First 3-deck track in Jaipur

Jaipur, October 10: India’s first three-deck elevated track, costing around Rs 200 crore, will be constructed with a metro line on top to ease traffic congestion on busy Ajmer Road, officials said.

A total 2.95 km elevated track, which will include a four-lane 1.6 km double-decker road (connecting Sodala to Civil lines), will be constructed from Gopalpura Badi to Sushilpura on Ajmer Road, they said.

The ground level would be used for light vehicular traffic and Bus Rapid Transit System, while the first level will be for heavy vehicles. On deck three, a metro track will be laid.

The project will be Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, which has signed an agreement with Jaipur Development Authority yesterday.

—Agencies