The study will cost Rs 17.6 crore, and the DRP is expected in six to seven months, officials said (Archive)The Public Works Department (PWD) has invited bids to appoint a consultant to carry out a feasilibility study and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the construction of a 55-km long elevated corridor over the existing inner Ring Road, also called the Mahatma Gandhi Marg.Officials said the selected consultant will study traffic congestion points, land acquisition requirements and drainage needs, as well as seek clearance from different departments like taking permission from the forest department to fell trees, if needed. “It will also prepare the DRP to construct the stretch,” an official said.The study will cost Rs 17.6 crore, and the DPR is expected in six to seven months, officials said.As part of the Delhi decongestion plan, the Delhi government had earlier this year announced the ambitious 55-km-long corridor and directed the PWD to prepare a plan.“Looking at the increasing traffic load on the Ring Road, we plan to construct an elevated corridor over the existing road. Some parcels of land will be acquired, and ramps and loops will be built to connect the elevated road with arterial routes,” PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh had said.According to the PWD, the Ring Road starts at Nigam Bodh Ghat and stretches up to Burari, covering about 55 km and key locations such as AIIMS, Ashram, Sarai Kale Khan, Punjabi Bagh and Lajpat Nagar. “The proposed elevated corridor is expected to span around 80 km when ramps, loops, and additional connecting roads are included, offering improved connectivity and easing traffic flow at several known bottlenecks,” said an official.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Delhi governmentPWD