NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is preparing a plan to build a 4km tunnel from Shiv Murti to Nelson Mandela Marg in New Delhi’s Vasant Kunj for ease traffic movement after a proposal mooted earlier to build an elevated road was found unviable. Getting ridge clearance was also a major hurdle, sources said.
On Thursday, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said the proposal to build a tunnel is being prepared and soon he will hold a meeting with concerned agencies and take a decision on the project. The minister said the NHAI is spending close to Rs 55,000 crore on different road projects in the national capital to reduce congestion and pollution.
