Delhi: Loni underpass stuck traffic relief now 1.5 years away

Commuters travelling from Signature Bridge towards Ghaziabad and facing daily traffic snarls at the Loni roundabout may have to endure the chaos for at least another 1.5 years Work on the Loni underpass project critical to easing congestion on this route has yet to begin more than 2 and a half years after receiving government approval and funding.

The 70-crore project announced by the Delhi government in September 2022 as part of efforts to make the Signature Bridge to Ghaziabad stretch signal free remains mired in delays caused by enroachments tree cutting and utility relocations Despite earlier promises that the underpass would be ready by December 2024 the public works department now says it will take 15 months just to complete construction after the site is cleared.

In Its official report March 27 2025 the PWD stated that an administration approval and expenditure sanction for 70 crore had been granted on September 30 2022 There are multiple hurdles along the alignment of the underpass such as cutting of trees relocation of Delhi Jal Board pipelines and encroachments. The work on clearing these hurdles is taking place. This is why there has been a delay in initiating the construction work on the underpass the agency said It added that after the site is cleared the underpass would require 15 more months to be built.