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Barapullah Phase-III Flyover: Ambulances Trapped in Traffic on Day 2
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 08:28
Barapullah Phase-III Flyover: Ambulances Trapped in Traffic on Day 2
- •At least four ambulances were caught in a traffic jam on the newly opened Barapullah Phase-III flyover near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on its second day of operation.
- •Heavy congestion occurred during the evening rush hour, making it difficult for motorists to clear the way for emergency vehicles.
- •Morning congestion was partly due to a blocked Mayur Vihar-Ashram lane, forcing vehicles to merge into the main carriageway and creating a bottleneck.
- •The Public Works Department (PWD) opened the carriageway connecting AIIMS towards Mayur Vihar on Thursday afternoon to ease traffic.
- •The Rs 1,635-crore Barapullah Phase-III project, inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, aims to provide a 9-km signal-free stretch from Mayur Vihar Phase-I to the AIIMS roundabout.
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The congestion was partly caused by the blockage of the Mayur Vihar-Ashram lane, where vehicles coming from that direction were forced to reverse and merge into the main carriageway, creating a bottleneck that trapped at least four ambulances.
The Rs 1,635-crore Barapullah Phase-III project was inaugurated on Tuesday by Union Home Minister Amit Shah alongside four other road projects with a combined cost of around Rs 1,941 crore.
The project was approved in 2014 with construction beginning in 2015, and it was initially scheduled to be completed in 2017 before facing multiple delays and cost increases.
