Decongestion Plan for

“Decongesting Delhi is the need of the hour.” Raghav Chandra, Chairman NHAI

Traffic Congestion in NCR Delhi

• NCR Delhi has 13 districts of , 7 districts of UP and 2 districts of Rajasthan. • The NCR is 's largest and world's second largest urban agglomeration with a population of over 54 million inhabitants. • NCR Delhi has an area of 46,208 sq km out of which NCT-Delhi has an area of around 1483 sq km. and Central NCR (CNCR) has about 2000 sq km. • More than 88.50 lacs (approx.) vehicles are registered in Delhi. TO CHANDIGARH

NH-58

NH-1 NH-10 NH-119

NH-24 DELHI UTTAR PRADESH HARYANA

NH-718 NH-91

NH-8 NH-2

RAJASTHAN

TO JAIPUR Contd….

There are heavy traffic jams in the city and sometime it takes hours to reach to the destination.

Road Network Planning in Delhi

Delhi Master Plan 2021 recommended following major road network as bypasses: Urban Extension Road (UER-I): • It will connect Rajokri, Bijwasan, , NH 8, NH 10 & NH 1. • Eastern leg of UER-I will take off from Maan Anandimayi Marg and will bypass & Rajokri. • The Road will have ROW of 100 m.

Urban Extension Road (UER-II): • It will connect through existing Dwarka Link Road, Najafgarh linking NH 8, NH 10 & NH 1. • The Road will have ROW of 100 m. Urban Extension Road (UER II): Urban Extension Road (UER I): Contd…. Kalindi Byepass: • It will be alternative of NH 2 along river bed of Yamuna. • This will decongest also.

Kalindi Byepass: Proposal of New Radial Roads

Objective • The efficient connectivity through radial routes of outer ring road with EPE/WPE will decongest Delhi. • Smooth and quick dispersal of commercial traffic out of Delhi at shortest possible time. • Decongest the settlement areas through elevated corridor or by rerouting the networks by a green field alignment. • It will also smoothen the traffic circulation of the outer ring road. • The new links to NH-8 will further decongest Delhi- road, Palam area, Aya Nagar, Vasant Kunj and MG Road.

9 Radial Connectivity of Outer Ring Road

to EPE & WPE

Road Nodal Points Connecting Existing Road to Length Authority

No. (EPE / WPE) be used (km) Junction of RD-1 Azadpur to Sonipat (UP) NH-1 25 NHAI EPE & WPE RD-2 Kashmere Gate to Baghpat (UP) EPE SH-57 30 DDA/PWD RD-3 Nizamuddin Bridge to Dasna (UP) EPE NH-24 30 NHAI / Noida to Budh International EPE & Yamuna Noida-Greater RD-4 40 GNIDA/ Circuit (UP) Expressway Noida Expressway YEIDA to Kherli Kankar Sohna Road and RD-5 WPE 64 DDA/PWD (HARYANA) MDR-133 RD-6 to Badli (HARYANA) WPE Najafgarh Road 35 DDA/PWD Wazirpur to Pipli near Kharkoda Auchandi-Bawana RD-7 WPE 30 DDA/PWD (HARYANA) Road Bhikaji Cama Place to NBRC Gate through NH-8/ DDA/PWD RD-8 WPE 47 on NH-8 (HARYANA) NH-236 /Haryana TOTAL 301 Proposed Radial Roads

The details of these proposed Radial Roads is as under - RD-1: Azadpur to Sonipat • Length is 25km • It will start from Mukerba Chowk and join WPE at Kundli. • This work has already been allotted to the Concessionaire. RD-2: Kashmere Gate to Baghpath • Length is 30km • It will start from the end of the eastern approach of Kashmere Gate flyover and follows 6-lane Dharampura road for about 2.3km till Shashtri Park crossing. • From crossing the link follows the existing 11.3km long Pushta road which has 4-lane configuration. • The remaining 16.4km stretch of this link follows the existing SH- 57. Thus 3km elevated corridor will be necessary in this link.

RD 1: Azadpur to Sonipat RD 2: Kashmere Gate to Baghpath Contd….

RD-3: Nizamuddin Bridge to Dasna • It will starts from Nizamuddin Bridge on NH-24 upto Dasna • The work has already been allotted in Delhi portion and tenders have been invited for the balance portion upto Dasna. RD-4: Noida to Budh International Circuit • It will be the existing 4.5 km length of Delhi-Noida Expressway, 25.8 km of Noida- Expressway and 9.7 km of Yamuna Expressway. • Already constructed. No improvement would be necessary for this length. RD-5: Lajpat Nagar to Kherli Kankar • It will start from Lajpat Nagar and reach Sohna Road (MDR 133). • Both the Sohna Road and SH-13 needs to be upgraded to the desired standard.

RD 3: Nizamuddin Bridge to Dasna

15 RD 4: Noida to Budh International Circuit

16 RD 5: Lajpat Nagar to Kherli Kankar Contd….

RD-6: Shivaji Place to Badli • It will start from Shivaji Place near Metro Station. It will use the Najafgarh Road. • All the major junctions needs to be improved to make the corridor conflict free. RD-7: Wazirpur to Pipli • It will start from Wazirpur and reach the Auchandi-Bawana Road. • It will follow 24 km length of Auchandi-Bawana Road to reach Pipli. RD-8: Bhikaji Cama Place to NBRC Gate on NH-8 • It is a new link and has been dealt separately.

