Gujarat's first urban cable-stayed flyover opens on Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor
Synopsis
Gujarat has opened its first cable-stayed flyover in an urban setting — a 1.48-km, ₹175 crore structure at Bhat Circle that separates Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar traffic from S.P. Ring Road flows. On the same day, a ₹48 crore project to double the Narmada Main Canal bridge to 12 lanes was launched, targeting a corridor used by over 1.93 lakh vehicles daily.
Key Takeaways
Gujarat's first urban cable-stayed flyover was inaugurated at Bhat Circle , Gandhinagar-Airport Road, on 5 July .
The flyover is 1.48 km long and cost an estimated ₹175 crore , jointly funded by the Roads and Buildings Department and AUDA .
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also laid the foundation stone for a ₹48 crore bridge-widening project over the Narmada Main Canal near Koba Circle.
The existing six-lane bridge will be expanded to 12 lanes with new three-lane bridges on both sides.
The corridor sees more than 1.93 lakh vehicles daily on the Gandhinagar-Koba-Airport Road and S.P.
Gujarat's first cable-stayed flyover in an urban area was inaugurated on Sunday, 5 July at Bhat Circle on the Gandhinagar-Airport Road, delivering a significant infrastructure upgrade to the heavily trafficked Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel presided over the inauguration and simultaneously laid the foundation stone for a major bridge-widening project on the same corridor.
Key Developments
The newly opened flyover stretches 1.48 kilometres and was constructed at an estimated cost of ₹175 crore, funded through a 50:50 partnership between the state's Roads and Buildings Department and the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). According to the state government, it is the first structure of its kind — a cable-stayed flyover — built within an urban area anywhere in Gujarat.
At the same event, Chief Minister Patel laid the foundation stone for a ₹48 crore project to construct new three-lane bridges on both sides of the existing six-lane bridge over the Narmada Main Canal near Koba Circle, effectively doubling its capacity to a 12-lane structure.
Why This Corridor Needed Relief
The Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor is among the busiest road links in the state. According to government data, more than 1.93 lakh vehicles use the Gandhinagar-Koba-Airport Road and the S.P. Ring Road every day. Bhat Circle, a key junction on this stretch, had become a chronic congestion point, contributing to delays and higher fuel consumption for daily commuters.
This is the latest in a series of infrastructure interventions along the corridor, reflecting the sustained growth in vehicle density between Gujarat's commercial capital and its administrative capital over the past decade.
How Traffic Will Now Flow
With the flyover operational, traffic moving along the S.P. Ring Road will pass beneath the structure, while vehicles travelling between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar will use the elevated flyover — separating the two traffic streams and eliminating the conflict at the circle level. The project also includes dedicated six-lane service roads, with three lanes on either side, for vehicles headed towards the S.P. Ring Road, Vadodara, and Surat.
Bridge Widening: Removing the Bottleneck
The approved expansion of the Narmada Main Canal bridge between Koba Circle and Bhat Circle is designed to eliminate a persistent bottleneck on this segment. The new three-lane bridges on both flanks of the existing structure will maintain uninterrupted six-lane capacity across the corridor while accommodating projected traffic growth in the years ahead.
Officials Present
The inauguration was attended by MP Hasmukhbhai Patel, Gandhinagar MLAs Rita Patel and Alpesh Thakor, Gandhinagar Mayor Mira Patel, city BJP president Ashish Dave, Roads and Buildings Secretary Prabhat Patiya, and other senior government officials.
With both projects now underway, the state government expects the corridor to handle significantly higher traffic volumes without the delays that have long frustrated commuters on this vital link.
Point of View
But the more telling number is 1.93 lakh daily vehicles — a load that one flyover alone cannot absorb long-term. The simultaneous foundation-stone laying for the Koba-Bhat bridge widening signals that the state recognises this is a corridor problem, not just an intersection problem. What remains to be seen is whether execution timelines on the ₹48 crore bridge project hold; foundation-stone ceremonies in Gujarat have not always translated into on-schedule delivery. The 50:50 AUDA-state funding model is a sensible template, but its replicability depends on whether urban bodies elsewhere in the state have comparable fiscal headroom.
NationPress
5 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gujarat's first urban cable-stayed flyover and where is it located?
It is a 1.48-km elevated structure at Bhat Circle on the Gandhinagar-Airport Road, inaugurated on 5 July. Built at ₹175 crore through a joint state-AUDA partnership, it is the first cable-stayed flyover constructed within an urban area in Gujarat.
How will the Bhat Circle flyover reduce traffic congestion?
The flyover separates two previously conflicting traffic streams: vehicles on the S.P. Ring Road will pass beneath the structure, while Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar traffic uses the elevated road above. Dedicated six-lane service roads also serve vehicles heading to Vadodara and Surat.
What is the Koba Circle bridge-widening project?
It is a ₹48 crore project to add new three-lane bridges on both sides of the existing six-lane bridge over the Narmada Main Canal between Koba Circle and Bhat Circle, effectively expanding it to a 12-lane structure. The foundation stone was laid on 5 July by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
How many vehicles use the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor daily?
According to the state government, more than 1.93 lakh vehicles use the Gandhinagar-Koba-Airport Road and the S.P. Ring Road every day, making it one of the busiest road links in Gujarat.
Who funded the cable-stayed flyover project?
The ₹175 crore flyover was funded equally — 50% by the state's Roads and Buildings Department and 50% by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA).
