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HCBS corridor to end at
ITO if govt says yes to flyover
July 01, 2007
New Delhi: The 14.5-km long first High
Capacity Bus System Corridor - from Ambedkar Nagar to Delhi
Gate - has run into problems at the ITO crossing.
With the Delhi government
planning a flyover at the intersection, the corridor may have to
end at ITO instead of Delhi Gate. Confirming the flyover plan, Public
Works Department engineer-inchief R Subramanian told TOI: "A new
plan for a flyover proposed on Tilak Marg-Bahadurshah Zafar Marg
has been drawn up. But it is awaiting approval of the DDA technical
committee."
The congested ITO crossing, which witnesses a whopping 2 lakh vehicles
daily, has been a problem spot for several years and the government
has been unable to find a solution. The main problem at the crossing
is lack of space.
The crossing has seen several flyover solutions come and go, including
a proposal for a flyover in 36 hours which lasted for only a few
days. But no plan has seen the light of day and the crossing continues
to be a traffic nightmare.
For the high-capacity corridor,
the main road will be widened to create space for three bus lanes
with shelters, additional lanes for cars and a separate one for
slow moving traffic. But, if a flyover also comes up there, there
won't be enough space for the corridor.
"If the flyover plan is sanctioned, the corridor may be terminated
at the ITO crossing instead of Delhi Gate. The crossing does not
have enough carriageway space to accommodate both the projects,"
said Dr Geetam Tiwari of IIT Delhi's
Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP),
which has designed the corridor.
Tiwari said the corridor in itself will provide a solution to the
congestion at the intersection as the main problem there is of buses
and pedestrians which the segregated bus lanes and pedestrian facilities
will tackle.
The experts are planning to express their reservations to the government
too. This is the second time the length of the corridor will be
curtailed. The high-capacity corridor was initially planned from
Ambedkar Nagar till ISBT, Kashmere
Gate. But since the government is proposing a monorail system
for Daryaganj, it was felt that the road will not be able to accommodate
both the transportation systems.
LANES FOR TRAFFIC
The extreme right lane will be dedicated bus lane. All the buses
and heavy vehicles will run in this lane. At traffic signals, where
there will be bus stops, this lane will be widened to accommodate
two buses.
The middle lane will be for cars, two-wheelers and all other fast
moving light vehicles.
The left lane will be the cycle lane. All slow moving vehicles will
run in this lane.
Source: The Times of India
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