Modi Mill, Savitri Cinema flyovers get green light in Delhi road upgrade

Delhi has lined up two new flyover projects in South Delhi while three underpasses near Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi have been completed.

The two South Delhi projects are being developed to address traffic bottlenecks around Kalkaji, Nehru Place, Greater Kailash and CR Park.

Delhi PWD minister Parvesh Verma said the two projects have been sanctioned at a combined cost of Rs 371 crore, with Rs 150 crore earmarked for the current financial year. The government has set a completion target of 24 to 30 months.

The first project involves extending the existing Modi Mill flyover towards Kalkaji through a roughly 1.5-km, six-lane structure, reported NDTV.

The flyover will have nine-metre-wide carriageways on either side, along with medians, crash barriers and railings. It will cover key intersections around Captain Gaur Marg, Maa Anand Mai Marg, Lotus Temple Road, Masjid Moth Road and the Nehru Place bus depot.

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The second project is planned at the Savitri Cinema junction.

It will involve a roughly 900-metre-long, one-way, three-lane grade separator, including around 435 metres of elevated roadway.

The project will have entry and exit ramps, dedicated bus bays and redesigned junctions. It will also include upgraded footpaths and cycle tracks, improved drainage to tackle waterlogging and upgraded street lighting.

The latest plans are a revision of proposals that had been approved in 2017 but could not be executed because of site-level constraints.

Meanwhile, the Mukarba Chowk project is complete.

It comprises three underpasses near Gate No. 3 of Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station, including two vehicular underpasses and one for pedestrians and non-motorised transport.

The two vehicular underpasses are around 50 metres long, 9.6 metres wide and six metres high.

They will provide an alternative connection between Badli and Rohini on one side and Azadpur and Jahangirpuri on the other, reducing dependence on the congested Mukarba Chowk interchange or flyover.

PWD estimates that around 15,800 vehicles will use the new corridor.

The underpasses are expected to reduce travel time by up to 10 minutes per trip and shorten the journey by nearly one kilometre. The project is also expected to save around 58,000 litres of fuel annually.

The completed underpasses and proposed flyovers are part of Delhi’s wider effort to increase grade-separated road capacity at major congestion points.