This can prove to be a traffic nightmare and Delhi and Noida traffic police are working out a plan for the area. With work on Delhi Metro's Phase III to start soon - from South Extension to trans-Yamuna area - traffic snarls worse than usual are expected at Ashram, Nizamuddin Bridge and DND toll road. Almost 1 lakh vehicles pass through the Okhla barrage road every day though it was built for 10,000 vehicles only.
At a meeting between the two state traffic police departments this week, Noida police suggested halving the available carriageway to allow two-way movement. "We will divide the two-lane carriageway with bollards into two single lanes for light vehicles only. Heavy vehicles will be banned," said MP Singh, superintendent of police (Traffic), Noida. "Additional traffic cops will also be deployed to ensure that there are no gridlocks," Singh said.
However, Delhi Police is of the opinion that this would only add to the chaos. "Each carriageway is only two lanes wide, and rather than reducing congestion, it would lead to a bottleneck situation on either side. In case of a breakdown, the entire area will come to a halt. We are still discussing the matter with Noida police and will come up with the best possible solution," said joint commissioner of police (traffic) Satyendra Garg.
Cops point out that bollards are easily knocked over and are unsafe for a stretch that sees such heavy movement of traffic. "Both sides witness equally heavy traffic. Hence, even if we make it one-way for morning and the opposite for evening, it would not solve any problem like it has at Janak Setu bridge. We are suggesting that one side should be allowed to move as usual and the other side be diverted through DND and Nizamuddin Bridge," said a senior traffic police officer of south Delhi.
The bridge, which connects Noida, Delhi, Ghaziabad and Faridabad via Kalindi Kunj, has not seen any repair, except for some patchwork, since it was built. Considering the steadily increasing vehicular pressure on the bridge and its state of disrepair, the Uttar Pradesh state irrigation department had written to the traffic police officers in Delhi and Gautam Budh Nagar earlier this month to take immediate steps to accommodate repair work.
"Since its inception in 1984, the traffic on the bridge has increased manifold. After conducting inspections recently, we found that if repair work was not undertaken immediately, there could be a mishap, considering the enormous density of vehicles using the bridge," said RS Yadav, executive engineer, head works, UP irrigation. "A communication requesting the same had been sent to both authorities in January this year, too," Yadav said. The static load and pressure on the bridge is steadily increasing. We have found that the expansion joints and the rawker roller wiring are extensively damaged. The bridge needs a complete overhaul," Yadav said.
Currently, the narrow four-lane bridge which provides the vital link between South Delhi and Noida offers commuters a bumpy ride. The road is plagued with traffic jams, especially during peak hours.
The bridge was built to check the flow of the Yamuna and prevent floods. It has a two-lane link on each side to connect Noida with areas like Kalindi Kunj and Mathura Road which cannot cope with the volume of traffic.
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