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PWD plans four new foot overbridges with lifts in Delhi
The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) plans to construct four new foot overbridges (FOBs) equipped with lifts on busy roads across the city. The first FOB, at Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg in…
The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) plans to construct four new foot overbridges (FOBs) equipped with lifts on busy roads across the city. The first FOB, at Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg in Katwaria Sarai, will include a passenger lift with a regenerative drive, voice announcements, barrier-free access, and vision panels on lift doors for people with hearing impairments.
Safety features on the bridges will include fire-rated landing doors, overload and overspeed protection, CCTV surveillance, intercom systems, battery-backed emergency lighting, and manual rescue provisions. Other planned FOB locations include Shahbad Dairy on Badli Bawana Road, near A 2 Block Jeevan Park Bus Stand, and near Mata Chanan Devi Hospital on Pankha Road in Janakpuri.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Delhi's PWD typically builds and maintains roads and flyovers but has increasingly added pedestrian infrastructure in high-traffic corridors. The Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg stretch near Katwaria Sarai sees heavy foot traffic from students and commuters crossing without a signalised crossing. Lifts with regenerative drives, which recover energy during descent, are not standard on city FOBs, making this a rare accessibility upgrade. The four locations were likely chosen based on accident data or commuter complaints, though PWD has not said so. The next step is tendering and construction timelines, which will determine how soon these crossings become operational.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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