Traffic relief plan hits roadblock at Mahipalpur, other fixes delayed

A proposed foot overbridge at Mahipalpur, one of Delhi’s most notorious choke points near the airport corridor, is unlikely to come up anytime soon, with civic agencies saying it “does not appear feasible” for now. The issue came up at a review meeting on Friday, a month after the Delhi Police flagged 233 locations across the city that trigger daily traffic snarls due to poor pedestrian facilities and faulty road engineering.

According to officials, most of the issues raised have been resolved, but none of those pertaining to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) have been addressed. These pending tasks relate to engineering interventions and pedestrian safety.