Traffic movement was affected in southwest Delhi on Monday as commuters faced congestion due to the inauguration of the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway. Several commuters took to microblogging platform X to share their ordeal. The traffic was heavy at Mahipalpur, one of them wrote on X.

Another mentioned that the traffic was very heavy on the Dabri Dwarka Road. An X user said there was huge jam on the toll road towards Gurugram from Delhi and that traffic was halted from Subroto Park to Gurgaon.

Some others travelled by metro to travel to Delhi from Gurugram after coming to know about the traffic congestion. Vistara and SpiceJet airlines also cautioned the customers about the traffic jams.

“Heavy traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement are expected enroute to Delhi Airport today, March 11th. Customers are advised to allow more time for their journey to the airport,” Vistara wrote on its X handle.

 Similarly, SpiceJet mentioned, “Traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement is expected on NH-48 due to VIP movement. Passengers travelling to Delhi Airport are requested to keep a tab on live traffic and allow sufficient time for the journey.”  The traffic was also heavy at several other places of the national capital, including Naraina Vihar and Azadpur.

Police on Sunday had said the traffic movement will be regulated in many areas of Dwarka for inauguration of the Dwarka Expressway.

The advisory had urged commuters to avoid Dhulsiras Chowk, Sector 8-9 crossing, Carmel Chowk Sector-20, Janki Chowk near Sector-23 police station and Pochanpur flyover Sector-23 Chowk.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Haryana section of the landmark Dwarka Expressway, which will improve traffic flow and ease congestion between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48.

The total length of Dwarka Expressway is 29 km, out of which 18.9 km falls in Haryana, while the remaining 10.1 km is in Delhi.