Demand for flyover and not underpass at Karavali Junction

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Oct 22, 2015 :  Karavali Bypass Nagarikara Samiti on Oct 21, demanded that a flyover be constructed at the Karavali Junction here by the NHAI -  National Highways Authority of India, instead of an underpass.

Four-laning of NH66 is on at the junction. A couple of weeks ago, the NHAI said it would construct an underpass at Karavali Junction for smooth movement of traffic.  Bannanje Babu Amin, Convenor of the Samiti, said the decision to construct a flyover came as a shock and surprise to the residents.

A couple of years back, the NHAI had said it would construct a flyover. Even an RTI query hadn’t yielded proper answers as to why NHAI changed the proposal. The protesters said a flyover would ensure smooth passage of traffic on NH 66. It would also ensure faster and unhindered connectivity from Udupi to Malpe (which was now a part of NH 169A).  The demand was for the NHAI to construct a flyover at the Karavali junction.