Karwar: The proposed flyover between London Bridge and RTO office, on National Highway-66, in Karwar, has been seeing opposition from educational institutes and elected representatives.
Work on the four-lane National Highway-66 between Kundapur in Udupi district and Majali village in Karwar taluk is in full swing.
A Mumbai based company IRB has been given the project to complete. Though, the project took initially some time to begin, it is now being completed on war footing.
The National Highway Authority of India officials, before laying of blueprint of the project had consulted local officials and then decided on constructing flyovers and tunnels at specific places. The stretch between London Bridge and RTO office is also part of that plan.
Work on the laying of four lane from Kodibag to deputy commissioner’s office is also being implemented at a fast pace. The work on laying ducts for drainage and laying of electric cables is being done at present.
The IRB Company had almost completed the laying of 300 metre long highway stretch in front of Devekar Commerce College and the preparations for constructing the proposed flyover were on, the sources said.
The proposed flyover is coming at a place where education institutes are housed namely, Devekar College, Karnataka University PG Centre and Vivekananda High school.
These educational institutes have been opposing the flyover as the students have to either pedal their cycle or ride their bikes for almost 1.5 km to take deviation and return to institutes as the company is planning to lay dividers on the middle of road that cannot be jumped.
There is no clarity on the starting and end points of the flyover.
Ihe flyover is constructed till RTO office it is going to affect the students, alleged the authorities of educatioanl institutes.
To avoid difficulties to students, the company should construct underpasses at all the places where there are educational institues, said a Devekar College teacher, B H Naik.
"If they don’t heed to our demand we will be forced to stage protest at DC’s office. Student’s safety should be our top priority", he said.