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- Delhi Traffic Police has warned that the Sarai Kale Khan junction, already gridlocked every evening with jams stretching up to 2km on Ring Road, will face heavier pressure once the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway opens, as five lanes of expressway traffic will merge with Ring Road towards Ashram.
- Officials fear the convergence of high-speed traffic streams could make the junction both a congestion and accident black spot.
- They have proposed measures including a road safety audit by CSIR-CRRI, widening the Ring Road stretch between Barapullah and Sarai Kale Khan from three to four lanes, removing encroachments, better bus discipline, and improved pedestrian infrastructure like a foot overbridge and table-top crossing.
- The report matters because the junction handles traffic from Ring Road, DND flyway, Barapullah, the ISBT, metro and railway stations, and capacity constraints could worsen without action before the expressway opens.
What to watch next
- Whether the road safety audit by CSIR-CRRI or another expert agency is completed before the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway opens
- PWD's decision on widening the three-lane Ring Road stretch between Barapullah and Sarai Kale Khan to four lanes
- Action by MCD on encroachments and DTC on interstate buses halting on the main carriageway
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