The city’s first underpass connecting Rose Garden in Sector 16 with Sector 17 here was opened on Wednesday evening.
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore inaugurated the underpass, which will allow visitors to travel directly between Rose Garden and Sector 17 without crossing Jan Marg, one of the busiest roads in Chandigarh.
Around 70 mt-long and 12 mt-wide underpasses is constructed at a cost of Rs 9 crore as a part of the rejuvenation plan for the Sector 17 Plaza.
An amphitheatre, cycle and golf cart ramps are some of the unique features of this project. Apart from this, the underpass will allow the art students to draw painting, murals and make sculptures.
Notably, both Rose Garden and Sector 17 Plaza have huge tourism potential and the underpass project is aimed at providing better connectivity between the two sites and also, to facilitate people to visit both the areas without facing any traffic chaos.
According to a study conducted, about 42488 vehicles cross the Jan Marg from both directions of the stretch every day, while only 133 pedestrians use it. Around 21,244 vehicles ply in one direction at Jan Marg during the 10-hours of daylight.
These vehicles include about 603 buses, 1,476 three-wheelers, 10,040 cars, 7,847 two-wheelers and 1,145 bicycle or rickshaws.
