Ring Road, New Delhi
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New Delhi features 2 ring roads, a main one and an outer one. The two ring roads have a combined length of 87km.
Delhi's Inner Ring Road covers 40km and is signal-free except for a small number of crossings. The road features three lanes in each direction, and is currently being widened to four lanes in each direction. It features a few flyover links to the Outer Ring Road.
The road also features robotic street sweeping systems, initiated recently by Chief Minister Sheila Dixit.
The AIIMS-Naraina stretch is in the process of being made signal-free.
[edit] Flyovers
Flyovers are present at the following junctions, in no particular order:
- Nizamuddin Bridge
- Wazirabad Bridge
- Second Yamuna Bridge at ITO
- Pontoon Bridges over River Yamuna
- Hanuman Setu
- Visvesvaraya Setu at Okhla
- Moolchand flyover
- Oberoi flyover
- Cloverleaves at ITO flyover
- Flyover at Moti Bagh crossing
- Africa Avenue (Ring Road) crossing
- Punjabi Bagh
- AIIMS
- Andrews Ganj
- Mayapuri,
- Dhaula Kuan
- Britannia Chowk
- Maa Anandmayee Marg
- M.B. Road (between ITO Chungi to Noida Mor)
[edit] Pedestrian Underpasses
Delhi's Ring Road features grade separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic to a noticeable extent, and there are pedestrian underpasses at the following points:
- Keshavpuram near Wazirpur Depot
- IP Estate near ITO
- Nauroji Nagar
- Near Hyatt Regency Hotel
- Africa Avenue near Bhikaji Cama Place
- Naraina
In addition, pedestrian underpasses are under construction at the following points:
- South Extension Market
- AIIMS Hospital Gate
- SJ Hospital Emergency Gate
- Near ASRD College
- Western Side of Dhaula Kuan
- Punjabi Bagh
The following points are to start construction of pedestrian underpasses shortly:
- Srinivas Puri (DTTDC)
- Lajpat Nagar (DTTDC)
- Lal Sai Mandir (DTTDC)
- Basai Dara Pur
- Nigam Bodh Ghat