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In presumption of the rising postulation congestions successful Vijayawada, peculiarly connected the Ajith Singh Nagar flyover, which connects the Vijayawada Central constituency to the main city, the Taxpayers’ Association demanded that the operation of a 2nd flyover beryllium taken up immediately.
Thousands of labourers from Vambay Colony, Payakapuram, Ajith Singh Nagar, Rajarajeswari Peta commute mundane to the main metropolis successful hunt of work. This has pb to postulation congestions connected the flyover.
Addressing the media connected Tuesday, the members said that a abstracted committee — Ajith Singh Nagar Second Flyover Sadhana Committee — was formed to execute the demands, which besides includes operation of a 10 metre-wide Rail Under Bridge (RUB) oregon Over Bridge (ROB) betwixt Madhura Nagar and Vambay Colony to guarantee information of the labourers who transverse the tracks.
Committee convenor, M.V. Anjaneyulu, who is besides portion of the Taxpayers’ Association, said: “The existing flyover was constructed successful the 1990s. It is becoming inefficient successful managing the traffic. There is an urgent request for the operation of a flyover and besides an underpass.”
Regarding their request for a 2nd flyover and underpass, helium pointed retired that the committee submitted memorandums to the District Collector, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner, South Central Railway Zone Manager, Vijayawada Divisional Regional Manager and others successful 2023. The railway officials, successful response, stated that the connection for the flyover should travel from the State government, but they responded positively for the operation of an underpass.
In a missive sent to the committee successful May 2023, the railway officials said they would beryllium prepared to conception a Limited Height Subway (LHS), with 4 metres width and 3 metres height.
However, the committee members felt the RUB should person a width of 10 metres to guarantee escaped travel of traffic. The aforesaid points were explained to Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath recently, and helium brought the contented to the announcement of the Union Minister for Railways, who successful crook gave his motion to the task connected October 2, the committee members said.
“Despite each this, successful the Minister’s support missive to the MP, thing was mentioned astir the width. Therefore we met Mr. Sivanath erstwhile again connected October 13 and requested him to instrumentality into information these points. He responded positively,” Mr. Anjaneyulu said.
The members said that though the greenish awesome for the operation of the RUB has come, the State authorities should besides o.k. the operation of the 2nd flyover.
