Delhi plans cafeteria, parking and public facilities beneath ITO flyover

Delhi’s Public Works Department is preparing to redevelop vacant space beneath the ITO flyover, with plans for organised parking, a cafeteria, offices and landscaped areas as part of a wider initiative to put underused land beneath elevated roads to public use.

A consultant has prepared a design for the ITO site, which is expected to move towards tendering, according to officials cited by The Times of India on Saturday, October 17.

The proposed facilities include a cafeteria, parking areas, a Public Works Department control room with seating for 40–50 people, conference rooms and cabins. The design also includes landscaped areas, ramps and designated entry and exit points, reported The Times of India.

The project is intended to convert vacant areas beneath the flyover into organised public assets instead of leaving them unused or allowing them to become unregulated parking and waste-dumping locations.

Delhi’s PWD has identified 50 flyovers for possible upgrades under the wider initiative.

Some spaces beneath flyovers are already being used for different purposes. Fenced parks have been developed beneath the Lajpat Nagar and Moti Nagar flyovers, while areas under the Sukhdev Vihar and Indraprastha flyovers house departmental offices.

Officials have said redevelopment could help improve the appearance and usability of these spaces while making more effective use of public land.

The ITO project is intended to serve as an example for similar interventions at other flyovers. Potential locations identified in the wider exercise include stretches along the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road, as well as the Wazirabad, Ashram, Geeta Colony, Mukundpur and Rani Jhansi flyovers.

The redevelopment proposal is currently at the design and pre-tendering stage. The report does not specify a project cost or completion deadline for the ITO site.

The next stage will involve tendering and the selection of an implementing agency, after which the scope and construction schedule can be established.