New Delhi: Delhi’s first double-decker viaduct, between Bhajanpura and Yamuna Vihar on the Pink Line, is likely to be completed by the end of the year.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has floated a tender to construct ramps on both sides of the structure for road traffic, work that had been delayed earlier due to pending tree-felling permissions. However, metro trains have already begun running on the upper deck of the flyover after the Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur corridor was inaugurated on March 8.Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC, said, “DMRC has started the process of completing the work of the double decker flyover at Bhajanpura on the Majlis Park – Maujpur corridor. Two important tenders—one for construction of the flyover ramps at Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura, and another for launching three spans—have been floated. The work will start once the tenders are finalised and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.”According to the tender document, the Rs 11.7-crore contract includes balance work related to reinforced earth and retaining structures, along with construction of ramps on both sides of the flyover. The work is to be completed within six months of the contract being awarded.The 1.4-km-long double-decker viaduct is one of three such structures being built in the city. While vehicles will ply on the lower deck, Metro trains will operate on the upper deck.The second double-decker viaduct, a 2.2-km stretch between Azadpur and Ashok Vihar stations, is coming up on the Janakpuri West–RK Ashram Marg corridor, an extension of the Magenta Line, and is also expected to be ready this year.The longest of the three will be the 2.4-km viaduct between Sangam Vihar and Ambedkar Nagar stations. It will form part of the 23.622-km Tughlakabad–Aerocity corridor, also known as the upcoming Golden Line.DMRC’s network currently spans 416 km with 303 stations, including the Noida–Greater Noida Aqua Line and Rapid Metro Gurugram. Five new corridors are under construction as part of Phase IV.In addition, three more corridors have been approved under DMRC’s Phase IV expansion: RK Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (an extension of the Magenta Line), Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj, and Aerocity to Terminal 1, which will serve as extensions of the Golden Line.
