- New four-lane flyover at Radisson Square, Indore.
- Rs 60 crore project to ease traffic congestion.
- Expected 40-45% reduction in daily traffic pressure.
Traffic congestion at Indore’s busy Radisson Square could soon ease as the Indore Development Authority (IDA) has planned a new four-lane flyover at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore. The project is expected to reduce traffic pressure at the intersection by around 40-45 per cent.
What The New Flyover Will Look Like
The flyover would be 596 meters long and 15-16 meters in width and have a 70-meter steel girder bow-string-style span across the intersection.
More than 1.5 lakh vehicles currently take the route through Radisson Square each day. The flyover will be constructed next to the metro track over the MR-10, linking the Vijay Nagar and Star Square areas.
How Traffic Will Be Diverted
The Vijay Nagar side of the flyover will run to the left of the metro track. Around 200 metres from the intersection, it will pass between three metro pillars before merging with the main carriageway.
On the Star Square side, the flyover will descend towards the centre of MR-10 and divide into two lanes.
The plan also includes road widening using a 300-metre stretch of green belt between Vijay Nagar and Radisson. Vehicles heading towards Khajrana and Nipania will continue on the three-lane road below, while bypass-bound traffic will use the flyover.
A 10-12 metre-wide road will remain available beneath the structure.
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Why Is A Flyover Needed At Radisson Square?
Traffic at the intersection is expected to increase by another 20-30 per cent following the completion of NHAI works on the bypass and MR-10 crossings, along with the opening of Kumedi ISBT. The metro station’s entry and exit near Khajrana intersection, along with the metro line’s height of around 11 metres, makes constructing a flyover parallel to the Ring Road difficult.
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An underpass on MR-10 was also ruled out because of an underground 1,200-mm main drainage line and a gas pipeline. The new flyover plan is therefore aimed at handling rising traffic while working around the existing metro and underground infrastructure.