DMRC may construct Edappally flyover
Kochi – The construction work of flyover at Edappally junction may soon initiate. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to send a proposal to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to construct this flyover.
According to an DMRC official, this proposal was put forward because Edappally flyover cannot be constructed as an independent structure. The alignment of this flyover intersects with the alignment of Kochi Metro rail.
He added that the pillars similar to those of the North railway over-bridge will be constructed for Edappally flyover. If the agency agrees then a detailed project report (DPR) will be submitted to NHAI. Currently, the agency (NHAI) is on the stage of completing the design of flyover but this design does not complement the alignment of Kochi Metro rail.
Thus if the proposal of DMRC is approved, the construction work of metro rail and flyover will be carried out simultaneously. NHAI has also raised flyovers at Palarivattom, Vyttila and Kundannoor. Thus the total cost of flyovers including construction, land acquisition and other related activities will be around Rs 1,600 crore.
NHAI had prepared the DPR of this project in Kochi long back but till now it has not been implemented due to listless attitude of the concerned authorities.
According to the principal advisor of Kochi metro rail project, if several issues like strikes, shortage of sand and labour problems are solved, then this ambitious metro rail project would be completed in three years. This elevated metro rail will cover 25km distance from Alwaye to Petta with 22 stations.
The principal advisor thinks that “social commitment” would help a lot to solve various problems. He cited the example of Delhi metro rail project which got completed before the scheduled date. He believes that teamwork is the reason behind this success.
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