The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has proposed widening the road from Sarangpur Circle to the DCP Zone-3 office from 18 metres to 30 metres, a move that will require 17 properties to be razed as part of the Kalupur railway station redevelopment project.
The civic body has issued a public notice under Section 210 of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, inviting objections and suggestions from the public on the proposed road widening. The plan will add 2,965 square metres to the existing road corridor.
The affected stretch is a key approach to Kalupur railway station. According to officials cited in the report, shops located along the road have been issued notices to hand back spaces that had been allotted through permits. The proposal therefore affects both the physical alignment of the road and the continued occupation of commercial spaces along it.
The road widening is being undertaken in connection with the redevelopment of Kalupur railway station. Once the station redevelopment is complete, approximately 3.12 lakh passengers are expected to use the station every day, according to the information provided by officials. The anticipated increase in passenger movement has become the stated basis for creating wider transit routes around the station.
The proposed change would increase the road width by 12 metres, or two-thirds of its existing width. The additional land being merged into the road amounts to 2,965 square metres, while the number of properties identified for demolition is 17. The civic notice provides the formal mechanism for affected parties and other members of the public to submit their objections and suggestions.
Officials said the wider route is intended to support movement around the redeveloped station and reduce congestion in the surrounding areas. The proposal places road capacity and station access within the same redevelopment framework, linking the railway project’s future passenger volume to changes in the adjoining urban street network.
The public notice under Section 210 of the GPMC Act is the current formal step disclosed in the report. The supplied information does not specify the deadline for objections, the compensation or rehabilitation terms for affected property holders, or the construction schedule for the widened road. Further action will depend on the civic process following the invitation for objections and suggestions.
