Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project. One of the key aim of this project is to decongest traffic around the Pragati Maidan Trade Centre, New Delhi.

About the ‘Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project’ –

• An integral part of the ITPO-Pragati Maidan Redevelopment Project, the corridor comprises a 1.3-km long tunnel (national capital’s first road tunnel) and six underpasses.
• Work on the project began in 2017 and was expected to be completed by the end of 2019. However, it missed several deadlines.
• The project is funded entirely by the Central government and executed by the Delhi government’s Public Works Department (PWD).
• Purpose of the project —
  • • Heavy traffic was seen on Purana Qila and the Delhi Zoo Road due to back-to-back traffic signals at the intersections of Sher Shah Road and ITO W-Junction in New Delhi.
    • Furthermore, a large number of vehicles travelling from Ghaziabad, Noida and East Delhi on the Yamuna river side choked Bhairon Marg, India Gate Circle, Mathura Road and Ring Road.
    • Therefore, the prime objective of this project is to decongest traffic around the Pragati Maidan Trade Centre and remove bottlenecks on Bhairon Marg, Ring Road, ITO-W point and Mathura Road and make it signal free.