PWD planning to make 2 new underpasses at choke points

Plan to ease congestion hot spots

- Snehil Sinha

NEW DELHI: The Public Works Department (PWD) is planning to construct underpasses to decongest two of the busiest intersections in the Capital — Peeragarhi Chowk in west Delhi, and Andheria Mor in south Delhi.

PWD minister Parvesh Verma told HT that he directed officials to prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) for the underpasses, for which an agency will be hired soon.

"I have asked the department to get DPRs prepared for underpasses at both these choke points. I have received multiple complaints about daily traffic jams. I have also asked the department to share alternate plans of what are the feasible solutions to the traffic problem at these points, so that the budget can be allocated accordingly. We will be taking up all such congestion points around PWD roads gradually," Verma said.