Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Agartala flyover

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The result was keep. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 23:25, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Agartala flyover[edit]

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A plain overpass, fails WP:GNG and WP:NOTNEWS, no lasting notability established by the references which are merely standard news items (nearly every construction project will get mentioned in local media but that doesn't make it notable). P 1 9 9 ✉ 14:35, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the nom may not have read the article carefully because the subject is not a "plain overpass" but a 2.26 km flyover (a kind of elevated highway) that presumably allows a driver to bypass some significant surface traffic in India where traffic is often brutal. We routinely cover highways and significant streets in the US and other countries with stand alone articles and this is a combination of those two types of pages. I'm not aware of any merge target here but if there is a page on a highway or street this could be merged into, or perhaps this can be built out more, as it is a new page. In general I see no benefit to deleting pages on significant public infrastructure. This is not promotional and no one profits from the page except the reader that wants to know about the topic. There is plenty of spam to focus our deletion efforts on, we don't need to target useful info on significant public infrastructure. Legacypac (talk) 15:35, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- The length by itself doesn't make it notable. As it is now, there is nothing here that warrants an article IMO. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 17:59, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The length is very relevent because you incorrectly termed it a "plain overpass" which suggests it just goes over a highway. This is a much bigger chunk of infrastructure. Legacypac (talk) 15:37, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep seems to have a fair bit of coverage in reliable sources. Polyamorph (talk) 19:44, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The nomination is nonsense, none of the sources in the article are "local". They are all national news sources in India. SpinningSpark 21:56, 12 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 15:28, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 15:28, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

All three refs mention the personal involvement of the chief minister for the state. Evidently a significant road project 2.25 km of elevated two lane road. Legacypac (talk) 15:42, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep--Significant public infrastructure and the first in the state.I fail to understand how a flyover is a plain overpass and how national media units could be percieved as local media. ~ Winged Blades^Godric 03:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep--Per User:Winged Blades of Godric. Bingobro (Chat) 05:05, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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