NEW DELHI: Bhairon Marg and Pragati Maidan stretches will soon have 17 new foot overbridges (FOBs) to ensure smoother movement for pedestrians. These are the two main stretches where six underpasses and a 1.2-kilometre long tunnel will be made under the Pragati Maidan redevelopment plan.
Since these roads will become entirely signal-free after the underpasses and the tunnel are ready, FOBs have been planned to ensure pedestrians’ convenience and safety, officials said.
Two of the FOBs will be built in the new building of the Supreme Court. Another FOB will be constructed near DPS School and Kaka Nagar Underpass on Mathura Road. There are plans to build some FOBs on the Ring Road as well.
According to PWD officials, six underpasses are being constructed on Mathura Road and Bhairon Road.
The first underpass is being built near DPS School on Mathura Road. After this underpass is built, the traffic signal here will be removed. Then those crossing the road on foot will have problems, officials said, adding an FOB will be built just above this underpass for pedestrians’ convenience.
Further, when coming towards Kaka Nagar, a two-lane wide U-turn underpass will also be built near the traffic signal. After the underpass is built, the road will become signal-free. A FOB will be made here as well.
Another FOB will come up near a three-lane wide underpass, which is being constructed at the old Fort Road and Mathura Road T-junction. The underpass to be built between Bhagwan Das Road and the Mathura Road T-junction will be of two lanes and a FOB will also be built here.
Two FOBs will be built near the bus stand and near the main tunnel on Mathura Road. FOBs will also be erected near gate numbers 8 and 5 of Pragati Maidan on Bhairon Marg. Near the railway track on the Ring Road where the PWD office is located, one of the FOBs will be made while another FOB will be built near the bus stand.
The Ring Road and the Bhairon Marg T-junction will also have FOBs. The FOBs will be built on each side of Pragati Maidan.