GORAKHPUR, Oct. 31 -- Gorakhpur is set to get its 15th railway overbridge and flyover in seven years, with chief minister Yogi Adityanath scheduled to inaugurate the newly constructed Bhopa Bazar railway overbridge on Sunday. The bridge has been built at a cost of Rs.59.44 crore.

According to district officials, 14 bridges and flyovers have already been constructed and opened to the public across Gorakhpur over the past seven years at a combined cost of Rs.1,215.39 crore. With the inauguration of the Bhopa Bazar overbridge, the number of such structures will rise to 15.

The new overbridge has been constructed to address long-standing traffic congestion at the Bhopa Bazar railway crossing. Frequent closure of the railway gate had been ca...