The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has now been asked by the Delhi Government’s Public Works Department to construct an underpass for traffic on Benito Juarez Marg that will enable a right turn towards Ring Road and also towards San Martin Marg on the other side of Ring Road.
“The design is being worked out. Since the Delhi Metro has already constructed overground and laid the foundation, we will ask them to construct the underpass as well,” said a senior PWD official.
The tendering for the project will commence after May 16 when the model code of conduct will no longer be in force.
The underpass will cross the entire stretch of the road with two ramps on both sides, said the official, one leading towards Jesus & Mary College and one towards the Ring Road. The proposal for the underpass was put forward to decongest the Rao Tula Ram Marg and Dhaula Kuan and to fully utilise the Benito Juarez Marg for traffic coming from the airport and National Highway-8. So far a right turn was not provided to go towards Moti Bagh and New Delhi.
The proposal for the underpass has been previously screened and passed by both the Unified Traffic and Transportation (Planning and Engineering) Centre (UTTIPEC) and the Delhi Urban Arts Commission. The last governing body of the UTTIPEC also saw representatives from the PWD, the Traffic Police and the Delhi Metro participate.
The proposed underpass is part of a long term measure to improve traffic flow on RTR Marg that also includes construction of a three-lane flyover parallel to the RTR flyover that will extend the existing Munirka flyover by a kilometre.
In March this year, the Delhi Government had granted the sanction for the project.
