Ahmedabad: Six of the city’s most congested junctions — one in the west and five in the east — have been earmarked for priority flyover construction after a traffic movement survey by the central govt’s Central Road Research Institute (CRRI-CSIR) found them to be the most choked among 25 junctions studied in the city.Memco Junction topped the congestion list, followed by Victoria Garden Junction in Ellisbridge and Shyamal Junction in the Satellite area. The remaining three first-priority junctions are Indira Bridge/Airport Road T Junction, Delhi Darwaza Junction, and Bhakti Circle on the SP Ring Road in Ramol-Hathijan. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to take up flyover construction at these six locations first as part of a decade-long programme to build flyovers at all 25 surveyed junctions. The AMC’s road and building committee approved the proposal to commission the CRRI-CSIR survey on Jan 24, 2025. The civic body had initially gathered details of congested junctions from Ahmedabad city traffic police and compiled a list of heavy-traffic locations before requesting quotations from CRRI-CSIR. The agency was paid Rs 64.9 lakh for the survey. Beyond the six first-priority junctions, the CRRI-CSIR report recommends flyovers at 12 of these junctions as a second priority: Rabari Colony, Mansi Crossroads, Isanpur BRTS route, Shivranjani, Shahibaug Dafnala Sabarmati riverfront entry point, Amraiwadi Swastik crossroads, Odhav Ring Road, Shah Alam, Paldi, Kalindri Masjid, Jashodanagar Expressway, and Ramdevnagar. Seven more junctions form the third-priority list: Rakhial Junction, SG Highway-Sanand Crossroads, Danilimda Junction, Nehru Bridge Junction, Ram Rajya Nagar Junction, Chandkheda Junction, and Nehrunagar Junction. The AMC intends to complete flyovers at all 25 junctions over the next 10 years, beginning with the first-priority locations. Meanwhile, an AMC official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the corporation approved a proposal in Dec 2025 to conduct a traffic survey at 10 more junctions along the SG Highway and SP Ring Road through CRRI. The report is currently being prepared. The official said CRRI will recommend whether flyover bridges or underpasses should be built at each of the 10 junctions and will also draw up a priority list. Where a flyover or underpass is not feasible, the agency will suggest traffic diversions to ease congestion. This is not the first time the AMC has turned to CRRI-CSIR. An AMC official said that in 2011-12, the agency surveyed 34 junctions, leading to flyover construction at more than a dozen of them, including at IIMA, Dinesh Chambers, Income Tax, and Anjali Crossroads. Flyover work is currently underway at Vadaj Junction and five other junctions. The city currently has 101 flyovers and underpasses — comprising 11 river bridges, 24 railway overbridges, 26 railway underbridges, 21 flyovers, three minor bridges, 11 box culverts over canals, and five foot-overbridges.
