{"id":12510,"date":"2026-07-26T22:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=12510"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:33:41","slug":"delhi-targets-traffic-bottlenecks-on-aruna-asaf-ali-marg-with-%e2%82%b91-97-crore-elevated-road-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=12510","title":{"rendered":"Delhi targets traffic bottlenecks on Aruna Asaf Ali Marg with \u20b91.97 crore elevated road study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>Commuters traversing South Delhi\u2019s congested Aruna Asaf Ali Marg may soon find relief from peak-hour traffic gridlocks. The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has approved a budget of \u20b91.97 crore to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for a proposed elevated road along the stretch, paving the way for preliminary ground work once funds are formally disbursed.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Stretching roughly 4 km, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg serves as a crucial arterial connection linking the Mehrauli-Mahipalpur Road to the Outer Ring Road via Vasant Kunj, Kishangarh, and the Qutub Institutional Area.<\/p> <p>The corridor handles heavy daily vehicular traffic, serving as a vital access point to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and several prominent national institutes, including the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), the Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).\u00a0<\/p> <p>To evaluate the overall viability of the elevated corridor, the PWD&#8217;s feasibility assessment will analyze key parameters, including technical specifications, financial projections, traffic flow dynamics, and environmental impacts.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The move forms part of a broader infrastructure push by the Delhi government to redesign critical bottlenecks into dust-free, green, and pedestrian-accessible &#8220;model corridors.&#8221; In a review meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor TS Sandhu in May \u2014 attended by road construction agencies and representatives from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) \u2014 five major high-density routes were earmarked for comprehensive redevelopment.\u00a0<\/p> <p>The identified stretches include:\u00a0<\/p> <ul> <li>Minto Road-ITO-Karkardooma\u00a0<\/li> <li>Minto Road-Aruna Asaf Ali Marg-Jawaharlal Nehru Marg\u2013Delhi Gate\u00a0<\/li> <li>Netaji Subhash Marg-Shanti Van-Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Yamuna riverfront)-ITO-IP Estate Metro Station Corridor\u00a0<\/li> <li>Dhaula Kuan to Jail Road (South Delhi)\u00a0<\/li> <li>Cariappa Marg to Tilak Nagar Roundabout, and Najafgarh Road from Uttam Nagar\u2013Tilak Nagar to Rajouri Garden (West Delhi)\u00a0<\/li> <\/ul> <p>According to sources from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), once completed, these transport corridors will function as 24-hour active zones featuring dust control measures, green cover, pedestrian walkways, and recreational amenities, supported by robust storm-water drainage systems to prevent waterlogging.<\/p> <\/div> <p>#Delhi #targets #traffic #bottlenecks #Aruna #Asaf #Ali #Marg #crore #elevated #road #study1785076421<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commuters traversing South Delhi\u2019s congested Aruna Asaf Ali Marg may soon find relief from peak-hour traffic gridlocks. The Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) has approved a budget of \u20b91.97 crore to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for a proposed elevated road along the stretch, paving the way for preliminary ground work once funds are formally [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[15094,48834,48835,1451,1131,622,18388,48836,5832,223,1783,441],"class_list":["post-12510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-ali","tag-aruna","tag-asaf","tag-bottlenecks","tag-crore","tag-delhi","tag-elevated","tag-marg","tag-road","tag-study","tag-targets","tag-traffic"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}