Kejriwal government to build a 6-lane flyover between Punjabi Bagh & Raja Garden to decongest roads for lacs of Delhi-NCR commuters
Kejriwal Government approves corridor development and flyover projects worth Rs 724.36 crores
These development projects will help in eliminating the traffic problems in major parts of the city by increasing the capacity and strength of the existing roads- Dy CM Manish Sisodia
Our aim is to decongest Delhi’s roads, beautify them and provide a better experience to commuters of Delhi and other states- Dy CM Manish Sisodia
NEW DELHI
Continuing its efforts to decongest traffic on city roads and provide hassle free movement to commuters, the Kejriwal Government approved projects worth Rs 724.36 crores for corridor and flyover development. The projects were approved by Deputy Chief Minister Shri Manish Sisodia in the meeting of the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) held on Tuesday. These projects include construction of a corridor between Punjabi Bagh flyover and Raja Garden flyover worth Rs 352.32 crores and a flyover between Anand Vihar RoB to Apsara Border RoB worth Rs 372.04 crores. Reviewing the details of the project, Shri Sisodia said, “Lakhs of commuters will benefit from the construction of this flyover and corridor. These projects will eliminate the traffic problems by increasing the capacity of the existing roads and make them safer.” He added that the Kejriwal government is working on war footing to identify traffic hotspots in the city and decongesting them. Our aim is to decongest Delhi’s roads, beautify them and provide a better experience to commuters of Delhi as well as those from other states.
Notably, the stretch between Raja Garden flyover and Punjabi Bagh flyover is an important part of the ring road connecting South Delhi, Gurgaon and other parts of NCR with North Delhi. Commuters face heavy traffic here during peak hours. The one way flyovers and low capacity intersections here lead to heavy traffic jams in the area creating problems for commuters as well as nearby residential colonies. In such a situation, a corridor development between Raja Garden flyover and Punjabi Bagh flyover will help in decongestion of traffic and will bring relief to lakhs of interstate commuters every day.
Key features of corridor development project between Raja Garden flyover and Punjabi Bagh flyover
-> Construction of 6 lane elevated corridor from ESI Hospital to existing Club Road Half Flyover and also making of existing club road half flyover from 2 lane to 6 lane.
-> Development of existing Moti nagar half flyover from two lane one way to 6 lane two way
-> Shifting of existing subway ramps near ESI hospital towards the service road on both sides of the carriageway.
-> Development of RCC drains, footpaths, strengthening and beautification of existing roads and artwork.
Construction of flyover between Anand Vihar and Apsara Border
-> Construction of 6 lane elevated corridor at a cost of Rs 372 crore
-> Construction of 2 up-down ramps to provide direct connectivity to the flyover to the people of the surrounding areas
-> Along with the flyover, cycle lanes and multi-utility zones etc. will also be constructed.
Due to the presence of the Interstate Bus Terminus and the railway station in Anand Vihar, it serves as an important transit location for the city. Along with this, the road is also the main route from North-East Delhi to Ghaziabad and Noida. Due to this the traffic load on the existing road has increased significantly. In view of this, the construction of a new flyover will make the traffic easier here.