3 flyovers planned to decongest Outer Ring Road in Delhi, feasibility study expected to cost Rs 10 crore

“This comes under the Delhi government’s overall decongestion plan. Currently, these stretches see heavy traffic jams on daily basis during both peak and non peak hours…Also, these stretches connect the neighbouring cities and Outer Delhi to Central Delhi,” said a senior PWD official.

Under the proposed plan, PWD is planning to construct a flyover from Kanjhawala Chowk to Mangolpuri on the Outer Ring Road. This will connect to the Urban Extension Road 2 (UER), which was recently opened for public use. “Currently, there are three traffic signals at Kanjhawala Chowk UER -II, Rohini Sector 22 (Begumpur), Y-Block Mangolpuri and Pathar Market junction, and the total road length covered under the project is around 10 kilometres,” says the the project plan.

The second flyover is being planned along the supplementary drain starting near Keshopur Depot to the Haiderpur area on the Outer Ring Road. The length of this stretch is around 17.5 km.

Meanwhile, the third elevated corridor is being planned from Sagarpur to Mayapuri Chowk. The 4.3-km stretch is one of the busiest routes, which sees heavy traffic jams, said officials.

Officials said that the stretch is located close to the boundary wall of the Tihar Jail complex. In addition to that, a high-tension power line is running across the road stretch where the flyover is being planned. “There are around 300 trees on this stretch. Under this feasibility study, all these details will be under review to understand whether these have to or can be safely transplanted. The selected consultancy will submit a report based on which further decision will be taken,” said an official.