Overview
- The Delhi Public Works Department has approved roughly ₹1.97 crore to hire a consultant to prepare a detailed feasibility study for an elevated corridor along Aruna Asaf Ali Marg.
- Officials describe the tentative route as about 5.5–6 km long, running from Kishangarh near Vasant Kunj to the IIT flyover on the Outer Ring Road and passing landmarks such as JNU and ICSSR.
- The stated aim is to separate through traffic from local movement and create a signal‑free link that could shorten peak‑hour travel times on this heavily congested South Delhi arterial.
- The feasibility study will examine traffic projections, engineering and alignment options, construction feasibility, environmental impacts, land acquisition needs, utility shifting and overall project cost before any decision on construction is taken.
- The Aruna Asaf Ali Marg proposal is the first under a wider Delhi government plan to remake high‑density routes into green, dust‑controlled 'model corridors' and follows earlier government directives to commission elevated‑corridor studies.