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LUCKNOW: If plans of the state government are anything to go by, then Lucknow may soon have a new flyover, two ROBs and a broader underpass. While the flyover is proposed to come up at IT crossing, the Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) will be constructed at Purania and Daliganj crossings. Likewise, the narrow underpass near Hathi park too is proposed to be widened twice its existing breath.On Tuesday, top brass of Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), district administration and UP Bridge Corporation carried out an exhaustive survey for the proposed structures that would ease out traffic congestion at these highly congested areas considerably.To begin with commuters on way from university road to Kapoorthala and beyond may look forward to zoom past over a new two-lane flyover which will stretch over IT college crossing for a distance of approximately 750 meters. The flyover is proposed to begin from a point near Lucknow University V-C residence to merge on the existing railway overbridge that connects Niralanagar and Kapoorthala. Speaking to TOI, LDA vice-chairman, Rajneesh Dubey said that the proposal to this effect will soon be sent to the state government. UP Bridge Corporation officials said that the flyover will in fact cover 80 percent of the Niralanagar-Kapoorthala ROB which, subsequently, will have to be bifurcated. The project, therefore, will require a no-objection certificate from the railways.The structure is expected to ease out traffic that moves towards Kapoorthala and Aliganj. Dubey said that there will be sufficient space underneath the flyover for commuters on way to Niralanagar from Ram Krishna Math trisection, as also for those moving from university road towards Babuganj and Daliganj.The ROB proposed at Daliganj crossing will stretch from Niralanagar-Daliganj trisection near railway crossing to merge at Sitapur road. The flyover, which is proposed to stretch for a distance of nearly 684 meters, will pave way for to-and-fro movement of vehicles between Sitapur road and Niralanagar and Daliganj. The UP Bridge Corporation was however examining the possibilities if the flyover with a single bend could be made a three-lane one. The locality, significantly, has a host of shops which will be examined before the proposal is finalized.

This flyover has been a long pending demand of the people of Daliganj and Niralanagar as they face massive traffic snarls because of the railway crossing. In fact, it has been one of the poll promise of Abhishek Mishra who contested as SP candidate from Lucknow north and is now minister protocol in Akhilesh Yadav government. Likewise, the one proposed at Purania crossing too will stretch for a distance of around 630 meters. The ROB will connect Aliganj with Sitapur road. This ROB is likely to be a two lane one.

The team of officials also examined the railway under pass near Hathi park for its proposed widening. The under pass, which is presently is only 10 mts broad, is now proposed to be widened up to 21 meters. The crucial under pass happens to lie between Daliganj with the road connecting Medical university and Chowk. Once widened, the underpass will allow easy movement of vehicles, which, otherwise, get stuck up in repeated traffic snarls.