Trials for CWG lane to start today during rush hour
Trials for CWG lane to start today during rush hour
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| Previous trials were conducted during morning hours only. Pic/Mid Day |
If you thought the worst on Delhi roads is over, think again.
The worst is yet to come. Even as the incessant rains cause rampant waterloggings across the national capital, the traffic jams are going to only worsen from today as the the city police will be conducting trials on lanes reserved for Commonwealth Games during the morning and evening rush hours.
While the trials on four stretches will be held between 4 PM and 6 PM tomorrow, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg said, it will be held on Tuesday in the morning between 8 AM and 10 AM. The routes are Ring Road from Chandgi Ram Akhara to Mal Road, NH-24 Ring Road crossing to Gazipur crossing on NH-24, Ma Anand Mai Marg at Kalkaji to Dr. Karani Singh Stadium at Surajkund Road via MB Road and Panchsheel Marg Sardar Patel Road intersection to Mother Teressa Crescent upto RML.
Traffic personnel have warned that there could also be jams on arterial roads which fall on the stretch. The trials on several stretches this month had thrown the traffic out of gear. Police had conducted trials on five days this month. "Earlier the trials were conducted for a period of three hours beginning 11 AM. Now we want to know its impact during the peak hours," a senior police official said.
The trials are meant to familiarise commuters about the pattern of traffic movement during the Games, he said. The exclusive lanes for Games will come into effect from September 20 and those straying into these lanes will be penalised Rs 2,000 and their vehicles will be impounded. A notification to this effect has been issued by Lieutenant Governor's office.
