A year after Central government approval and funding, work on this flyover — meant to ease Margao's chronic ring-road congestion — had not even begun, stuck awaiting a formal No Objection Certificate from South Western Railway since the alignment crosses railway property.
On record
The official record states: "PWD officials said "the process of floating the tender will come only after the SWR gives the NOC, since the flyover alignment passes through railway property," with the NOC still pending review at SWR headquarters in Hubballi and New Delhi."
Filed as "Never opened — construction not yet started" and dated to Proposed November 2023; approved May 2024; no construction as of May 2025, this entry sits under the "₹95 crore (Central Road and Infrastructure Fund)" line of the public accounts.
What to expect
- Pillars reaching skyward with no deck to justify them.
- A signboard promising an opening date that has since passed, unbothered.
- Traffic queuing patiently beneath the unfinished span.
- Rebar exposed where the road was meant to continue.
Sourcing
1 public source — news reports, RTI replies and civic archives — corroborate this entry. The citation trail is listed below for anyone who would like to follow up with the department concerned.
“A public work in the passive voice: mistakes were made, ribbons were cut.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews
“Dragged my partner here on our anniversary, for reasons I stand by. It is progressing at the speed of committee.”
“Arrived just as a maintenance crew was arriving too. Worth the trip if only to confirm it is real.”
“Walked the full length of it out of sheer stubbornness. The estimate and the expenditure are no longer on speaking terms.”