A year on, string of crashes raises safety concerns on Delhi’s UER-II
Delhi's Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) has experienced a high number of fatal accidents within its first year of operation, leading to safety concerns. Authorities are now shifting from manual enforcement to camera-based digital monitoring to manage traffic violations on the high-speed corridor.
Why it matters
The transition to digital enforcement highlights the challenges of managing safety on modern high-speed infrastructure in urban environments.
Built to divert heavy traffic from central Delhi, the 75-km Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) has witnessed a string of fatal and serious crashes within a year of opening, with experts pointing to abrupt speed transitions at merging points, continued movement of banned vehicles and wrong-side driving as key safety risks on the high-speed corridor.
On January 31, a 55-year-old Punjab resident was killed in a chain collision near Jharoda Kalan amid dense fog. Ten days later, a 30-year-old motorcyclist died after an SUV hit his two-wheeler near the Dichau flyover. In May, a woman pedestrian was hit by a tempo near Bawana, while on July 2, three people were killed when a tempo carrying buffaloes crashed into the pillars of a flyover near Alipur. A truck also overturned near Karala in July.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in