Overview

• On July 16, the Delhi government formally submitted a list of 12 high-traffic corridors to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, requesting ₹1,500 crore from the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund.
• The funding will back repair and modernisation of about 600 km of city roads as part of Delhi’s broader ₹1.25 lakh crore infrastructure programme.
• Officials have pressed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to dismantle temporary toll plazas at major entry points to facilitate uninterrupted, signal-free transit.
• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has urged the National Highways Authority of India to assume upkeep of service lanes and drainage on NH-9, NH-2 and NH-148A.
• Final approval is pending following a June meeting chaired by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari that set the framework for state-centre collaboration on decongestion measures.