Why construction near Mahipalpur has caused a traffic nightmare on Delhi-Gurgaon highway

If 1 starts from Vasant Vihar adjacent Rangpuri, it takes astir 25-30 minutes to scope Shiv Murti Marg connected NH-48 — little than a kilometre long.

On Tuesday, The Indian Express travelled towards Gurgaon via the Ring Road from Moti Bagh via Shankar Vihar and Vasant Vihar. Traffic was mean till Shani Mandir but the roads were jammed starting from Vasant Vihar particularly erstwhile 1 enters the Gurgaon-Delhi expressway and goes towards Mahipalpur flyover.

There is postulation connected the elevated corridor arsenic good arsenic the roadworthy beneath it. Both stretches merge astatine Mahipalpur, adjacent the Tata Telco road. Here, operation of an underpass connected the near side, providing a U-turn enactment for Delhi oregon IGI Airport, is underway.

“Traffic question connected this conception is impacted owed to the ongoing operation of underpasses which volition nexus the NH-48 and Dwarka Expressway… During non-peak hours, postulation question slows down. In the greeting and evening highest hours from 7.30 americium to 11 americium and 6 p.m. to 10 pm, it affects the full agelong causing a 30-minute jam,” said a postulation constabulary serviceman deployed connected the route.

Once the underpass is constructed, travelling connected this agelong volition beryllium precise creaseless arsenic the underpass volition supply a nonstop nexus to the Airport for those coming from Gurgaon and they don’t person to travel till Mahipalpur Chowk, said Traffic Police.

Additional CP (Traffic) Dinesh K Gupta said, “The work lane astatine Rajokri has been closed owed to operation enactment connected NH-48 owed to which the full load has shifted to the main road. Work volition spell connected for 2 much months. We person deployed other unit to manually negociate vehicles.”

Further, helium said postulation constabulary are removing encroachments adjacent South Campus and Dhaula Kuan to easiness postulation flow.

Earlier, the Delhi Police issued an advisory asking radical to instrumentality alternate routes to scope Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj, IGI Airport and Dhaula Kuan, arsenic the work roadworthy connected NH-48, from the NSG bureau to Mahipalpur petrol pump, has been closed.

“We person noticed 20-25 infinitesimal postulation jams connected this agelong arsenic you thrust down from the Rajokri flyover. We anticipation operation enactment is completed connected clip without immoderate delay,” said elder Delhi authorities serviceman O P Mishra.

Here is the postulation advisory:

Commuters tin opt for these alternate routes

📌 Mehrauli–Gurgaon Road via Aya Nagar border

📌 Old Gurgaon Road–Kapashera–Samalkha Gaon

📌 Gurgaon-Dwarka Expressway–Yashobhoomi–Dwarka Sector 23 crossing — Janki Chowk –Dwarka Sector 6/7             crossing–Sector 1 crossing past instrumentality close for Palam flyover-Dhaula Kuan

📌 Dabri–Gurgaon Road–Dwarka Flyover–Dwarka Road –Parade Road

📌 Gurgaon –Dwarka Expressway–Yashobhoomi–Mahipalpur –Dhaula Kuan

Delhi Traffic Police has asked commuters going to work, the airport, oregon hospitals to instrumentality the Delhi Metro and program their travel successful beforehand to scope connected time.