Lok Sabha Question No. 2188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: ROBs and RUBs in Tirupati Parliament Segment
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2188

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2025

## ROBs AND RUBs IN TIRUPATI PARLIAMENT SEGMENT

## 2188. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)     the  details  of  all  pending  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and Road Under Bridges (RUBs) projects in Tirupati Parliament Segment;
- (b)     the reasons for the pendency of these projects;
- (c)    whether the Government has taken any steps to expedite their completion;
- (d)     if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)    whether the Government proposes any new ROB and RUB projects in the Tirupati Parliament Segment; and
- (f)       if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (f): Sanctioning of works of Road over Bridge (ROB) / Road under  Bridge (RUB)  in lieu of Level  crossings (LCs) is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Such works are  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its  impact  on  safety  in  train operations,  mobility  of  trains  &  impact  for  road  users  and feasibility etc.

Nos. of ROBs/RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-24 is as under:

| Period   | ROBs/RUBs constructed           |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4,148 Nos.                      |
| 2014-24  | 11,945 Nos. (about three times) |

As on 01.02. 2025, 4344 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of ₹ 97,422 crore on Indian Railways including 282 Nos. of  Road  Over  Bridge  (ROB)/Road  Under  Bridge  (RUB)  works  at cost of ₹ 9455 crore in the state of Andhra Pradesh, which are at various  stage  of  planning  and  execution.  During  2014-24,  total 743 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs were constructed in the state of Andhra Pradesh including 08 Nos. ROBs/RUBs in Tirupati Parliamentary constituency.

During 2024-25 (upto Jan'25), 827 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs have been  constructed  on  Indian  Railways  including    29  Nos.  of ROBs/RUBs in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

11 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned in Tirupati Parliamentary  constituency,  which  are  at  various  stages  of planning and execution etc.

Completion & commissioning of ROB/RUB works depend on various  factors  like  consent  of  State  Govt  in  closure  of  LC, finalisation of approach alignment, approval of General Arrangement Drawing (GAD), land acquisition, removal of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances  from  various  authorities, law  and  order  situation  in the area of project / work sites,  number of working months in a year for particular project / work sites due to climatic conditions  etc.  All  these  factors  affect  the  completion  time  of the projects / works.

Railways  have  taken  following  measures  to  expedite  the progress of ROB/RUB works: (i)    Joint  survey  with  concerned  State  Govt./Road  Owning Authority  is  done  before  finalizing  the  General  Arrangement Drawing  (GAD) to ensure smooth execution. (ii)  Periodic  meetings  of  Railway  &  State  Government  officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works. (iii) Standardization of superstructure  drawings  for various combinations of span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion has  been  done  to  avoid  delays  during  the  design approval.  This  has  been  issued  in  the  form  of  compendium, which  can  be  directly  adopted  for  Road  Over  Bridge  across Railway lines for expeditious planning. (iv)  ROB/RUB  works  are  planned  to  be  executed  on  a  single entity  basis  by  Railway  wherever  possible.  In  case  any  Road Owning  authority/State  Govt.  wants,  then  Railway  may  permit them to execute the work on a single entity basis. *****