Diversion of traffic during construction of road over bridge at Rasulgarh on NH-16

Bhubaneswar: Vehicular movement will be diverted to facilitate the construction of a road over bridge at Rasulgarh on NH-16 to accommodate a third railway line between Bhubaneswar and Mancheswar railway stations here, the Commissionerate Police-Bhubaneswar said today.

The proposed diversion plan is to come into force from November 25, until further orders.

The vehicles coming from Vanivihar side and intending to go towards Cuttack/Puri side shall not be allowed to ply on the Rasulgarh flyover bridge on NH-16. They shall avail the newly constructed road over bridge at VSS Nagar Square and proceed up to Palasuni Square by the service road through Rasulgarh Square, a notification of the Commisionerate Police mentioned.

“In order to facilitate the construction works for the benefit of commuters, there is need for diversion of the vehicles for free flow of traffic at the aforementioned road on NH-16 for safety and security of the commuters,” the official communiqué issued by Twin City Police Commissioner Saumyendra Kumar Priyadarshi stated.

“By the virtue of powers conferred U/s 28 of Odisha Urban Police Act, 2003 (Odisha Act 8 of 2007) and in pursuance to Regulation 36 of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate (Traffic and Public Order) Regulations 2008, it is hereby notified that during the construction work of ROB on NH-16 and subsequent traffic diversion plan submitted by Addl. General Manager (Project), Rail Vikash Nigam Limited (RVNL), Bhubaneswar diversion of the traffic shall be implemented,” the notification read.