India's longest flyover built by L&T at Panipat Opened to traffic

The 3.6 km long, India's longest six lane flyover at Panipat, built by L&T was opened to traffic, this evening by the Hon'ble Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri. T R Baalu in the presence of Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana Shri. Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other dignitaries.

Located on NH-1 and a part of the 10 km Panipat Elevated Expressway Project, this flyover involved widening the existing four-lane to six-lanes for a 10-km stretch from km 86 to km 96, passing through the historic city of Panipat. The elevated portion of this expressway is 3.6 km long and this passes over the central built-tip Panipat section, covering Gohana Road, Sanuli Road, Assandh Road Crossings, city bus stand and Skylark Tourist Complex in the city. A separate two-lane peripheral road with paved shoulders has also been provided on either side of the access-controlled six-lane highway for the local Panipat traffic, which will not use the elevated structure.

In addition, the construction involved three underpasses to accommodate 4-lane divided carriageway; 2 minor bridges and widening / construction / re-construction of culverts, drains, ducts. etc. for services. Highlight of the project includes state-of-the-art 20-lane automated toll plaza with modern amenities, on par with European countries. Smart cards and automatic classification of vehicles are some of the other unique features. The project was well conceived right from the conceptual stage in terms of traffic management, constructability and methodology of construction.

Latest technologies and precast options have been widely used in the construction of deck slabs. Emphasis was not only laid on functional requirements but also on aesthetics of the flyover. For the first time in this part of the country, twisted decorative lighting poles with bird wings imported from Malaysia are used. Amidst ever increasing heterogeneous traffic, the flyover was constructed with utmost safety and was well appreciated by the local administrators.

L&T Panipat Elevated Corridor Ltd, a special purpose vehicle of L&T infrastructure Development Projects Ltd - a subsidiary of L&T executed the project on BOT basis. Mr. K V Rangaswami, President (Construction) and Member of the Board, L&T said "This expressway will provide a comfortable, hindrance-free, smooth drive-through at Panipat, having solved major traffic problems. Besides ensuring hassle-free traffic flow throughout the Chandigarh-Delhi National Highway, this project will enhance all-round development in industrial, residential and commercial zones of the Panipat City. This flyover is yet another testimony to L&T commitment to create high quality urban infrastructure for national development.

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