North Delhi–Ghaziabad Link: Bids Floated For Feasibility Study Of Proposed 6 Km Sonia Vihar–Tronica City Elevated Corridor

To enhance connectivity between North Delhi and Ghaziabad, Public Works Department (PWD) has proposed an integrated transit corridor development project, Indian Express reported.

The department has reportedly floated a tender to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed 6-km-long elevated corridor connecting Nanaksar Gurudwara T-Point in Northeast Delhi’s Sonia Vihar Pusta Road to the Delhi-UP corridor near Tronica City.

While the corridor currently falls under the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, the PWD—being the expert agency executing roads and flyovers—will hire an agency to carry out the feasibility study, according to officials cited in the IE report.

At present, the proposed corridor faces heavy congestion due to roadside encroachments, traffic snarls caused by vehicles, e-rickshaws, and pedestrian footfall.

“It was a long-pending request from residents… development of an elevated corridor will ease traffic movement for commuters and residents… The stretch passes through a densely populated area, which also has a market… Also, there are trees on both sides of Pushta Road… a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) underground water pipeline also falls on the route… all of this will be taken into consideration during the study,” officials were quoted as saying by IE.

The Sonia Vihar water treatment facility, run by Delhi Jal Board, is located near the alignment of the proposed flyover.

Earlier in April, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra inspected the route and formally announced the project, which is estimated to cost around Rs 500 crore.

Also Read: India's Aviation Regulator Orders Enhanced Safety Inspection Of Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 Fleet