The pedestrian underpass at the court which links both the court complexes should be ready in a months time. Foundation stone was laid and work was commenced on March 18, 2013. The period for completion is 9 months which falls in December 2013. The contractor speaking to AAB said that they were on schedule and currently the Granite fitting is being undertaken and it should be completed in one month.
It must be noted that the work has progressed so much even when there were two elections MLA and Corporation during the same tenure.
Pedestrian Underpass near District Court across SH20 is being built at Estimated cost Rs.1,48,84,164/-
1. Estimated cost : Rs. 14884164.00
2. Contingencies 4% : Rs. 595366.56
3. Consultancy charges : Rs. 300000.00
TOTAL cost Rs. 1,57,79,530/-
The contract was awarded to G.Mastaniah, a Class-I contractor and the project will have to be completed in nine months.
The length of underpass would be 24 mts and the size of the vent 5.10mtsx2.90 mts. It would be provided with staircase
ramp approach on both sides and fitted with electrification/lighting, drain and sump tank for draining rain water, stainless steel hand rails, roofing with corrugated Fibre Re-inforced Plastic sheets over stairs and ramps, collapsible doors on either sides, ceramic tiles for the floor and Shiva gold granite tile for wall cladding.