₹590-crore second-phase development of Vyttila Mobility Hub in doldrums
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₹590-crore second-phase development of Vyttila Mobility Hub in doldrums

The Hindu  

The ₹590-crore second-phase development works of the Vyttila Mobility Hub are in the doldrums, around a decade after a plan was readied to implement it with private participation. The Vyttila Mobility Hub Society, tasked with making optimal use of the sprawling 25-acre premises as a prime inter-modal hub where buses, metro trains, and ferries converge, has so far achieved little after commissioning the first phase of a bus terminal over a decade and a half ago. With much of the land on the eastern side of Vyttila Junction remaining underutilised and weed-infested, official sources attributed the inordinate delay in finalising the second-phase development works to the inability of VMHS to seek a loan—unless the society is re-registered as a company. ₹10-crore project Faced with commuter ire and public criticism over the slack upkeep of the premises and the uncertainty surrounding the second-phase development of the State’s first inter-modal hub, VMHS has belatedly readied a ₹10-crore project to renovate the existing infrastructure at the hub, which is used daily by tens of thousands of bus, auto, metro, and Water Metro commuters.

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‘Transit-oriented development-based LAP will help decongest Vyttila’
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Transit-oriented development-based LAP will help decongest Vyttila’

The Hindu  

The transit-oriented development -based local-area plan for Vyttila that Kochi Corporation has mulled can effectively address long-standing issues faced by motorists, pedestrians, and others in and around Kerala’s biggest junction if implemented professionally, experts have said. The proposed LAP, the first of its kind in Kerala, would hopefully resolve issues at the poorly planned Vyttila Junction, where chaotic traffic and …

Demand to relocate auto stands that choke key junctions in Kochi grows louder
7 months ago

Demand to relocate auto stands that choke key junctions in Kochi grows louder

The Hindu  

With the previous norm of one autorickshaw stand at each junction expanding to multiple stands at different sides of the same junction, non-governmental organisations and others are urging civic and enforcement agencies to tackle the obstructive parking of autorickshaws and buses at junctions. Pratapan, secretary of the Vyttila Vikasana Samiti, said they were further congesting the junctions, where vehicular movement …

Kerala: Ride to Vyttila hub bumpy, private bus operators mull protest
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: Ride to Vyttila hub bumpy, private bus operators mull protest

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : Amid the heavy rain that has lashed the city over the past few days, large potholes have dotted the entrance to the Vyttila Mobility Hub from the Tripunithura side, providing a harrowing time to commuters and bus operators. Under the circumstances, private bus operators have threatened to launch a protest, unless the authorities take urgent steps to fill …

Redevelopment of Vyttila Junction hangs in the balance
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Redevelopment of Vyttila Junction hangs in the balance

The Hindu  

Uncertainty hangs over the redevelopment of Vyttila Junction in order to end the worsening traffic chaos, with the PWD that built a six-lane flyover over three years ago at what is the biggest junction in Kerala, and other agencies not coming up with any concrete proposal in this regard. Apart from motorists, Vyttila Vikasana Samiti, Vyttila Bus Terminal Neighbours’ Association, …

Vytilla Mobility Hub phase-II in 2 stages
6 years, 1 month ago

Vytilla Mobility Hub phase-II in 2 stages

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The '590-crore Vytilla Mobility Hub second phase project will be implemented in two stages so as to avoid inordinate delay in its execution. First we’ll take up construction of the city service terminal, Vytilla Metro station and connected facilities, Regional bus terminal and the Water Metro terminal. The construction works will be taken up while retaining the operations at …

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