Overview
- Following the corridor's opening to commuters on Wednesday, September 30, motorists reported tailbacks of nearly 3 km and waits up to 55 minutes on the Mayur Vihar to Sarai Kale Khan stretch.
- A joint drone survey by Delhi Traffic Police and PWD identified the main choke points as a three‑to‑two lane squeeze and a near‑90‑degree merge by the Sundial loop at Sarai Kale Khan where multiple traffic streams collide.
- Officials have responded with immediate measures including barricades at ramp entrances, intensified traffic‑police deployment, manual regulation, and opening the AIIMS‑to‑Mayur Vihar carriageway while they study fixes.
- Experts say the root problem is that Phase‑III’s design is based on decade‑old traffic forecasts and cannot be easily widened, so operational steps such as tapered channelisation, phased entry and diversioning are the practical near‑term options.
- Local commuters have faced disrupted routes and longer trips because some loops and ramps have been closed, and authorities warn that routing updates from navigation apps and targeted geometry changes will determine whether flows stabilise or further diversions are needed.