Makarba over bridge traffic Ahmedabad Friday,25,September,2026Photo Yogesh Chawda Makarba over bridge traffic Ahmedabad Friday,25,September,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda
Construction of the Rs 98.6-crore project began in Sept 2022. Because the crossing is closed, he said, “We cannot take Prahladnagar and Auda Housing Society service roads. Because of the new arrangement, so we take a long detour towards Corporate Road or Riviera Blues Society Road, both of which are congested. Patel said, “Because people are forced to take longer U-turns or detours, wrong-side driving, signal violations, and vehicles entering congested junctions have become problems.
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The civic body said the arrangement would streamline traffic descending from the bridge and moving towards the main road. Hemant Pandya, a Makarba resident, said, “The overbridge and the spillover traffic have become a pain for residents. Falguni Patel, another Makarba resident, said, “The question is whether the junction’s traffic movement was adequately factored into the project before the bridge became operational.
Those travelling on Corporate Road from Prahladnagar Garden Circle were particularly affected. For commuters who use the stretch daily, the concern is the additional distance and time involved in commuting. Under the new traffic layout, vehicles travelling from Corporate Road towards Prahladnagar have to turn left and take a U-turn further ahead. Those travelling from Prahladnagar towards Corporate Road face a similar diversion beneath the bridge. Pandya added, “If we take the bridge from Corporate Road, the detour is long. Traffic from Juhapura, Sarkhej, Prahladnagar, Corporate Road, and SG Highway converges around the stretch. The bridge has now added another stream of vehicles to the same network. Residents say they have experienced changing traffic patterns around the site throughout the construction. Download the TOI App.
Residents say the junction was congestion-prone before the bridge opened. Ahmedabad: Within hours of the Makarba railway overbridge opening on Thursday, traffic snarls developed near Corporate Road, and on Friday, traffic police introduced diversions that forced motorists to take U-turns at the end of long stretches. On Friday, AMC said it had implemented a ‘capsule approach’ at the bridge landing to organise vehicular movement and improve safety. The railway crossing under the bridge was closed on Friday evening.