7.12.12

Delhi BRTS update


Months after giving the go-ahead to seven BRT corridors to be constructed by the PWD, the transport department is looking at the projects to be undertaken by DIMTS (Delhi integrated multi-modal transit system). It reviewed the Dhaula Kuan-Chhawala alignment which is to be built by DIMTS.
The department was looking to fast-track the work on the next BRT corridor – the 15km Karawal Nagar-More Gate BRT, as well as the other BRTs that are in the pipeline.
The Dhaula Kuan-Chhawala alignment, which is around 20 km long, will be connecting Dhaula Kuan with Dwarka sector 21 before extending to Chhawala. The cost per km of the alignment is expected to be between Rs 18-20 lakh. If given approval, it would be the second BRT project by DIMTS. Work on the Karawal Nagar-More Gate BRT is yet to start, though government sources say that it would be the second BRT to come up in Delhi after the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand corridor.
While the template for the BRTs would follow the guidelines laid down by UTTIPEC, the idea was to identify the traffic hot spots that would need to be monitored during the construction phase.
The Dhaula Kuan-Chhawala corridor lies in south west Delhi and connects Dhaula Kuan to Dwarka sector 21 as part of phase I with a total length of approximately 19.3 km, and would eventually extend to Chhawala Village as part of phase II.

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