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PWD sanctions Rs 291 crore for double-decker flyover in northeast Delhi
PWD sanctions Rs 291 crore for double-decker flyover in northeast Delhi
The Delhi Public Works Department has sanctioned Rs 291.10 crore for a 1.4-km, four-lane flyover between Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura on the Maujpur-Majlis Park corridor. The flyover will form the lower deck…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi Public Works Department has sanctioned Rs 291.10 crore for a 1.4-km, four-lane flyover between Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura on the Maujpur-Majlis Park corridor. The flyover will form the lower deck of Delhi's first double-decker viaduct, with a metro line running above. The sanction, issued on August 6, follows approval by the Expenditure Finance Committee chaired by chief minister Rekha Gupta. The project covers the Karawal Nagar, Ghoda and Brijpuri junctions and is expected to be completed by end-2025.
The project is part of the 12.32-km Phase IV corridor extending the Pink Line. Construction had stalled for nearly two years before the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation received permission from the Delhi forest department in December 2024 to fell trees along the alignment. The metro section above the proposed flyover has been operational since March 2025. Two more double-decker viaducts are planned under Phase IV, including a 2.4-km stretch between Sangam Vihar and Ambedkar Nagar.
The Indian Opinion
Delhi's first double-decker viaduct is a genuine engineering step, but the nearly two-year delay over tree felling permits shows how infrastructure decisions remain hostage to bureaucratic silos. The Rs 291 crore flyover was approved in late 2019; work started only after the forest department cleared the way last December. With a completion deadline of end-2025, the real test is whether PWD and DMRC can coordinate on the remaining Phase IV viaducts, Sangam Vihar and Azadpur, without similar delays, or will the city keep waiting.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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