Jam-free Old Delhi by 2009

  • 18/04/2008

  • Times Of India (New Delhi)

A corridor from Peeli Kothi to Lothian Bridge to be built at a cost of Rs 75 crore Proposed in 2005 and shelved many times, the decongestion plan around Old Delhi Railway station may finally see the light of the day. Announced in the Budget 2007-08 as a part of the plan, a corridor on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg from Peeli Kothi to Lothian Bridge is expected to come up by December 2009. Work on the road, likely to cost Rs 75 crore, may start soon with the civic agency likely to initiate the process of awarding tenders. At present, there is just one road from Novelty Cinema to Lothian Bridge which sees heavy traffic flow with an average speed of 9-12 kmph. Makeshift market along this road further adds to commuting woes. Said standing committee chairman Vijender Gupta: