Complete mess: Delhi's new Barapullah flyover turns into traffic nightmare

Traffic jams continued on Delhi’s newly-opened Barapullah Phase-III flyover on Monday, with motorists reporting long delays on the Mayur Vihar-AIIMS stretch during the morning rush.

The Delhi Traffic Police said the main bottleneck was at the old Barapullah flyover, where traffic from around eight to nine lanes merges into just three lanes at a single point.

Congestion was reported near the Mayur Vihar Phase-I Metro station and on the Phase-III elevated road, with several commuters also posting about the delays on X.

One commuter wrote, “Been in a bumper-to-bumper jam for the past 30 mins and have covered barely 2 kms.” Another said, “This seems like a complete mess every morning. Everyone should avoid this route, especially during morning hours.”

A third commuter wrote, “I now understand and feel the pain of daily commuters on the Barapullah Phase-III Elevated Corridor.”

According to the traffic police, the new Phase-III flyover on the Mayur Vihar side has around three lanes, while the loops towards Sarai Kale Khan and DND also have three lanes each. The existing Barapullah flyover has three lanes.

Traffic from these approaches therefore converges into three lanes on the old flyover, creating the bottleneck, police said.

“Traffic personnel have been deployed at the merging points to regulate vehicle movement,” the Delhi Traffic Police said on X.

It also said Google Maps was not reflecting the actual traffic situation and continued to show the stretch as having smooth traffic.

The Phase-III corridor was inaugurated on Tuesday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other Delhi ministers.

The corridor was opened to improve connectivity between Mayur Vihar and the Barapullah network and provide a faster link towards south Delhi. However, peak-hour traffic jams have emerged as a concern within days of its opening.- Ends