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Time of India
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Land hurdles delaying cloverleaf at Ring Road
1 2 Jaipur: The construction of cloverleaf connecting the Ring Road with the Ajmer Expressway in Mahapura is getting delayed as the state govt is reportedly not providing land on the corner of the Ajmer-bound flank of the expressway. Given the handicap, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to construct only the Ring Road-bound section for vehicles coming from the Ajmer side. Although the deadline for this flank of the cloverleaf is July 2025, officials claimed that construction work may be stretched to the end of this year. "The deadline for the construction was March 2026. Yet, we have not received a parcel of land from the state govt located at the corner of the Ajmer Expressway and Ring Road crossing in Mahapura. This would delay the project," a NHAI official disclosed. Speaking to TOI, Ajay Arya, project director of NHAI, said that the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is yet to hand over a parcel of private land for the construction of the cloverleaf. "As far as we know, the process of acquiring the land is ongoing at the govt level, and they are going to hand it over. Until and unless they give us this land, we cannot complete the ramp for the cloverleaf for the Jaipur-bound (200-Feet Bypass Crossing) vehicles coming from the Ring Road," Arya said. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Officials said that if they don't get this land, then Jaipur-bound vehicles on the Ring Road will need to travel around 3 km towards Bagru and take a U-turn from the underpass of the flyover at Mahindra SEZ Road crossing to reach the Jaipur-bound flank. "This land would also be important for traffic movement in the long run. If NHAI constructs the Northern Ring Road, it would start anywhere between Mahapura and Bagru on the Ajmer Expressway. It means vehicles from the Southern Ring Road need to take a left turn at this junction towards the Ajmer Expressway and then again a left turn towards the Northern Ring Road," stated an official.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Trouble for commuters as Mahapura crossing closed
Jaipur: With National Highways Authority of India ( ) having closed the signal at Mahapura trisection on , commuters from localities in Mahapura and Mahindra SEZ area are finding it hard to take a right turn. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Vehicles have to go across the highway through a single-lane underpass at the corner of Ring Road. Daily commuters say this underpass is too narrow and only allows for one car to pass through at a time. "Every day you need to wait at the mouth of the underpass to see if vehicles from the other side have already entered it. Often during peak hours, both ends of the underpass get congested," said Pushpendra Saini, who stays at a residential complex in Mahapura. Ajay Arya, project director of NHAI, stated that this was a temporary arrangement to facilitate construction of cloverleafs for the Ring Road. "Construction for the Ring Road-bound flank (for vehicles coming from the Ajmer side) is going on. Considering the Mahapura tiraha as a black spot, we closed this signal. NHAI aims to complete this flank by July. We would then evaluate the situation and open the signal or may think about alternatives," Arya said. The problem is greater for school authorities and traders at Mahindra SEZ, as no buses, trucks, lorries, or matador vans can use this underpass because of its low height. Under such circumstances, these large vehicles coming from Mahapura road must travel around 4km towards Ajmer and then take a U-turn through the underpass below the flyover at Mahindra SEZ Road crossing. Similarly, vehicles coming from Ajmer side are compelled to travel for 5 to 6 km to take U-turns from the divider at Bhankrota, where the LPG tanker explosion took place in Dec last year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "We have requested CM Bhajan Lal Sharma to sort out the issue. The traders have to incur losses because of such huge diversions, and even locals are facing problems because of the ," said Benechand Jain, president of All Rajasthan Agriculture Trade and Industries Association. When TOI contacted JDA officials, they claimed that the civic body has no jurisdiction over the underpass or any say in the decision to close the Mahapura signal.
