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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

Is flyover a long-term and

sustainable mobility solution?

A Transportation Systems Engineering perspective

It’s a common

misconception that
building flyovers can
solve traffic congestion,
but in reality, they merely

shift the point of traffic
congestion. Ashish Verma,
Professor & Convenor and
Rohit Singh Nitwal Ph.D.

Scholar, IISc Sustainable Ashish Verma Rohit Singh Nitwal
Transportation Lab ( IST
Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science,
Bengaluru point out that the ultimate goal of transportation

planning is to create a transportation system that supports
economic development, enhances quality of life, and provides
safe and reliable access for all users.

lyovers are designed to important to ask the right questions From transportation systems
follow a vehicle-centric to ensure that the solutions are engineering perspective, we will
approach, which is effective and sustainable. One key see why flyover is not a long-term
opposite to the core question to ask is how much person and unstainable mobility solution.
principle of the National capacity will be added per unit of
FUrban Transport Policy investment made. Another important First, we shall initially delve into the
(NUTP), which focuses on moving consideration is how much person transportation planning processes
people rather than vehicles. capacity will be added per unit of and the core principles that ought
Additionally, flyovers often fail to space width created. Additionally, to be adhered to when tackling
account for the network effects it’s important to evaluate the impact urban mobility issues. We will then
and environmental impacts on fossil fuel consumption and air conduct a basic analysis of the
of transport, such as tailpipe and noise pollution. By answering proposed Sankey Road flyover and
emissions, energy requirements, these questions in an unbiased widening project in Bengaluru in
and ecological impact. manner backed by scientific data terms of its potential to mitigate
and evaluation, we can arrive at a
When reviewing proposals holistic solution to urban mobility traffic congestion, using it as a
for transport improvement, it’s problems. case study.

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