Several stretches of roads in Delhi were closed for maintenance and construction work, resulting in commuters facing traffic jams for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. The Chirag Delhi flyover was closed for 50 days from Sunday, and Rangpuri to Rajokri on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway (NH-48) for 90 days from Tuesday. The maximum effect of the bandh can be seen in South and Southwest Delhi.
Keshav Kumar, a trader, said, “The situation is similar in South and South-East Delhi area. I had come from Noida and thought the Ashram flyover would bring relief, but had no idea about the bumper-to-bumper traffic in Chirag.” Delhi. Now, I have to go to Gurugram and plan to take metro due to traffic situation.”
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Vrinda Bhatia, who works in central Delhi, said she reached home on Tuesday after spending two hours on the congested roads. “I work in central Delhi and commute from Gurugram. On Tuesday, when I was going to work, the traffic was fine in the morning.
“However, when I was returning home, the whole of Delhi seemed to have come to a standstill. It took me two and a half hours to reach Gurugram. Today, I took the metro to office and am thinking of continuing Was.” Opens again,” Bhatia said. Several other commuters also shared updates of the traffic situation on Twitter. One of them said he was stuck for 35 minutes and Chirag walked only 150 meters in Delhi.
Others said that there was heavy traffic jam at Ashram and there was heavy traffic between Kapashera to Rajokri. Passengers also took alternate routes to reach their destinations.
“We were receiving regular updates through news and social media about the closure of the Chirag Delhi flyover and the portion on NH-18.” From Monday, I am taking the Bijwasan route to Gurugram. Though there is more traffic than usual, this stretch is more convenient than the main NH-48,” said Ankit Upadhyay, an MNC employee.
Traffic was also affected in West Delhi due to the construction work, with the traffic police asking people to avoid this stretch. Delhi Traffic Police tweeted, “Traffic is slow from Raja Garden towards Britannia Chowk due to the construction work of Punjabi Bagh flyover. There is a delay of 10-15 minutes on this route. Please avoid this stretch.”
PWD Minister Atishi on Tuesday directed the officials to complete the maintenance work of Chirag Delhi flyover within a month instead of 50 days. The minister held a meeting with senior officials of the Public Works Department (PWD) to resolve the issue on priority basis.
with PTI inputs