City govt approves 4km elevated corridor in bid to make S Delhi jam-free | page 1New Delhi: To tackle chronic traffic congestion in south Delhi, Delhi govt has approved construction of a 4km elevated corridor along Sant Shri Nagpal (SSN) Marg in Chhatarpur, Public Works Department minister Parvesh Verma said Tuesday, reports Abhinav Rajput.The corridor will run from intersection of Anuvrat Marg (NH-148A) and SSN Marg near Qutub Metro Station to near Tivoli Farms alongside Fatehpur Beri. The project aims to segregate the through traffic from local movements, thereby reducing congestion and improving travel efficiency. As per project documents, the corridor currently handles traffic from Mehrauli, Chhatarpur, Fatehpur Beri and adjoining residential areas.NHAI to build parallel Noida e-way to link airport; project may take 2 yrs | page 8Noida: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will build a 31-km elevated expressway along Yamuna Pushta road, linking east Delhi near Okhla barrage to Greater Noida’s Chi IV, creating a bypass to Noida Expressway for commuters travelling to Noida International Airport. Traffic on the expressway is expected to rise sharply as flight operations pick up at the new airport, which is projected to handle 1.2 crore passengers annually in its initial years.UP govt had earlier assigned the project to Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), which conducted a physical inspection jointly with the irrigation department to assess the feasibility of developing a 10-lane corridor by widening the existing 11-km, two-lane embankment road – which currently has two lanes on each side with floodplain to its right.NHAI had initially stepped back from the project citing procedural delays. However, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari indicated in July last year that the agency would consider developing an elevated road along Yamuna Pushta.Noida Authority general manager AK Arora confirmed on Tuesday that NHAI had taken charge and that the eight-lane corridor would be completed within two years.The corridor is proposed to include three loops to provide connectivity to areas along the route. NHAI’s consultant is preparing a detailed project report (DPR) even as the three development authorities – Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna – are simultaneously finalising land acquisition requirements.The elevated road will originate near Okhla barrage in Sector 94 and run parallel to the Yamuna embankment through sectors 95, 125 to 135 – a stretch that encompasses corporate and educational campuses and residential highrises – before merging with Yamuna Expressway.Arora said a multi-agency meeting chaired by additional CEO Satish Pal on Monday examined all aspects of the alignment.
