Relief for commuters as NHAI to open 6 more lanes of Chipiyana ROB

It will be a big relief for thousands of commuters using the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to throw open six more lanes of the Chipiyana rail overbridge (ROB) for traffic on Tuesday.

Currently, the 16-lane ROB near Lal Kuan, a major intersection in Ghaziabad, has only four lanes active, forcing commuters to brave long snarls during rush hours. The ROB is part of phase 2 (UP Gate to Dasna) of the DME that was thrown open for commuters in April this year.

According to official estimates, the UP Gate-Dasna stretch has movement of about 60,000 passenger car units per day.