Days after launch, bridge meant to ease traffic snarls ends up causing them

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has issued a show-cause notice to the design consultant firm DELF Consulting Engineers (India) Pvt Ltd for a Railway Overbridge (ROB) project in Makarba, which has caused traffic chaos within two weeks of its inauguration on September 24. The four-lane bridge, meant to ease traffic snarls, ended up causing congestion on roads connecting the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway due to its proximity to the Corporate Road junction.

The AMC has instructed the firm to conduct a technical study, analyse the root causes of the congestion, and submit a detailed report outlining immediate corrective measures and long-term solutions. In response to the traffic issues, the AMC has implemented a capsule design layout and widened the existing road to improve traffic flow.

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