This is Gujarat’s first multi-level railway-over-bridge and flyover connecting the east and west regions of the city on either side of the Surat Railway station.
At the lowest level is the single-lane bridge around 5.2 metres wide and 410.535 metres long, connecting Surat Railway Station to Sahara Darwaza which is 15 metres from the ground. In the middle is the bridge for traffic from ring road to Sahara Darwaza which is 563.120 metre long and rises 8.75 metres from the ground. The bridge for traffic returning from Sahara Darwaza to ring road is 523.3 metres long, and single-lane.
At the highest level is a two-lane bridge for traffic from Sahara Darwaza to Kadodara.
This mammoth consists of 747 pile foundations, 121 piers, 232 PSC (pre-stressed concrete girders), and 30 plate girders. In all, 14,257 metric tonnes of cement, 3860 metric tonnes of reinforced steel has been used.