Crucial flyover repairs to leave Delhi commuters in the lurch

NEW DELHI: Commuters using key traffic corridors at Wazirabad, Outer Ring Road and Mathura Road are set to face traffic snarls in the upcoming months as the Public Works Department (PWD) undertakes crucial road-strengthening works at some of the city’s busiest flyovers, officials of the department said.

- Snehil Sinha

To be sure, the exact timelines of the works were not shared, as the imposition of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) during high levels of pollution in winter may also curb the activity.

The works will be carried out on flyovers at Shastri Park, Seelampur, Gokulpuri, Rani Jhansi and Modi Mill, among others, they said.

“The sanctioned works include resurfacing, cold milling and structural strengthening of key flyovers that connect dense residential areas with major arterial roads. The PWD has been tasked with implementing the projects within a strict deadline and regular updates on the work also needs to be given,” a PWD official said, requesting anonymity.

The projects, cleared under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), form a part of a larger ₹803.39-crore allocation approved by the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) for 152 projects under the PWD in Delhi this year.