Agencies Identify Key Traffic Issues, Remedies for Ring Rd

Decongesting S Delhi lifeline

- Karn Pratap Singh

NEW DELHI: Work is underway to remedy traffic woes on the Ring Road, traffic police said on Wednesday, highlighting that fixes in three of 10 issues they identified in a joint survey with the Public Works Department (PWD) on April 18 have been implemented.

They said they will share a report of a follow-up survey done by them with PWD and other agencies concerned, to implement fixes recommended on the key road.

The problems and solutions identified by the police and PWD pertained to widening the road near the AIIMS loop, shifting the Safdarjung hospital bus stand, installing directional signage before AIIMS, Barapullah Flyway and INA (market) loops, and addressing the bottleneck issue near Raj Nagar, Hyatt and Moti Bagh flyovers.

"Our joint inspection was aimed at identifying issues that were contributing to the traffic chaos on both carriageways of the Ring Road between the Safdarjung Hospital and Dhaula Kuan in south Delhi, and finding solutions," said deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi Traffic) Rajeev Kumar.