The completion deadline for the Naroda Patiya flyover, which is set to become Ahmedabad's longest at 2.5 kilometers, has been extended yet again. Originally scheduled for completion by July this year, the project will now continue until June 2027. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) standing committee addressed the delay during its meeting on Thursday.
Penalty and New Timeline
Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel stated, "The contractor has been penalized Rs 50 lakh for the delay, and the new deadline has been fixed for June 2027. Orders have been issued to complete the work within this new deadline."
According to the extension proposal approved by the committee, the contractor delayed the project due to various reasons, including a dispute over forest land, execution delays, and shifting of underground utilities. Consequently, the contractor was penalized. The previous deadline extension until December 2026 also passed, leading to the new deadline of June next year.
Project Background
An AMC official explained that in 2021, the AMC proposed three flyovers in the eastern region: from Memco BRTS towards Naroda Highway, from Naroda Junction towards Chiloda, and from Naroda Junction via Devi Cinema towards Chiloda Circle. The state government gave in-principle approval to merge these into a single integrated flyover. At the roads and buildings committee meeting on August 23, 2021, approval was granted for a 2.5 km-long flyover from Naroda Patiya to Galaxy Crossroads at a cost of Rs 197.98 crore. Work commenced on July 17, 2023, with a deadline of 36 months, making the official completion date July 16, 2026. As of April 1, 2025, only 36.80% of the work was completed, and the project faced repeated delays due to various reasons.
Forest Land Acquisition
The official added that building the flyover involves acquiring 1.3 hectares of forest land. It is also mandatory to provide the department equivalent land elsewhere in the state. In response to the forest department's demand, a proposal by the AMC to allocate two plots in the Isanpur West town planning scheme to the forest department was approved by the standing committee in November 2025.
