New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) The Delhi government has approved construction of a four kilometres long flyover on SSN Marg in Chhatarpur area with an aim to decongest traffic in south Delhi, PWD minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Tuesday.
The Public Works Department (PWD) had last year begun the process for a feasibility study to construct a flyover on the road.
“The stretch is heavily congested due to a mix of slow-moving vehicles and cross movements during peak and non-peak hours. There also several farmhouses and religious structures due to which there is heavy footfall. The projet has been approved and soon a tender will be floated to hire a company,” Singh said.
Surrounded by busy commercial areas and the constant movement of buses, cars, autos,
two-wheelers, and pedestrians, this key South Delhi road stretch has turned into a traffic nightmare even during non-peak hours.
“The PWD plans to construct an integrated transit corridor to decongest the entire area. The corridor will include the construction of a flyover, slip roads, and an underpass or foot overbridge to facilitate pedestrian movement,” he added.
The heavily congested four-kilometre stretch of Sant Shri Baba Nagpalji (SSN) Marg between the Anuvrat Marg intersection and DLF farms is mostly used by commuters travelling to Gurugram, Delhi airport, Vasant Kunj and other parts of South Delhi.
Currently, there are three traffic signals along the Anuvrat Marg, approximately 200 metres ahead of the Chhatarpur Mandir intersection.
In June last year, the PWD minister visited the Chhatarpur assembly constituency on the request of area MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar. During the visit, PWD officials were directed to come up with a plan to decongest the areas.
“The road width varies from 27 to 30 metres, due to encroachments on the road and there are several commercial establishments. So there are a few challenges, which will be cleared after the detailed project report is prepared,” an official said.
The road stretch also has several trees for which the consultant will provide details on the number of trees to be felled and the ones that can be saved by transplanting, officials said. PTI SSM NB
