NEW DELHI: The Ashram flyover extension work will be completed by the end of this month, said deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday.Sisodia, who was on an inspection visit at the ongoing project, said lakhs of people commuting from Noida and other parts of Delhi to South Delhi will be able to avoid traffic jams after the completion of this flyover.“It was a herculean task to build a flyover in the middle of such a busy road, but PWD engineers undertook the challenge and delivered. The Ashram flyover extension will be dedicated to the public for their use once the construction work is completed. The work will be completed by the end of this month,” Sisodia said, who also holds the charge of Public Works Department.However, Sisodia had last year claimed that the work would be completed in November.According to the government, using this flyover will allow commuters to bypass three traffic signals between Ashram Chowk and DND, making vehicular movement smoother.The engineers at the site informed the minister that all the pillars of the flyover have been erected, along with which 146 girders have been placed on them. Furthermore, the work of connecting the new and old flyovers is also nearing completion.“As per the engineers’ report, more than 95% of the construction work has been finished and the project is currently at the carpeting stage — also being completed on a war footing. Once this is done, the flyover shall finally be ready to be opened for public use,” said the government.The engineers informed the PWD minister during the inspection that the vehicular load on the road on which construction is underway is excessively high, due to which they have to constantly overcome several challenges to keep the work going.For the past several months, the public in the area and the ones passing through have been facing heavy traffic congestion all day.
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