A city of a central Indian state. The project is to develop the city's traffic bottlenecks at a railway crossings, which affects thousands of daily commuters. It had been a long-standing demand of local residents, and the government approved it to address traffic bottlenecks in the area. The project is to be executed by the State Public Works Department (PWD), with a strict completion deadline of one year i.e. 31st July 2026. The PWD Chief Engineer has submitted technical approval for the project to be inaugurated in the third week of August 2026. This is taken pressure before the expected announcement of state elections in 2026. Ramesh has been selected as the project manager of this prestigious assignment on the basis of his professional competence and experience. While reviewing the approved design plans in preparation for execution, Ramesh identifies a serious flaw. The proposed alignment includes a sharp 90-degree turn, incorporated due to spatial constraints between an electrified railway line on one side and ongoing metro construction on the other. From a technical standpoint, Ramesh believes the design is unsafe. It increases the risk of vehicular accidents, and may lead to long-term inconvenience for road users. On this issue with the Chief Engineer. However, the Chief Engineer overrules the Ramesh concern. He states that the General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) has already been approved by the Bridge Engineering Department, in coordination with Indian Railways. He points out that revisiting the design at this stage shall result in project delays, increased expenditure, and unwanted political attention.