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Badarpur jams may ease soon
New Delhi: Commuters getting stuck in jams
at the Badarpur border crossing can expect a smooth ride from
September-end. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials
said the elevated stretch will be opened to traffic heading from Ashram
to Faridabad on September 15. Subsequently, traffic headingfrom
Faridabad to Delhi will be allowed on the second carriageway from
September 25.
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), developer of this 4-km
elevated corridor, has set October 1 as the deadline for making the
entire project operational. ‘‘But initially, traffic heading towards
Faridabad will be allowed on the right carriageway. From September 25 it
will be shifted to the left carriageway,’’ said a senior NHAI official.
He added the traffic diversion plan will be put in place well ahead
to help guide commuters. ‘‘Traffic from Delhi to Mehrauli-Badarpur Road,
Jaitpur Road, Sarai bypass, Sector 37 will move on the left side on the
ground road while traffic from Haryana to MB Road or Ashram will move
on the right side on the ground road,’’ the official said. From
September 25, however, commuters heading from Ashram to MB Road, Sarai
bypass, Sector 37 and beyond will be diverted to the left elevated
carriageway and those heading from Haryana towards MB Road and Delhi
will be diverted to the right elevated carriageway.
‘‘Since major works are likely to be completed by October 1, there
are chances of allowing the contractor to collect toll tax from that
date. But we have not yet given the go-ahead,’’ said a senior NHAI
official. The toll tax per trip per vehicle has already been fixed. Cars
and jeeps will have to shell out Rs 20, light commercial vehicles need
to pay Rs 30 and for buses and trucks one trip will cost Rs 60.
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