Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday afternoon inaugurated state’s first double-decker flyover in Patna, a Rs 422-crore infrastructure challenge aimed toward easing congestion alongside the capital’s bustling Ashok Rajpath hall.
The two.2-km flyover, stretching from Kargil Chowk close to Gandhi Maidan to Science Faculty, is claimed to be town’s first two-lane, direction-based double-decker elevated hall, accomplished in simply over three years by the Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Restricted, with development starting January 15, 2022.
The flyover – along with ongoing metro and rail initiatives within the metropolis — is being seen as a step in the direction of “making Patna’s transport system future-ready”, with officers saying it can operate as a substitute route for autos coming into from Gandhi Setu and Krishna Ghat.
The revealing comes forward of the meeting elections in Bihar.
The challenge was accomplished on Could 31, 2025 and options two tiers with 8.5-metre-wide one-way carriageways. The higher deck, measuring 2,175.50 metres, runs from Kargil Chowk to Science Faculty, whereas the decrease deck, spanning 1,449.30 metres, connects Patna Faculty Predominant Gate to Gandhi Maidan, permitting autos to maneuver in reverse instructions on every stage.
Officers mentioned that “uniqueness” of the Patna double decker flyover lies in its design of two separate decks with every dealing with one-way site visitors.
This design is anticipated to streamline site visitors stream for commuters, college students, and sufferers round key areas like NIT, PMCH, Science Faculty, and Patna College. The flyover integrates with town’s rising metro community and the JP Ganga Path, with ramps linking each decks and a elevate pit for the upcoming College metro station already in progress. It additional enhances connectivity to Gayghat, Patna Metropolis, and Kachchi Dargah, serving as a substitute route for autos coming into from Gandhi Setu and Krishna Ghat.
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Bihar Street Development Minister Nitin Nabin mentioned: “This may considerably clean site visitors on considered one of Patna’s busiest stretches, benefiting 1000’s of each day commuters”.
Officers mentioned plans additionally embody a connection to a proposed multi-level parking facility on the Patna Medical Faculty and Hospital (PMCH).
One other double-decker construction in Bihar introduced earlier than the Patna flyover is prone to open quickly in Chhapra. It was mentioned to be Bihar’s first such challenge of its type, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laying the inspiration stone on July 11, 2018, years earlier than the Patna Ashok Rajpath flyover’s basis was set in December 2021. Nevertheless, the Chhapra initiative, initially focused for completion by June 2022, has lagged behind on account of land acquisition hurdles.
In a tweet on X, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar mentioned: “With the development of this state-of-the-art flyover, the site visitors issues on Ashok Rajpath might be utterly resolved, and Patna’s site visitors system will change into a lot smoother. Sufferers and their households going to Patna Medical Faculty and Hospital will discover commuting far more handy. This flyover will give a brand new route to Patna’s city panorama and connectivity”.