NEW DELHI: The public works department (PWD) is planning three new flyovers on the Najafgarh corridor in southwest Delhi to decongest the area. While the cabinet approval has been granted for appointment of consultants, PWD officials are planning two 2km-long flyovers and one 700m-long flyover which will help decongest the highly blocked area.
Confirming the news, PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan told TOI, "Approval has already been given for the appointment of consultants who will carry out a detailed feasibility and technical study. We are in the process of appointing consultants." The terms of reference (TOR) of this study had been recently cleared by DDA planning body, UTTIPEC.
A lot of development has taken place in the area in the past few years. Najafgarh was initially a small settlement, but has developed dramatically in the recent times. It also houses many unauthorized colonies in the area, said an official. Areas like Chhawla chowk, Dhansa road and Khaira chowk have become traffic bottlenecks with mixed traffic in the area.
"Najafgarh is now an entry point for a lot of areas and therefore, the vehicular traffic has gone up . The area has become congested and needs road engineering improvements urgently," said a PWD official.
For this, PWD has proposed the construction of 3 flyovers as part of its corridor improvement plan. While two flyovers, each of two kilometers length, have been proposed from Sai Mandir to Dhansa road and Dichaon Kalan DTC bus depot to Dhansa road, a 700m flyover has been proposed from Haibatpuran colony to Dhansa road, said a PWD source.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/PWD-mulls-3-flyovers-on-Najafgarh-corridor/articleshow/16619153.cms
Confirming the news, PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan told TOI, "Approval has already been given for the appointment of consultants who will carry out a detailed feasibility and technical study. We are in the process of appointing consultants." The terms of reference (TOR) of this study had been recently cleared by DDA planning body, UTTIPEC.
A lot of development has taken place in the area in the past few years. Najafgarh was initially a small settlement, but has developed dramatically in the recent times. It also houses many unauthorized colonies in the area, said an official. Areas like Chhawla chowk, Dhansa road and Khaira chowk have become traffic bottlenecks with mixed traffic in the area.
"Najafgarh is now an entry point for a lot of areas and therefore, the vehicular traffic has gone up . The area has become congested and needs road engineering improvements urgently," said a PWD official.
For this, PWD has proposed the construction of 3 flyovers as part of its corridor improvement plan. While two flyovers, each of two kilometers length, have been proposed from Sai Mandir to Dhansa road and Dichaon Kalan DTC bus depot to Dhansa road, a 700m flyover has been proposed from Haibatpuran colony to Dhansa road, said a PWD source.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/PWD-mulls-3-flyovers-on-Najafgarh-corridor/articleshow/16619153.cms
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