Sheila Dikshit inspects under construction Signature Bridge on River Yamuna

New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inspected the under construction Signature Bridge sites on both sides of the River Yamuna on Wednesday.

A new eight-lane bridge across the River Yamuna on the downstream of the existing bridge-cum-barrage at Wazirabad is under construction at an estimated cost of Rs.1131 crore.

The work has been entrusted to the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation.

The new bridge will connect a marginal bund road near the Khazuri Khas intersection on the eastern side with Outer Ring Road No. 45, on the western side.

The bridge will consist of a western approach main flyover, western approach loops, eastern approach main flyover, eastern approach embankment and main bridge.

DTTDC Chairman Manish Chatrath, Director DTTDC Rajesh Lilothia and other DTTDC officials, besides engineers of the construction company, accompanied Dikshit.

Dikshit made it crystal clear that no delay will be tolerated in the commissioning of the project as the new bridge will be crucial for smooth flow of traffic across River Yamuna and other major roads on both sides of river.

She further stated that this would prove to be the new landmark for the capital.

Further it will ensure much awaited relief to the commuters resulting in huge savings in travel time and fuel consumption.

She further instructed the construction company to monitor the progress on daily basis in order ensure its commissioning as per their contractual obligation to meet the stipulated deadline of December 2013.

She asked the agency to provide a time bound schedule of construction in order to enable the Delhi Government to keep a close eye on the progress of the work.

The chief minister also directed the agency to concentrate on quality construction and aesthetic values.

Dikshit instructed the construction agency to maintain cleanliness around all construction sites.

The right and left carriageway of 1.4 km length each on western approach main flyover will be opened to traffic by July 2012.

As far as loops on western approach are concerned three will be opened by November 2012 whereas other three are likely to be opened by June 2013.

The work between 65 to 90 percent has been completed these loops.

The right and left carriage way on the eastern approach main flyover, measuring length of 683 meters each, will be commissioned by December, 2012.

About 70 percent work on these carriageways has been completed. As far as work on eastern approach embankment is concerned, the main embankment, guide bund and launching apron is due to be completed by June 2013.

Dikshit was also apprised of the actual progress and she emphasized upon timely completion of the project. (ANI)