Delhi govt to redesign PWD roads to world standards

New Delhi: The Delhi government would redesign nine PWD roads as per the international standards, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced here on Tuesday.
The redesigning would help combat problems of traffic congestion, he said and added, Delhi was the national capital and should look like that.
The nine road stretches to be redesigned are: Wazirpur Depot to Rithala Metro Station; Britania Chowk to Outer Ring Road West Enclave Pitampura; Shivdhapuri Marg and Patel Road; Vikas Marg, Lakshmi Nagar to Kadkadi mode; Nirman Road Mother Dairy to Panchmahal; Ring Road, Mayapuri to Motibagh Junction; Ring Road, AIIMS to Ashram; Ambedkar Nagar to Defence Colony Flyover; and Outer Road, Nigam Bodhi Ghat to Magazine Road Crossing.
“All the nine road stretches covering 45 km will be redesigned on a pilot basis. Work orders for one road have been given on Tuesday, and for two roads it will be given on Wednesday. The work orders for the remaining roads will be given in November,” the Chief Minister said.
“We hope to improve the condition of roads and tackle the problem of traffic congestion by redesigning the roads within a year,” he told media.
The Chief Minister said if the pilot project of redesigning these nine stretches was successful, all roads under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department (PWD) would be redesigned along the same lines.