Parimpora-Shalteng flyover construction in pipeline to ease traffic mess

Srinagar, Sep 29: Amid growing vehicle volume, the government is mulling a key project of building a two-kilometer flyover connecting the busy Parimpora-Shalteng junctions.

Officials of R&B said that the project will be a key component in easing the traffic coming from various districts of Kashmir into Srinagar and in Srinagar itself.

The Parimpora and Shalteng junctions have been marred by traffic bottlenecks due to overwhelming traffic from North and Central Kashmir. Officials said that the construction of the two km flyover will prove to be a game changer in streamlining the traffic. Commuters have been complaining of chronic traffic mess at these junctions due to the lack of proper infrastructure.

“These junctions are a major issue, not only for the locals of Srinagar but for those entering Srinagar from North and central Kashmir. The lack of proper roads and flyovers have been making our life miserable,” a commuter said

Ashaq Ahmad, Executive Engineer at R&B‘s Project Division First, said that their division has summited the DPR, and after the approval, they will float the tender and start the work.

“This will be a six-lane flyover that will give commuters huge respite. It will also ease out traffic plying on the highway there. This will be an over 100 Crore rupees project that will prove to be vital for easing the traffic. We have already completed two major flyovers at Bemina and Nowgam, and we will ensure that this flyover will be completed without any delay,” Ahmad said.

The traffic department has been complaining of the huge traffic volume at the junctions, which gives commuters tough time.

SSP Traffic (Srinagar) Muzaffar Ahmad Shah said that once completed, the flyover will ease out traffic coming from North and central Kashmir.

“There is a huge influx of traffic coming to these junctions from HMT, Budgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora, and Leh, too. These are one of the most complex junctions, and such a project will prove to be very helpful to ease the traffic from Baramulla as well. Then there is local traffic that has increase in past decade in these Srinagar areas, this will help there too,” Shah said.

Officials said that many projects, including roads and flyovers, are in progress and some are also in the pipeline, and they will change the traffic scenario across Kashmir, particularly Srinagar.