Lucknow: With an aim to ease traffic snarls between the Cantonment area and Ayodhya and Kanpur roads, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Saturday kicked off the construction of the approximately 5-km-long third phase of the Green Corridor between Pipraghat and Shaheed Path. LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar inspected the stretch on Saturday and directed the construction of a 240-metre-long and 12-metre-wide railway overbridge (ROB) at the Pipraghat railway crossing after obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Cantonment Board. He also instructed the widening of Dilkusha Road, currently 9 metres wide, to accommodate the expected increase in traffic after completion of the project.
Moreover, a four-lane bridge will be built from Pipraghat to the G-20 Road. An agency has been selected through the tender process, and work is expected to begin within a week. Landfilling work is underway along a 2.8-km stretch from Pipraghat to the Army land drain and a 2.5-km stretch up to Shaheed Path. The LDA vice-chairperson emphasised that all landfilling must be completed before the monsoon, followed by stone pitching to ensure embankment stability. Kumar also reviewed the corridor alignment between Ekana Cricket Stadium and Kisan Path. Farmers affected by land acquisition will be allotted land free of cost in Wellness City under the LDA’s land pooling policy.
