GUWAHATI: To improve the connectivity and decongest the traffic at the Jorabat junction, a three-lane flyover (grade separator) will be constructed which will be aligned over the existing flyover.
A source in the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) talking to GPlus said, “The flyover or grade separator is a part of the Ring Road project and it will take off from Assam police outpost at Jorabat and land at NH 6 connecting Shillong Road.”
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The source further said that the length of the flyover will be approximately 1 kilometre.
It needs to be mentioned that grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other.
The vehicles plying towards Shillong from Guwahati will take the flyover and the vehicles coming from Shillong side will stick to the same present route.
The flyover will decongest the traffic and vehicles going towards Shillong will not have to wait under the present flyover.
The DPR for the development of the stretch from Basistha to Jorabat is prepared by Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd, and the design of the flyover is part of the same project.
The work of the Ring Road will start before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, and it has an estimated completion time of 3 years. So, the work of the flyover at Jorabat will also start simultaneously, said the source.
It is seen that the area below the present flyover at Jorabat remains water-logged during the rainy season and another flyover at the same junction may further affect the situation, said many locals.
Talking about the issue, the NHAI source said that the development project of the stretch will also develop the drainage system of the area to resolve the water logging issue.
The total length of the ring road is 120 kilometres and the budget of the entire project is ₹6100 crore. The flyover at Jorabat is covered under the same budget, said the source.
