Ranchi RIMS flyover and underpass proposed to ease ambulance traffic jams
Jharkhand's health department has asked the roads department to act on a flyover or underpass at RIMS Ranchi so ambulances and staff can move without traffic delays.
The Jharkhand health department has proposed a flyover or underpass at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi to ease congestion for patients and ambulances, ETV Bharat reported on 12 October 2026.
Ajay Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, wrote to the Principal Secretary of the Road Construction Department seeking necessary action, with a copy to the RIMS director.
According to the report, a road toward Kokar runs through the RIMS campus, so hospital traffic and general vehicles share the same road. This disrupts movement inside the campus, including ambulances carrying critical patients. The trauma centre, super-specialty departments and other units are in different locations and need better links.
Proposed measures
- A flyover or underpass connecting the northern and southern parts of the campus for doctors, staff and ambulances.
- A separate flyover and road for vehicles going from the RIMS gate on Bariatu Road toward Kokar, so they avoid entering the campus.
The department has not yet announced approval, budget or a construction start date.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
If built, the proposal could reduce delays for ambulances reaching the hospital's emergency and trauma units.
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