Explained: The new corridor project at Pragati Maidan, the purpose it will serve | Explained News,The Indian Express

Part of the ITPO-Pragati Maidan Redevelopment Project, the corridor comprises a 1.3-km long tunnel and six underpasses. Work started in 2017 and it was estimated to be completed by end of 2019. However, it missed several deadlines.

Traffic snarls at the ITO junction, Pragati Maidan Metro station, Ring Road and Mathura Road will be a thing of past as the much-awaited tunnel and five underpasses has been opened to the public.

What is the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Redevelopment project? When did it start?

Part of the ITPO-Pragati Maidan Redevelopment Project, the corridor comprises a 1.3-km long tunnel and six underpasses. Work started in 2017 and it was estimated to be completed by end of 2019. However, it missed several deadlines.

What does it propose to do?

The key aim of this project is to de-congest traffic around the Pragati Maidan Trade Centre and remove bottlenecks on Bhairon Marg, Ring Road, ITO-W point and Mathura Road and make it signal free. This, in turn, will provide seamless connectivity between East and Central Delhi, East and New Delhi, Southeast and Central Delhi. It will also make commute easy for vehicles coming from Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Badarpur.

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