Elevated roads in West Delhi

Construction of three new elevated roads in west Delhi is expected to start over the next one month. While two of these roads are part of a Rs.2,200-crore project to make Outer Ring Road signal-free, the public works department will also build a 1.6-km elevated road on Ring Road between Azadpur to Prembari Pul.
“Work has been awarded for all three elevated roads and construction will begin simultaneously. Each road will be 60 metres wide with a double carriageway,” said PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan. The elevated road at Azadpur will start after the underpass at Prembari Pul and end before the Azadpur railway overbridge. “This will reduce traffic congestion on Ring Road at Shalimar Bagh, Ashok Vihar, Pitampura, Wazirpur Industrial Area and Azadpur,” said a senior PWD official. A foot overbridge as well as bus lanes, a cycle track and rainwater harvesting measures are also part of the project.
The elevated road at Mukarba Chowk will fly over five major T-junctions on Outer Ring Road. Currently, long snarls are reported between the two major junctions, Madhuban Chowk and Mukarba Chowk, and the elevated road will cater to the thoroughfare crossing the stretch everyday. “It will reduce congestion at Pitampura, Prashant Vihar, Rohini Sectors 8, 9, 13, 14 & 19, Badli, Haiderpur and Shalimar Bagh,” said the PWD official. An FOB for pedestrians will also be constructed.
The other elevated road at Madhuban Chowk, which will cross over five major red lights, will also include two FOBs and benefit traffic movement near Mangolpuri.