Ahmedabad airport to get dedicated elevated access route to cut city traffic

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad is set to get dedicated entry and exit routes under a proposed elevated corridor designed to separate airport traffic from vehicles travelling through the city.

Sources familiar with the development said an elevated corridor has been proposed between Indira Bridge Circle and Flag Circle at the airport. The proposed route is intended to bypass traffic congestion at Ummed Circle while providing a more direct approach to the airport.

The planned corridor would separate airport-bound vehicles from traffic using the busy airport road, reported The Times of India.

A detailed road network plan has been prepared by the airport operator, following which initial meetings have been held with civic body officials.

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The proposed corridor has been divided into three stretches. One would fall within the airport boundary, while another would run between Flag Circle and Indira Bridge Circle. The third stretch is still being finalised.

According to the plan, the third section is expected to include two bridges across the Sabarmati along with ramps extending towards Indira Circle on the Gandhinagar side.

“The approach road from airport circle carries significant traffic, not just that of people moving from Gandhinagar and Hansol towards Shahibaug but also the other way round. This is over and above regular passenger traffic towards the airport. The existing arrangement results in airport-bound and through traffic converging on the same road,” a source told Times of India.

Conservative estimates suggest that at least 14,000 cars move in and out of SVPI Airport premises every day.

The plan also involves land currently under the Ministry of Defence. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and airport authorities had examined possible elevated corridors and alternative approach roads as far back as October 2025, when congestion around the airport was already being reviewed.

The latest road network plan is more detailed and also includes provisions for an airport cargo logistics centre and connections towards Indira Circle.

The proposed access system is aimed at separating airport traffic from local and through traffic and improving connectivity around one of Ahmedabad’s busiest transport nodes.