The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday inaugurated the newly-constructed Seelampur-Shastri Park flyover, which will be a major relief to commuters between Welcome in northeast Delhi and Kashmere Gate and Delhi Uttar Pradesh border.
Congratulating the people of Delhi and the Public Works Department (PWD) officials and engineers for the completion of the project, Kejriwal said that the sanctioned cost of the construction project was Rs 303 crores but it was completed in Rs 250 Cr and Rs 53 Cr were saved in the construction of the high-quality infrastructure.
Kejriwal said, “I want to congratulate the residents of East Delhi for these two flyovers. The people of East Delhi used to face long traffic jams for longer hours but now, the journey from ISBT to UP border can now be completed within a span of 10 minutes without any traffic jams and with a smooth ride.”
