The construction of a clover-leaf flyover at Mukarba Chowk has only shifted the jams to other parts of the road , as fast-moving vehicles from the flyover run into red lights. Many feeder roads from the colonies merge with the main road , causing snarls at each intersection. The 3.8-km stretch has five red lights and the average crossing time at each light is about 15 minutes, say commuters .
FAILURE OF PLANNING
The traffic mess near Rohini is a result of poor planning, say experts. Over the past decade, population in the area has grown sixfold , and there has been a lot of commercial and institutional development . But public transport has not kept pace the Metro has bypassed the corridor and buses ply irregularly. As a result, most people use their own vehicles and the rest rely on the unruly gramin sewa vehicles.
"Traffic along the route has increased significantly beyond the capacity of the road . Lack of alternatives and mixed land use have contributed to the precipitation of the situation," said additional commissioner of police (traffic ) Anil Shukla. Trucks from Azadpur and nearby industrial areas in Jahangirpuri and Wazirpur add to the already heavy volume of traffic.
Residents say steps taken to decongest the road have not worked. "Opening the Mukarba Chowk flyover has served no purpose. There are no traffic police personnel to manage the traffic. The mess is a result of sheer incompetence. Trucks obstruct the movement of traffic and it is a nightmare to weave through the area," said Ravinder , a resident of Rohini Sector 9.
Now, another elevated road is being planned on the route as part of the signal-free project for Outer Ring Road. However , creating a flyover may not be a long-term solution, say officials.
"A flyover by itself cannot reduce jams. It merely changes the flow of traffic. If the volume of traffic is more than the capacity of the road, adding a flyover will only encourage more traffic on the route," explained a senior traffic officer . Even pavements along this stretch have become an extension of the road, with bikers riding on them. In order to decongest the road, experts suggest , public transport should be increased, a proper bypass should be built for heavy vehicles to discourage them from using Outer Ring Road as a highway, and all commercial or government establishments built along the stretch hereafter should provide planned parking space.
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WHY TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED
Increase in mixed land use. Hospitals, shops, Rohini court and passport office have opened Traffic from GT Road uses Madhuban Chowk as a shortcut People with businesses in Netaji Subhash Place don't use Peeragarhi route Trucks use Outer Ring Road as there is no bypass People rely on private vehicles as few buses run on the route Too many grameen sewa autos allowed to run Sunday bazaar clogs road on weekend
THE WAY FORWARD
Develop commercial spaces with parking facilities Increase Metro and bus connectivity Decrease grameen sewa autos on Outer Ring Road Build a bypass to divert heavy vehicles
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