Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 22: In a significant initiative to make traffic smooth and safe in the Vijaypur area of Jammu Division, the construction work of the proposed 2-lane Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Railway Level Crossing No. S-51 commenced today, 23rd August 2026.
On this occasion, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma was present as the chief guest, along with Hon’ble MLA Shri Surjit Singh Slathia who was present as the special guest. On this occasion, senior railway officers of Jammu Division, officers of Samba District Administration and a large number of local citizens were also present.
This railway crossing is an extremely busy crossing of Vijaypur, where due to frequent closure of the gate for movement of trains during the day, traffic jams for hours occur, causing great difficulty to school children, patients and the general public. For a permanent solution to this problem, this ROB has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Railways.
Salient features of the project:
The total length of this ROB will be approximately 860 meters and average width will be 9 meters, which will allow smooth movement of two-lane traffic. Its construction will directly benefit the Vijaypur-Samba region. The traffic jam at the railway crossing will be completely eliminated, the possibility of accidents at the crossing will end, time and fuel will be saved and connectivity with the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway will become smoother, faster and safer. |
