Ahmedabad Projects thread

[jayantbhambani]

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[UMANGSHUKLA]

Ahmedabad has more population than chennai as per the latet census ! We should be given a metro status !!

[GJ10]

Why suddenly post that in a projects thread ??

In any case, Chennai district is tiny and therefore has a very low population. Chennai Urban Agglomeration is spread across other neighbouring districts of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur. Overall Chennai UA has a higher population than Ahmedabad UA by 2.3million link

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

I think Ahmedabad, along with Pune, has already been declared a metropolitan region. Link

Any city with more than 5 million people is called a Metro, so we were a metro since 2006-07 and by now Surat must also have become a Metro city...

[omsachdev]

Hello guys,
do we have any updates on

1) Model roads
2) Gita Mandir ST bus station renovation
3) Kankaria Multi Level parking

A big thanks to all the wonderful people in this forum.

[India101]

Godrej Iconic - 22 floors x 3 towers





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[whitefox011]

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[gandhi.rushabh1992]

Originally Posted by India101

Godrej Iconic - 22 floors x 3 towers

Godrej is already building the Pinecrest series (22 fl x 3) in the Godrej Garden City...so is this the same one (with name changed) or something else. They dont have any address as to where is it located...

[India101]

Originally Posted by gandhi.rushabh1992

Godrej is already building the Pinecrest series (22 fl x 3) in the Godrej Garden City...so is this the same one (with name changed) or something else. They dont have any address as to where is it located...

Hmm, I am not sure, but these do look very similar to Pinecrest.

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

Get set for more traffic snarls on SG Road

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Ahmedabad: While several developmental projects in the city have created traffic bottlenecks, another major construction work will commence from next week that will result into traffic diversion on SG Road, especially for vehicles coming from and going towards Gandhinagar.

According to a notification by the city police commissioner, the expansion of National Highway 8 C near Thaltej and Gurudwara Junction will require the vehicles to take suggested diversions. Due to construction of the new lanes, the diversions will be in effect from November 2012 to October 2013 .

"As per the new traffic plan, the vehicles on Pakwan crossroads to Sola bridge and Drive-In Road to Thaltej village will be diverted. The vehicles towards Iskcon can take Sindhu Bhavan road towards Govardhan Party Plot and Hebatpur crossroads; the traffic from Vaishnodevi can take the Sola flyover and the service road from near New York Tower. The vehicles can take the Sarkhej route from Muktidham and Grand Bhagwati hotel. Service roads on both sides will be made one-way," said a senior traffic branch official.

In addition to these diversions, vehicles from Gandhinagar can also take SAL Hospital-NFD Circle to Judges Bungalow Road to go towards Pakwan crossroads.

Dinesh Parmar, deputy commissioner of police (traffic) told TOI that additional staff will be deployed on the diversions so as to prevent any bottlenecks. Traffic police also suggest that the vehicles coming from Sarkhej can take the Sardar Patel ring road to go towards Gandhinagar to avert the SG Road.

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

Hanging bridge on Sabarmati

AMC has proposed the Rs 100-crore project, which will begin next year, near Gujari Bazar

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A hanging bridge on the Sabarmati will soon be a reality if everything goes according to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s plan. Estimated to be a Rs 100-crore project, the bridge will come up near Gujari Bazar. An exhibition centre, said sources in AMC, has been proposed near the bazar which will be connected to the western part of the city through the hanging bridge.


EXHIBITION CENTRE

“A private firm has been roped in to design the bridge. It will be like Howrah bridge. In principle permission for the bridge and the exhibition centre has already been given and designs are being made for them. The project is likely to begin in mid 2013 and will be completed by 2015,” said a senior AMC official.
“There is no hanging bridge exclusively for pedestrians on river. It will be an attraction. People visiting Sabarmati riverfront can access it from near Ellis Bridge,” he said.

The exhibition centre will be a two storeyed structure with a spacious parking lot.

“Anyone who wants to display his works can take the centre on rent. The exhibition can be industrial, commercial or textile,” said the official.

[Cosmicbliss]

Any updates on the proposed bus terminal at Ahmedabad?

[Nahla]

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[gandhi.rushabh1992]

You can see the location of the bridge in the below image:

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

Comparison of S.G. Road over 5 years

2007




2012

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

Great news (but I hope they dont end up like Mumbai RCC roads)
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SMOOTHER RIDE AHEAD

RCC Roads To Be Introduced On Several Stretches

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Concrete road at Adajan in Surat


Ahmedabad: In a city where every year cores of taxpayers’ money is spent on resurfacing roads, there is finally the thought of introducing roller-compacted concrete (RCC) roads from March next year. The project will also percolate to all the new roads that will be made for the third phase of the BRTS corridor. The engineering wing of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has already drawn a list of 15 road stretches which it plans to turn into RCC roads in the coming financial year.

