Title - Patna gets new road overbridge

PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday dedicated three road overbridges (ROBs) to the people. Of them, one is located in the state capital and two others in Gaya and Rohtas districts.Inaugurating the two-lane ROB at Kumhrar, he greeted the people and travelled from one end of the ROB to the other. This 610-metre-long bridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 36 crore. ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar, Usha Singh, MLA, and road construction department secretary Pratyaya Amrit were among those present on the occasion. Earlier, the CM inaugurated two flyovers - one in Gaya and another in Rohtas - through video conferencing. A two-lane 658-metre-long road overbridge has been constructed at a cost of Rs 20 crore between Karimganj and Delha in Gaya district. Another overbridge at Dehri-on-Sone is 925 meter long and constructed at a cost of Rs 31 crore.Both these overbridges have been constructed with the support of railways. The Gaya overbridge has been funded by the state (56.54%) and the railways (43.46%), while the share of state and railways in Dehri-on-Sone overbridge is 55.36% and 44.64% respectively.The CM said that Gaya and Dehri-on-Sone road overbridges have fulfilled an old demand of the people of Gaya and Rohtas. ECR GM Kumar said it was a happy occasion as it would make communication system smooth for the people. He thanked the government and railway officials for completion of the projects.

According to railway officials, these ROBs would prove to be a boon for the people as they would help in decongesting traffic flow in Patna, Gaya and Dehri-on-Sone. An ECR official said these ROBs have been built with the latest technology to cope with huge traffic pressure in the towns. Kumhrar ROB has been built with the composite steel girder design technology, while two other ROBs at Gaya and Dehri-on-Sone were built with the press stressed concrete girder and bow string girder technology, he said.

The Kumhrar ROB would help people in reaching Gandhi Setu while going to Hajipur with greater ease. Even people intending to enter the state capital would not face traffic congestion, he said, adding that the ROB has been designed by Ircon and built with the help of modern technology.