The Hindu : New Delhi News : Complete Lajpat Nagar flyover by May 31, officials told

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Complete Lajpat Nagar flyover by May 31, officials told

Staff Reporter

Tourism Minister inspects construction work, lists unique features

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Minister for Tourism, Arvinder Singh Lovely, on Tuesday inspected the construction work of the Lajpat Nagar flyover on Ring Road and directed the officials concerned to complete the work by May 31.

The Minister said that the 1183-metre-long flyover was the longest on Ring Road and would skip five red lights and many subways between Lajpat Nagar and Srinivaspuri. Stating that it would facilitate movement of vehicles in a hassle-free manner, he said the flyover would be unique as under it there would be four U-turns, three crossings and three pedestrian subways apart from ancillary works like slip roads, service roads, sewer water drains, footpaths and traffic islands.

The provision of lighting under the covered portion and slip roads, and development of horticulture works and greens below the flyover will be the other highlights of the project. Under the flyover, drainage water was being used for greenery. A water treatment plant had also been installed, he said and added that the area around the flyover had also been landscaped to beautify it.

The flyover consists of two carriageways and approaches on both sides with reinforced earth wall and each carriageway has three lanes. The structure is also unique as it has a layer of water-proofing material, fibre bituminous, to protect it from water-logging and seepage at the base. On top of this layer, a concrete metal road has been laid.

For better lighting around the area, 15 high mast lights would be erected and energised by the BSES, the Minister said. He also informed that the subways were wide and had been constructed articulately and meticulously. To give them a rich look, the subway walls bear murals in tiles of Mahatma Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, and heritage buildings of Lal Quila, Qutab Minar and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

In another first, the subways had also been provided with escalators along with staircases which make them the first in the Capital to have mechanised features for the convenience of pedestrians, the Minister added.

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