New Delhi / Ghaziabad: It may take a few more days for the highway on the border of Delhi to open for traffic bound and bound after farmers who protest leaving the site, the source said.
While before possible the traffic bound in Delhi at Delhi Meerut Expressway Nhai will conduct damage assessment, the highway on the Singhu border can be opened for traffic in a few days, TOI has learned.
“Providing any timeline will be early until the protesters leave the site and we control the stretch.
It is possible that we might have to make improvements.
But it can be done quickly.
We are preparing to continue the traffic movement in Singhu Border,” an official said Nhai senior.
He added that they were working on preparations to bring relief to Lakh commuters who are now forced to take a long detour.
On the probability of opening the delhi-meerut freeway for traffic, other officials say they cannot risk anything and hence there will be the right assessment of damage, if any, caused by roads and structures.
“We’ve been waiting for a long time.
As soon as the site returns to our control, we will complete the assessment and do what is needed.
If there are no big problems, we can allow cars and other light motorized vehicles to use stretches,” he added.
Other officials said the NHAI team was not allowed to enter the protest site at Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
But they realized that in the past year some portions were damaged.
“The farmers have destroyed the electrical panel and they also explore DME to tents.
In many places the semi-permanent structure also appears,” he added.
As far as the barricades that have been arranged on the Delhi side of Meerut Expressway, Ghaziabad SP (traffic), Ramanand Kushwaha said, “It’s up to Delhi’s police when they will eliminate the barricade, but we consider it to be done soon.” He added, “We propose a joint meeting With Delhi police where we will discuss the way the barricade will be deleted.
” Previously, Nhai’s local office had written a letter to Ghaziabad and the East Delhi Administration which tried to establish a team for damage assessment caused by the portion of freeway.
Already suggested that the team must have representatives from local administration, police, PWD or technical wings, NHAI, private concessions and project supervision consultants.