DPR ready for flyover at foot of Indrakeeladri.

The State government prepared a detailed project report (DPR) to construct a flyover over the bottleneck at the foot of Indrakeeladri Hill. Two viable options have been prepared: constructing a flyover or bridge over river Krishna or a flyover on the existing road.

A four-lane road will come up at the bottleneck to ease the traffic congestion near the ghat road to Kanakadurga temple. The government is yet to finalise the option and send the DPR to the Central government for necessary action.

The bridge on river Krishna is estimated to cost more than Rs. 300 crore. The proposed bridge will start near Kummaripalem centre and land at Sitammavaripadalu. Two obstacles will have to be surmounted however. The Irrigation Department will have to give its consent as the bridge has to cross the Prakasam Barrage. The second obstacle will be convincing the Central Government to take up a project with its cost touching Rs. 300 crore.

The second option of flyover on the existing road is estimated to cost about Rs. 100 crore, which would be just under the cut-off point suggested by the Centre. However, some houses might have to be demolished.

Union Minister of State for Surface Transport Sarve Satyanarayana, during his visit to the city in April 2013, assured that the Centre would fund the project if the cost did not exceed Rs. 100 crore.

THE HINDU