The flyover has continued to miss deadline after deadline since contruction began on it in 2008
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal took stock of the long-delayed construction of Rani Jhansi flyover being built to ease out congestion by the municipal corporation in north Delhi on Saturday. The L-G has directed the civic agency to put work on a "fast track mode".
The 1.6 km flyover was proposed to be built since the erstwhile MCD was in power and has missed a number of deadlines since. The latest deadline was of January 2018.
"The officials were told to expedite the development of the portion by putting all the resources so that commuters on the route can get relief by availing services at the earliest," said a statement issued by the L-G's office.
He also directed the Public Works Department (PWD) and traffic police to study traffic pressure for its smooth flow at the entry and exit points of the grade separator from both sides so that it may not become a bottleneck.
Also, officials of the North MCD have been asked to put up a weekly report on any hurdles being faced by them in the completion of the project.
Four times the initial cost, the flyover was earlier given December-end as its deadline. From Rs 177.70 crores in 2008 to Rs 722 crores in 2016, the delay has caused the cost to go up manifold.
The grade separator to link Filmistan to St Stephens Hospital, Tis Hazari was to ease traffic movement in areas including Civil Lines, ISBT Kashmere Gate, Karol Bagh, Paharganj, Sadar Bazar, Azad Market, Kamla Nagar and Mandir Marg, among others.
However, civic officials have been claiming that they faced many complications in shifting utilities as well as the traders from the area.
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- The L-G also directed the PWD and traffic police to study traffic pressure for its smooth flow at the flyover’s entry and exit points.
- Officials of the North MCD have been asked to put up a weekly report on any hurdles in the project’s completion.
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