The full reopening of the Chirag Delhi flyover from Wednesday following maintenance work will benefit lakhs of commuters travelling between Nehru Place and the Indian Institute of Technology every day
Sharing the information, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Atishi on Tuesday informed that repair works of the Chirag Delhi flyover has been completed ahead of schedule. “ Now that the work on both carriageways has been completed, the flyover will be open for traffic from Wednesday,†said Atishi after the inspection of flyover.
The Chirag Delhi flyover is one of the busiest stretches in the national capital. One of the most important routes leading to the Delhi airport on Outer Ring Road, the Chirag Delhi flyover traffic, has been a huge concern for commuters as well as neighbourhood residents since the repairs started. The area has been seeing bumper-to-bumper traffic as vehicles have been taking up to an hour to cover a one kilometre from Panchsheel Park Metro station to the flyover.
The PWD minister said that under the directions of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the work was carried out at twice the speed, and as a result, the flyover will be open for the public from tomorrow. Along with this, PWD Minister monitored the progress of the flyover on a daily basis.
According to officials, the work of the first carriageway of Chirag Delhi flyover was completed on March 31st. The work on the second carriageway began on April 1st. During the maintenance work, the first carriageway was completely closed, but during the maintenance work of the second carriageway, one lane was kept open for traffic.
Currently, the maintenance work on the carriageway from IIT to Nehru Place of the flyover has been completed. Three lanes out of the four lanes of both carriageways are open for traffic, and from Wednesday, one lane of the carriageway from IIT to Nehru Place will also be opened for traffic.
Atishi said, “Due to frequent rain in the past month, the flyover maintenance work had to be halted several times, causing delays in the timeline. However, PWD showed its commitment by working round the clock and completing the work ahead of schedule. We are proud that PWD has taken another step forward in the direction of making Delhi traffic jam-free.â€