RD 6: Shivaji Place to Badli

19 RD 7: Wazirpur to Pipli RD 8: Bikaji Cama Place to NBRC Gate on NH 8 New links to decongest NH-8/Gurgaon 1. Vasant Kunj - MG Road - NSG Gate on NH-8 & from Ambience Mall to MG Road (NH-236)

Link A : Ambience Mall to Aya Nagar on Gurgaon-Mehrauli road (NH-236) • This new link will connect NH-8 to NH-236 (MG Road) bypassing the DLF Cyber City. • New road link with grade separated interchange will bypass Gurgaon, decongesting 26km long section of NH-8 between Ambience Mall and NSG Gate. • This link will connect with NH-236 also known as Road further connecting Southern Peripheral road of Gurgaon will allow easy exit for traffic from Delhi. • The land belongs to DDA/Haryana.

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Link B : Vasant Kunj to Aya Nagar on Gurgaon-Mehrauli (NH-236) road • It will serve as an extension of Vivekananda Marg and Nelson-Mandela Marg. • It will provide direct connection between ORR, NH-236 and NH-8. • It will connect at Bhikaji Cama Place, Aya Nagar and NBRC gate via Vasant Kunj. • It will also allow traffic from such as AIIMS to move out of Delhi smoothly. • It will further decongest approx. 40km long to NBRC Gate (Gurgaon) section of NH-8 and reduce congestion at Mahipalpur junction on NH-8. • The land belongs to DDA/PWD.

Contd….

Link-C : Sikandarpur/ Guru Dronacharya Metro Stn. to NSG Gate on NH-8 • It will allow traffic from MG Road to bypass entire Gurgaon as this link connects NH 8 after NSG thereby by-passing Manesar. • It will be the extension of Vivekananda Marg and Nelson- Mandela Marg, thus providing direct connection between ORR, NH-236 & NH-8. • The land belongs to Haryana.

Contd…. 2. Mahipalpur Bypass • DDA planned a road from the junction of Mahipalpur-Mehrauli Road (near Ryan International School) to NH-8 near Shiv Murti. • The approx. length of this road is about 2.5 km and may be constructed through the tunnel being a built-up area.

3. Connectivity from NH-8 (junction of SPR near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza) – Dwarka – NH-8 (near Shiv Murti) • For the decongestion of Delhi and Gurgaon, there is necessity of Connectivity from NH-8 (junction of SPR near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza) – Dwarka Expressway - Dwarka – NH-8 (near Shiv Murti). • This will be an alternate route for the traffic from Delhi (especially Dwarka area) to Gurgaon and vice-versa. • DDA has already given its consent vide letter dated 30.03.2016 Contd….

4. Improvement of Road from 11 Murti to Dhaula Kuan • This road belongs to DDA/PWD. • There are heavy traffic jams in this stretch due to traffic lights. • There is sufficient land width available along this highway. • This road can be widened and the cross roads can be elevated to make the signal free movement. Improvement of Road from 11 Murti to Dhaula Kuan

28 29 Improvement of junctions In order to decongest the Delhi-Gurgaon section of the NH-8, the following improvement of junctions have been identified - Hero Honda Chowk: • Construction of flyover and underpass at Hero Honda Chowk on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway at a cost of Rs.198 crores has already been started and the work is in progress.

Improvement of IFFCO Chowk, Signature Chowk & Rajiv Chowk: • Feasibility study for the construction of underpasses, overpasses etc. for the improvement of 3 junctions at IFFCO Chowk, Signature Chowk and Rajiv Chowk has already been carried out at a cost of Rs.950 crores (approx.) • The work have been put to tenders • Due date of bids receipt is 19.04.2016.

Contd…. Interchange on NH-8 with Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) • A grade separated interchange of SPR with NH-8 near Kherki Daula toll plaza needs to be improved. • It will also decongest other section of NH 8. • In the meeting dated 07.12.2015 by Hon’ble Minister, MoRTH, it was decided to take up this junction and the cost shall be borne by Haryana and NHAI in the ratio of 25:75. The land will be given free of cost by Haryana Govt.

Elevated U Turns at for Shankar Chowk Flyover & Ambience Mall • Elevated U Turns are proposed near Ambience Mall and near Udyog Vihar. • It will decongest traffic entering Udyog Vihar and Cyber City. • It will also decongest Shankar Chowk and DLF Area. Improvement of NH-8 from Dhaula Kuan to Defence Area

(i) T-junction near Metro Station/Dhaula Kuan (Junction-1) This junction can be improved by constructing an underpass and can be made signal free.

Contd…. (ii) Traffic lights for Defence Area (Junction-2) The median cut at this location should be closed and traffic lights should be removed.

Contd…. (iii) T-junction near Defence Area (Juction-3) This junction can be improved by constructing an underpass and can be made signal free. Suggestions by Chairman, EPCA Chairman, EPCA suggested upgradation of following roads to decongest Delhi :

S.No. Name of Road Category Entrusted Agency (i) Bhiwadi-Palwal NH-71 B MORTH (ii) Gurgaon-Sohna NH-248 A MORTH (iii) Jhajjar-Badli-Gurgaon SH-15 A Haryana PWD (iv) Jhajjar-Sonepat NH-334 B MORTH (v) Faridabad-Noida- Expressway MORTH (vi) NH-58 – NH-24 Link Road GDA (vii) Loni-Saharanpur SH-57 UP PWD (viii) Ghaziabad-Meerut NH-58 UP PWD (ix) Sonepat-Meerut NH-334 B MORTH (x) Dasna-Meerut New NHAI expressway NHAI invites Suggestions and comments from Architects, town planners & Citizens to decongest Delhi at [email protected] by 30th April 2016