TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN DELHI
By PIB Delhi
The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRT&H) is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) in the country. Concerned States including National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi are responsible for development and maintenance of State roads.
The problem of increasing traffic congestion on the roads in Delhi is a complex issue involving diverse socio-economic issues, population growth, increasing number of vehicles, etc.
At present, the operational length under Delhi Metro network is 395 km and more than 71 lakh passengers utilize Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) network everyday. To assess the impact of shift of passengers from road to metro, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was engaged by DMRC to conduct a study. As per the study, number of vehicles reduced from the roads on daily basis for the year 2024 was 6,44,252.
Delhi Traffic Police conducted a survey in March, 2024 in which problem of traffic congestion was found in 134 location/stretches, primarily due to ongoing construction works by various civic agencies, encroachment and heavy volume of traffic. These were shared with concerned agencies in March, 2024 for taking up necessary remedial measures.
Besides this, Delhi Traffic Police also shared the lists of 128 bad conditioned/potholed roads and 97 damaged / encroached footpaths to the respective civic agencies in October 2024 for necessary remedial measures.
Government has taken up the comprehensive exercise of widening, upgradation and development of the arterial NH network in and around the NCT of Delhi, by taking up road projects of more than about Rs.51,000 Crore towards building new road infrastructure in and around NCT of Delhi. The projects completed and taken up in and around NCT of Delhi are annexed.
The NHs projects completed and taken up in and around NCT of Delhi :-
Projects Completed:
| S.No. | Project Name | Length(km.) | Cost(Cr.) |
| 1 | Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) | 135 | 12,000 |
| 2 | Delhi Meerut Expressway | 82 | 5,500 |
| 3 | Dwarka Expressway (PKG-3 & 4) | 18.96 | 4,087 |
| 4 | 6-Lane UER-II (Urban Extension Road) (PKG-3& 4) | 39.26 | 2,847 |
| 5 | DND Interchange – Kalandikunj (alongYamuna) -Faridabad-Ballabgarh-Sohana (Pkg- 2 & 3) | 50 | 2,716 |
| 6 | Delhi to Panipat | 70 | 2,205 |
| 7 | 6-Lane Gurgoan to Sohna | 21 | 2,009 |
| 8 | Flyover & Underpass on Delhi-Gurugram | 0 | 1,005 |
| 9 | 8 lane corridors from Dhaula-kuan to Airport | 3 | 270 |
| 10 | Elevated U-Turn near Ambiance Mall | 2.78 | 103 |
| Total | 422 | 32,742 | |
Projects taken up:
| S.No. | Project Name | Length(Km.) | Cost(Cr.) | Target forCompletion |
| 1 | 6-Lane UER-II (Urban Extension Road) (PKG-1 & 2) | 36.74 | 5153 | June, 25 |
| 2 | Dwarka Expressway(PKG-1 & 2) | 10.1 | 4293 | June, 25 |
| 3 | 6 lanes of Delhi (Akshardham) to intersection of Eastern Peripheral Expressway (Provisionally Completed) | 31.6 | 3500 | Provisionally Completed |
| 4 | Connectivity between IGI airport to Jewar Airportand also to Delhi Mumbai Expressway | 32 | 2900 | June, 26 |
| 5 | DND Interchange – Kalandikunj (alongYamuna) -Faridabad- Ballabgarh-Sohana (Pkg-I) | 9 | 1468 | Oct, 25 |
| 6 | 4L Connector from Delhi Meerut Expressway (Km 50.000 of Pkg IV) to Km8.520 of NH-235, (DME, PKG-V) | 14.6 | 1081 | Dec, 25 |
| Total | 134.04 | 18,395 | ||
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
