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IMC to Construct Link Roads for Smooth Traffic

  • The Indore Municipal Corporation has decided to construct several link roads that would connect to main roads in the city, in a bid to decongest traffic from the main roads. The project estimated at Rs 140 crore is likely to be completed in two phases.Construction is expected to begin soon.Interestingly, IMC had fixed an offset price for the roads at Rs 75 crore in each phase but they negotiated the tenders at Rs 69 crores each thus saving about Rs 12 crore.The in-charge of public works department (PWD) Jawahar Mangwani said the construction of link roads would help regulate the traffic flow and improve the connectivity within the city.

  • The first phase will have 17 roads including Patrakar Square to By-pass Road, GPO to Sarvate bus stand, Agrasen Square to Gadi Adda, Sarvate Bus stand to Loha Mandi, Chhatripuri to Tori Corner, Shilwatpura to Gangwal bus stand and Jairampur Colony to Dargah Square via Chhatri.

  • The second phase will include roads from Footi Kothi to Ring Road to CAT, Bada Ganpati to Gomatgiri, Scheme no. 51 to Tigriya Badshah, Kailash Marg to Panchkuya, Rajkumar railway bridge to Shivaji Nagar and Narayan Kothi to MIG.Besides construction of link roads, the civic body is also improving the condition of city roads in three phases at the cost of Rs 8 crore, Mangwani added.

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