Phase-I of Shimla Smart City project almost over.

June 21, 2022

According to the executing agency, the first phase of the Shimla Smart City project —Which will connect Vikas Nagar to Chhota Shimla through a network of lifts, foot overbridges and skywalk — will be completed by June-end.
Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation (RRTSDC) is executing the project.
The three-phased project will comprise works of three lifts and three foot overbridges.
The work on the second phase in terms of designs, etc, has begun.
The next two phases will be completed in 18 months. Once the project is over, it will ease traffic on the steep, congested and busy Vikasnagar-Chhota Shimla road.
Besides, the corporation is executing a few other major Smart City projects in the city, including a lift from Lakkar Bazar to the Mall Road and an escalator at Jakhu.