Bottlenecks, abrupt 90-degree angle: Design flaws behind Barapullah Phase-III lead to traffic chaos across Delhi
The newly opened Barapullah Phase-III flyover in Delhi has caused severe traffic congestion due to poor design, including abrupt lane merges and sharp angles. Traffic police are now considering adding new signals to manage the gridlock caused by the infrastructure flaws.
Why it matters
The failure of this major infrastructure project highlights critical issues in urban planning and civil engineering that directly impact the daily lives of millions of commuters.
The Barapullah Phase-III flyover – meant to ease traffic between east and south Delhi – has instead, within two days of opening, created a sprawling traffic crisis across some of the Capital’s busiest roads, with traffic police forced to conduct aerial surveys which already flagged major design flaws at the points where the new corridor merges with the existing road network.The newly opened stretch of Barapullah, connecting Mayur Vihar with the existing elevated corridor, has drawn substantial traffic volumes that would otherwise have travelled through NH-24 and the Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) flyway, officials explained.
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