A 220-metre flyover meant to ease chronic Khalini-Talland congestion has failed to move past tendering for years; CPWD has floated tenders four times, each cancelled or restarted after technical design revisions.
On record
The official record states: "Officials cited the need for repeated "inspections and technical design revisions" for cancelling successive tenders."
Filed as "Never started construction — stuck in repeated tendering 4+ years" and dated to First proposed 2021 (Smart City Mission); not under construction as of May 2025 (4th tender), this entry sits under the "₹17.97 crore" 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.
“The plan was sound; the ground, the funding, and the follow-up were not consulted.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews
“Came with my walking group, who now bring everyone here. It has been re-inaugurated more times than I have visited.”
“Visited on a rare free evening in Shimla. The budget document is visibly thicker than the deck.”
“Took the metro out here specifically, which was its own adventure. It is 'temporarily' closed, in the municipal sense of temporary.”