New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Delhi government plans to decongest four key road stretches in South and North Delhi by constructing flyovers and underpasses, officials said on Friday.
The Public Works Department’s (PWD) integrated road corridor project includes the construction of flyovers at Mehrauli-Mahipalpur Road- including Aruna Asaf Ali Road, at Kanti Nagar bridge intersection, a flyover in Bawana and near Kanjhawala Chowk, totalling around 34 kilometres of road stretch decongestion.
“Traffic at these intersections experiences heavy traffic flow, resulting in frequent traffic jams. Construction of an underpass or flyover appears to be a feasible traffic movement. A tender has been floated in this regard,” a PWD official said.
The Mehrauli-Mahipalpur road connecting to Aruna Asaf Ali Road near the JNU campus is approximately a 9 km long stretch. To ease traffic congestion on this stretch, the department plans to construct a flyover, an underpass and a U-turn under the flyover.
“Between Kanti Nagar bridge and Telco T-point, which is connected to Mahipalpur road, approximately 6 km in length, also faces traffic due to slow-moving vehicles. At this point of congestion, the PWD plans to construct a flyover,” officials added.
In North Delhi’s Bawana Road, several complaints regarding heavy congestion due to the mix of slow-moving vehicles and cross movement during peak and even in non-peak hours cause heavy traffic congestion, officials said. This 9 km stretch will also be decongested after the construction of a flyover.
The PWD plans to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a flyover from Kanjhawala Chowk to Mangolpuri on Outer Ring Road in North Delhi at a cost of Rs 3.44 crore. The study will be conducted for a period of four to five months to decongest a stretch of approximately 10 km in length.
Recently, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh held a review meeting with officials for the ongoing integrated transit corridor development projects of the government.
“Instructions were given in the meeting that the design work for flyovers, underpasses, foot overbridges, and other structures should be completed in a time-bound manner in accordance with the standards of the Indian Roads Congress,” Singh said after the meeting.
Under the feasibility studies, which will be conducted at a cost of Rs 7.30 crore, surveys will be carried out to determine the kind of corridor improvement work that can be carried out, including an underpass, flyover, or both, as the goal of decongestion.
As per the plan, apart from carrying out surveys of buildings and encroachments, consultants will also conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the plan by taking into account the economic costs, environmental costs, and social costs in implementing the scheme. PTI SSM SSM HIG HIG
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