Adajan flyover's downlane inaugurated

SURAT : Residents in Adajan-Pal have heaved a sigh of relief as the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) inaugurated the down-lane of the Adajan flyover bridge connecting Sardar bridge to Gujarat gas circle on Friday.
Official sources said that the down-lane of the bridge as inaugurated by Mayor Raju Desai in the presence of Minister of State for Forest and Environment, Mangubhai Patel on Friday.
Sources in SMC's bridge cell said the traffic movement on the up and the down lane of the Adajan fly over bridge has been smooth and that it would increase during the peak hours in the morning and evening. There will be less traffic jams on the main thoroughfare near Adajan circle as most of the commuters would be using the fly-over ot reach on the other side of the river and vice-a-versa.
The deadline for the completion of construction work was set for June-2011. However,
the contractor failed to meet the deadline after facing many hurdles like the shifting of the drainage, water and other underground service lines in the entire stretch from Sardar bridge to Gujarat Gas circle.
Sources said the construction of Rs.28 crore worth of fly-over bridge connecting Sardar bridge with Gujarat Gas circle at Adajan commenced two years ago. The 1339 meters long Fly-over Bridge was planned to ease the traffic flow in Adajan, especially near the Gujarat Gas Circle.
In the past, the residents of Adajan had registered strong protest against the civic body and the bridge contractor for the delay in the construction of the bridge that was causing serious traffic problems in the city from the past two years. Last year, the resident of Ankur society had blocked the traffic on the main thoroughfare at Adajan to protest the delay in the construction of the fly-over bridge.
Sources said the completion of the down-lane of the fly-over bridge connecting Sardar bridge would considerably reduce the traffic problems for the commuters.
Jatin Shah, city engineer said "The fly-over bridge will cater to the huge population in Adajan and Pal and would ease the traffic congestion during the peak hours."