The demolition work of Pachpaoli Road over Bridge (RoB) has finally started on Sunday night. The demolition commenced from Kamal Talkies Square side. The contractor engaged for demolition work is using excavators, crushers and gas-cutters for dismantling the bridge. The road under the RoB is now open for traffic movement and to avoid traffic jam, the demolition work is taking place during night time. PWD will construct a new flyover as a replacement for the existing bridge from Kamal Talkies Square and it will connect to the longest flyover of the city that will stretch till Dighori. The RoB, constructed between 1992 and 1994 over the Nagpur-Howrah rail line, is making way for the city’s longest upcoming flyover.

 

The new bridge is part of a larger infrastructure upgrade aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving connectivity across Nagpur. Nagpur has seen a trend of replacing old bridges with new flyovers in recent years. It began with the demolition of the British-era bridge linking Central Avenue to Kingsway, which made way for the iconic cable-stayed Ramjhula. This was followed by the removal of the Chhatrapati flyover on Wardha Road, replaced by a double-decker bridge from Ajni to near the airport. Thereafter, the Railway Station bridge was also demolished. Now, the Pachpaoli bridge is undergoing demolition. Next in line is the British-era bridge at Ajni Railway Station, which will also be replaced by a cable-stayed structure. Construction of a new bridge at that location has already begun.