In the western areas, the AMC has chosen a road stretches between Vastrapur and SG Road, Vadaj and Akhbarnagar, and the major road connecting SG Road to the ring road. Another road which the AMC wants to turn into an RCC surface is the Pirana landfill road. “These roads are high on traffic and have heavy vehicles passing on them and sustain maximum damage,” says a senior AMC official.

There are similar roads in the peripheral industrial belt of the city which face a similar fate, says the official. He refused to name the roads owing to the model code of conduct being in force in the state. The sudden decision to turn to RCC was spurred by the rising cost of bitumen — a petroleum product. As part of an experiment, the AMC has chosen 20 kilometers in the city for RCC conversion.

“We found that the cost-effectiveness of RCC roads was better than the bitumen roads,” the official said. “Today, the capital cost of laying bituminous road is 25 per cent to 32 per cent less than that for laying RCC roads. But a bituminous road requires repair every one-and-a-half years and the cost skyrockets. Concrete roads can last up to 20 years. The example of Surat is worth considering.”

The AMC is also analyzing costs of applying a layer of polymer over the RCC roads to reduce wear and tear. Another anti-skid layer along with a special layer to reduce heat is also being finalized by the AMC. “Generally concrete roads over time get smoother and shiny and may even cause glares,” the official said. “A special layer will prevent this. Another problem is wearing off of tyres owing to the heat. A chemical layer to reduce temperatures would be applied to the RCC roads.”

“The minimum road width should be 60 feet. Utility pipelines will be covered with special blocks so that digging of roads is not required for repairs,” the official added.

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[gandhi.rushabh1992]

[nirav.ajmeri]

Originally Posted by gandhi.rushabh1992

Great news (but I hope they dont end up like Mumbai RCC roads)
-------------------------------------------------

SMOOTHER RIDE AHEAD

RCC Roads To Be Introduced On Several Stretches

Source




Concrete road at Adajan in Surat


Ahmedabad: In a city where every year cores of taxpayers’ money is spent on resurfacing roads, there is finally the thought of introducing roller-compacted concrete (RCC) roads from March next year. The project will also percolate to all the new roads that will be made for the third phase of the BRTS corridor. The engineering wing of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has already drawn a list of 15 road stretches which it plans to turn into RCC roads in the coming financial year.

In the western areas, the AMC has chosen a road stretches between Vastrapur and SG Road, Vadaj and Akhbarnagar, and the major road connecting SG Road to the ring road. Another road which the AMC wants to turn into an RCC surface is the Pirana landfill road. “These roads are high on traffic and have heavy vehicles passing on them and sustain maximum damage,” says a senior AMC official.

There are similar roads in the peripheral industrial belt of the city which face a similar fate, says the official. He refused to name the roads owing to the model code of conduct being in force in the state. The sudden decision to turn to RCC was spurred by the rising cost of bitumen — a petroleum product. As part of an experiment, the AMC has chosen 20 kilometers in the city for RCC conversion.

“We found that the cost-effectiveness of RCC roads was better than the bitumen roads,” the official said. “Today, the capital cost of laying bituminous road is 25 per cent to 32 per cent less than that for laying RCC roads. But a bituminous road requires repair every one-and-a-half years and the cost skyrockets. Concrete roads can last up to 20 years. The example of Surat is worth considering.”

The AMC is also analyzing costs of applying a layer of polymer over the RCC roads to reduce wear and tear. Another anti-skid layer along with a special layer to reduce heat is also being finalized by the AMC. “Generally concrete roads over time get smoother and shiny and may even cause glares,” the official said. “A special layer will prevent this. Another problem is wearing off of tyres owing to the heat. A chemical layer to reduce temperatures would be applied to the RCC roads.”

“The minimum road width should be 60 feet. Utility pipelines will be covered with special blocks so that digging of roads is not required for repairs,” the official added.

Pune has many stretches of roads converted to RCC. These are much better than the current ones which tend to melt during the summers. But converting roads to RCC is like testing public's patience. Hope they do this at a quick pace.

[gandhi.rushabh1992]

X-posting

Originally Posted by GUJ

Shree Balaji Hotel - At Tapovan Circle, Ahmedabad.