Gaurav Path is an

expressway Expressway may refer to: * Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. * Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional s ...

in Piplod,

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It was designed and constructed by the

Surat Municipal Corporation Surat Municipal Corporation is the local civic body responsible for the administration of Surat, Gujarat which has come into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. The Surat Municipal Corporation was established on 2 October 1966 ...

as a part of a plan to connect

City with its

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

, Magdalla Sea Port and Dumas Village. The expressway replaced the prior Surat-Dumas Road and is one of the best examples of Town and City Planning in India. This expressway has three travel lanes in each direction, two service lanes and a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) lane in each direction. There are only two exits, the SVNIT Circle at Icchanath and Kargil Chowk at Piplod. It was designed to meet international standards and was integrated with BRTS. There is a study being carried out on IPTS (Integrated Public Transport System) by CES which is supported by the GIDB (Gujarat Industrial development Board). There are several illuminated bus stops either side of the expressway, which can be accessed through paved, broad footpaths. These footpaths divide the expressway with its service roads on either side. The road also features

robotic Robotics is an interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist human ...

street sweeping systems, operated by the Surat Municipal Corporation.

The starting point

Parle-Point - The actual widening of expressway starts from Simandhar Apartment

Traffic circles

* SVNIT Circle (Icchanath Circle) * Kargil Chowk (previously known as Piplod Circle)

Educational institutions

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology National Institute of Technology Surat (SVNIT or NIT Surat), is a public technical university established by the Parliament of India in 1961. It is one of 31 National Institutes of Technology in India recognized by the Government of India as a ...

, Kendriya Vidhyalaya Surat No:1, Shardayatan High School, Lancer Army School

Multiplexes, malls, restaurants and recreational places

Lakeview Garden, Floral Garden, Lakeview Restaurant, Nescafe Coffee Bar, Rajhans Cinema, Valentine Multiplex, Big Bazaar, ISCON Mall, Surat Central at Irish Mall, Lalbhai Contractor Cricket Stadium VR (Virtuous Retailers) mall, Rahul Raj Mall, Yoko Sizzlers and Croma at Ripple Mall, Vijay Sales (electronics mall), Shri Govardhannathji Ki Haveli, Domino's Pizza, Burger King, Subway, Mcdonalds File:Gaurav Path under water.jpg, 2006 Surat Flood, Submerged Gaurav Path File:GauravPath1.jpg, Gaurav Path, Day Time view File:Kargil Chowk.jpg, alt=Kargil chowk Circle, decorated with Garland of flowers on 26 July 2019 Kargil Vijay Diwas, Kargil Chowk Circle File:VR Mall 2.jpg, VR Mall Surat, Diwali Lighting File:Gaurav Path.jpg, Gaurav Path, During COVID-19 Lockdown 2020 File:Gaurav path in surat.JPG File:Gaurav Path 3.jpg, Gaurav Path at Night File:International Business Center, Piplod, Surat..jpg, International Business Centre

References

External links