Overview
- The new Phase‑III link, inaugurated days earlier by senior officials, has produced heavy congestion as peak flows move from Mayur Vihar toward AIIMS and the old Barapullah corridor.
- Traffic snarls re‑emerged on Monday after a short holiday lull because multiple approaches—new flyover, loop ramps and adjacent roads—converge into the existing three‑lane flyover.
- Delhi Traffic Police have posted that officers are deployed at merge points to regulate traffic, but commuters report hour‑long standstills and at least one account of an ambulance being delayed.
- The jams have spread onto the Ring Road, Delhi‑Noida Link Road and the DND corridor, increasing delays across alternate routes and routing complexity for drivers.
- Google Maps continues to show the stretch as free flowing, which officials say misleads motorists and complicates trip planning until live traffic data and possible design fixes are implemented.