New Delhi :- Union Home Minister Sh. Rajnath Singh, today laid foundation stone of the extension of elevated Barapulla Flyover IIIrd Phase from Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar in a function organized at near Mayur Vihar Metro Station. The extension of Barapulla Elevated Flyover would prove to be best feather in the crown of Delhi’s infrastructure. The cost of the IIIrd Phase from Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar would be Rs. 1260.63 cr and it would be commissioned within the 36 months. The commissioning of the phase III would reduce distance between East Delhi, Mayur Vihar, NOIDA and South & other parts of Delhi resulting in a big relief to the commuters and savings of fuel and valuable time. On this occasion, Lt. Governor, Delhi Sh. Najeeb Jung, MP, East Delhi, Sh. Maheish Girri, Speaker, Delhi Vidhan Sabha Sh. M. S. Dhir, and Secretary PWD Sh Arun Baroka and E in C PWD Dinesh Kumar were also present. . Officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), which is in charge of the project, expect that the entire Barapullah corridor will operate 1,50,000 vehicles by 2020 once the phase from Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar is completed.
PWD officials said construction of Phase-III will begin in March 2015 and is likely to be completed by December 2017. Administrative approvals and expenditure sanctions for the project
Officials said according to a PWD study last year, there are 70,000 passenger car units (PCUs) operating on Phase-I of the elevated corridor between Sarai Kale Khan and Jawarharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium. The second phase between JLN and INA, which is expected to be completed by December 2015, will see 1 lakh PCUs operational.
“The project will cut travel time drastically and save fuel. The extension will be connected to South Delhi, easing traffic on NH-24. It will also decongest the Ring Road at Ashram, South Extension and Bhairon Marg. While it takes 45 minutes to travel from Mayur Vihar to AIIMS, it will take only 10 minutes once the new corridor is completed,” a PWD official said.
Officials said the corridor aims to provide a signal-free junction at the UP Link road near Mayur Vihar. A flyover parallel to the existing single-carriageway flyover will be built with loops and slip roads.
“The project will reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. We will be able to overcome the cost of the project across three phases by 2020. While the cost of Phase-I has already been recovered, Phase-II’s cost will be recovered by 2018 and Phase-III’s by 2020,” PWD Officials said.
