A 4.03-kilometre six-lane overbridge corridor on Ahmedabad’s SG Highway has been opened to traffic, connecting the Karnavati side with the Sarkhej-Sanand intersection and offering a new elevated route for vehicles travelling towards and from Gandhinagar, according to Gujarat Samachar – Ahmedabad.
The corridor was inaugurated by the Union Home Minister. Its opening is expected to benefit between 1.5 lakh and 2 lakh motorists who use the route every day. The overbridge is intended to reduce delays at several heavily used junctions, including the YMCA crossing, Honest Cross Road in Prahladnagar and the Karnavati Club junction.
The elevated route begins after vehicles cross the Pakwan Bridge and can be accessed through the ISKCON Bridge. For motorists travelling from the Karnavati side towards the Sarkhej-Sanand intersection, the corridor provides exit ramps at Karnavati, Honest Cross Road and the YMCA area. In the opposite direction, vehicles can enter the overbridge through ramps near the YMCA Cross Road, Honest Cross Road and Karnavati.
The arrangement is designed to allow vehicles making longer journeys along the SG Highway to remain on the elevated corridor rather than stopping at the junctions below. The newly opened route therefore changes how traffic moves through a series of intersections that have been described in the report as regular stopping points for motorists.
A key feature of the project is its inverted-T structural design. The bridge has been built on single pillars, leaving the road space below open on both sides. According to the report, this design provides a wider and more open carriageway beneath the elevated structure while allowing traffic to use the overbridge above.
The corridor’s ramp layout is central to its operation. Vehicles approaching from the Karnavati side can climb onto the bridge after the Pakwan and ISKCON sections, while vehicles travelling in the reverse direction have corresponding access points near the YMCA, Prahladnagar and Karnavati areas. These connections are intended to serve traffic entering and leaving the elevated route at different points along the corridor.
The overbridge’s opening comes as Ahmedabad’s western transport corridors carry large volumes of daily traffic between residential, commercial and institutional areas. The SG Highway is also an important route for movement towards Gandhinagar and the city’s western outskirts. The immediate effect of the new corridor will depend on how motorists use the ramps and how traffic is distributed between the elevated road and the surface carriageway.
With the corridor now open, motorists can use the new connection between Karnavati and the Sarkhej-Sanand intersection. The project’s stated traffic benefit will be measured through the movement of vehicles along the elevated route and the junctions below it.
