The long-awaited four-lane flyover connecting Kanke Road with the Bariatu-Morabadi stretch was thrown open to traffic on Saturday morning.

Ranchi Municipal Corporation officials said the stretch will ease peak-hour congestion near Kanke Road junction and cut average travel time to HEC and Kokar by nearly 20 minutes.

Shopkeepers along the route welcomed the move but asked for better parking near Firayalal Chowk.