New Delhi: Delhi govt plans to complete two vital road projects this year: two flyovers as part of the double-decker viaducts on two upcoming Delhi Metro corridors. Senior officials said PWD minister Parvesh Verma recently sought details of these two projects, with specific instructions to complete them this year.While one viaduct is being constructed between Bhajanpura and Yamuna Vihar on the upcoming Maujpur-Majlis Park metro corridor, the other facility is being built between Azadpur and Rani Jhansi Road intersection on GT Road as part of the RK Ashram Marg-Janakpuri West line. Officials mentioned that govt was working on the Bhajanpura-Yamuna Vihar facility, the city’s first double-decker viaduct. The four-lane flyover is almost ready and only the ramp connecting the road with it is yet to be constructed due to the pending tree-cutting permission, said a senior official. It is scheduled to be completed in July. Announced by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in 2021 as a joint venture with Public Works Department, the structure is among the three double-decker viaducts being constructed as part of Delhi Metro’s under-construction phase IV, where trains will move on the upper deck and motor vehicles on the lower deck.A PWD official said a revised budget was requested for the project due to cost escalation, which would be approved soon.The second project that the ministry asked to expedite is the 2+2 lane flyover from Azadpur to Tripolia Gate, which will be about 2.2km long and will decongest the traffic between central and north Delhi. This elevated road, part of the double-decker viaduct being built between Azadpur and Rani Jhansi Road intersection, will help eliminate the existing traffic problem by increasing the road capacity. The official said the development would benefit residents of Derawal Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Rana Pratap Bagh and neighbouring localities along GT Road by eliminating traffic congestion. Officials said a fresh allotment of Rs 20 crore was made for the project earlier this year and a deadline of Dec 2025 had been set for its completion.Officials pointed out that both projects were coming up in congested areas, so there were several geographical challenges that had to be overcome. Officials said the PWD minister, who would soon inspect both projects, had sought a report on the challenges along with the solutions for them.
