The Delhi government has approved the construction of a 4-kilometer elevated corridor along Sant Shri Nagpal (SSN) Marg in Chhatarpur to address chronic traffic congestion in south Delhi, Public Works Department minister Parvesh Verma announced on Tuesday.
The corridor will run from the intersection of Anuvrat Marg (NH-148A) and SSN Marg near Qutub Metro Station to near Tivoli Farms alongside Fatehpur Beri. The project aims to separate through traffic from local movements, thereby reducing congestion and improving travel efficiency. According to project documents, the corridor currently handles traffic from Mehrauli, Chhatarpur, Fatehpur Beri, and adjoining residential areas.
NHAI to Build Parallel Noida Expressway for Airport Link
In a related development, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will build a 31-kilometer elevated expressway along Yamuna Pushta road, linking east Delhi near Okhla barrage to Greater Noida's Chi IV. This will create a bypass to the Noida Expressway for commuters traveling to the 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.
The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier assigned the project to the 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-kilometer, two-lane embankment road. The current road has two lanes on each side with a 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 finalizing 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 the Yamuna Expressway. Arora said a multi-agency meeting chaired by additional CEO Satish Pal on Monday examined all aspects of the alignment.
