Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday, 9 November 2026, inaugurated the 4.03-km ISKCON-Sanand Elevated Corridor in Ahmedabad, a six-lane infrastructure project built at a cost of ₹464 crore to ease chronic traffic congestion on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway and strengthen connectivity between Sarkhej and Gandhinagar. The corridor, linking ISKCON Junction to the Sanand Flyover on National Highway 147, was opened to the public ahead of the new year.

Key Features of the Corridor

The elevated structure stretches 26.8 metres in width and comprises a 2,940-metre viaduct along with 1,090 metres of approach roads. It is designed to allow smoother movement through some of Ahmedabad's busiest intersections, including Karnavati Club, Prahladnagar, and YMCA, which have long been flashpoints for peak-hour gridlock.

To address noise pollution concerns for nearby residents, special noise barriers have been installed along a stretch of 5,880 metres — one of the more unusual but significant engineering choices on the project. The corridor also features 297 streetlights, an Advanced Traffic Management System, overhead and cantilever gantries, road safety signboards, cat's eyes, and anti-glare measures.

What It Means for Commuters

The project is expected to reduce both travel time and vehicle operating costs for the tens of thousands of daily commuters on this stretch. Dedicated safety measures are in place, and white-topping service roads measuring between 7 and 14 metres in width have been developed alongside the main elevated deck to facilitate smoother ground-level traffic movement.

Constructed by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the project represents a central government push to decongest one of Gujarat's most economically significant urban corridors — a highway that links Ahmedabad's southern industrial zones to the state capital.

Who Was Present

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Minister of State for Urban Development Darshna Vaghela, Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, MLAs Amit Thaker and Babubhai Patel, Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani, office-bearers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, and local social and political leaders were present at the inauguration ceremony.

Broader Context

This comes amid accelerating urban infrastructure development across Gujarat, with Ahmedabad positioning itself as a node of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and gearing up for expanded metro connectivity. The ISKCON-Sanand corridor is part of a wider effort to future-proof the city's road network as population and commercial activity along the western and southern periphery continue to grow. With the corridor now operational, attention will turn to whether downstream bottlenecks at either end of the flyover are addressed in subsequent phases.