleaf, 5 bridges over the river — and 2 underpasses to ease congestion on the roads. Together, these would cost the govt Rs 20,681 crore.Based on their demands, the UP Bridge Corporation Limited has drafted a proposal for the state govt in this regard. "In July, the CM's office will review the proposals of all the drafts prepared for the entire state, and those which are found feasible or whose requirement is urgent, will be taken into consideration, and further for fund approval," said a senior official.Sarojininagar, a bustling constituency where railway crossings halt life daily, has been earmarked for five ROBs—the maximum in any single assembly constituency in Lucknow. The constituency MLA, BJP's Rajeshwar Singh, has also demanded four flyovers and one underpass near Ahimamau Crossing in Arjunganj.The demand for elevated road includes 4-lane stretch in Telibagh, Bangla Bazaar, parallel stretch along the Shaheed Path from Kanpur highway to Faizabad highway and from Command Hospital to Old Jail road. In Lucknow West, where narrow roads suffocate under the weight of vehicles, five flyovers have been proposed. These includes elevated road near Dubbaga crossing, over Haidar canal from Dr Shakuntala Devi Mishra University-Para road, Victoria Street to Balaji temple, Tikonia trisection to Para trisection and Purani Para chowki to Munnukheda.Similarly, for Lucknow Central, three flyovers have been proposed including one over Subhas Marg connecting Charbagh bus stand to Chachhi Kuwan Hanuman Mandir, and another on Samtamulak Crossing. One cloverleaf has been proposed to connect Aishbagh railway station, while one ROB connecting Aishbagh to Lucknow city railway station.One underpass too has been proposed near Lohia Crossing to ease traffic movement.In Lucknow East, three flyover have been proposed including Pickup Bhawan turn to Shaheed Path via Lohia hospital, Mithaiwala crossing to Hanhemann crossing via Pratrakarpuram, and one cloverleaf from Mithaiwala crossing to Vivek Khand in Gomtinagar.For Lucknow North, one elevated road has been proposed between IOCL fuel station to Aliganj via Kapoorthala crossing, while two ROBs near sector Q of Aliganj have ben proposed.