Udupi, Mar 24: A feasibility study will be conducted soon for the construction of a flyover at the Ambalpady Junction on National Highway 66, according to Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje.
The assurance comes after a series of protest by the local residents demanding a vehicle underpass at the Ambalpady Junction. The National Highways Department on March 14 made it clear that an at-grade-level road would be constructed at the junction with sufficient facilities to decongest the traffic such as installation of signal lights, rumbler stripes and barricades.
Ms Karandlaje told media persons that for the present, an at-grade-level road would be constructed at Ambalpady Junction. But as a future measure, a flyover would be constructed there. However, this flyover would not be in the direction of Mangaluru-Kundapur Road, instead it would be in the direction of Brahmagiri-Ambalpady Road.
The public demand for an underpass too would be considered. She would ask the engineers of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to conduct a feasibility study on all available alternatives and suggest proposals. The less costly proposal would be taken up at Ambalpady Junction.
There was public opposition to the way the road on NH 66 had been constructed at the Brahmavar bus stand. Besides Brahmavar, there were some other spots on NH 66 in Udupi district, which were causing problems to people. She would ask the Road Safety Committee of NHAI to visit these spots and find a solution. Emphasis would also be given to construct the Malpe-Tirthahalli National Highway 169A as soon as possible. She would also urge the NHAI to widen the Charmadi Ghat and to concrete it fully. This would provide a better connectivity between Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts.
This ghat road would then be an alternative to the Shiradi Ghat Road connecting Mangaluru with Bengaluru. The Shiradi Ghat road was prone to problems and road repairs every year, she said.
She had also recommended the inclusion of Hejmady village in Udupi district for the construction of a port under the Sagarmala project of the Union government, she said.
Udupi, Jan 4: A 37-year-old Udupi district JD(S) spokesperson allegedly committed suicide at his residence here last night, police said on Saturday.
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This Shoba do not brain in her head. In the national highway 66 will be having large vehicles and heavy load cargo with hight. If she recommends for fly over Brahma Giri to Ambalapadi direction where the high load cargo vehicles can pass? At least may require 8 - to 10 meter high fly over. it is not possible and not feasible.
It would be better to have a cattle pass bridge this way so that upto truck level high vehicles can pass through and it is very inexpensive.
Good response.....let us see the reality soon, hope it will not be a promise of 15 lakhs by Feku Maharaj..... Feku played a good drama by replying to the letter of a student from Brahmavar about the problems faced at Brahmavar junction / bus stop.... Does he have any solution to the problems narrated by the student.....
First Sincerely complete ongoing project. pumpwel circle, and ujjodi road construction is very slow,
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