Delhi’s flyover redevelopment plan is set to begin at the ITO flyover, where the Public Works Department has proposed a cafeteria, parking facilities, landscaped areas and departmental workspaces beneath the elevated road. The project is expected to move towards tendering after a consultant submitted the design to the department.
The ITO proposal includes a PWD control room with seating for 40 to 50 people, conference rooms with cabins, designated entry and exit points, ramps and landscaped sections. The design is intended to organise the currently underused space below the flyover and convert it into public and departmental facilities.
A senior Delhi government official said the consultant had submitted the design and that the project would now proceed towards the tendering stage. The official did not provide a construction schedule or estimated project cost.
The ITO project is part of a wider Delhi PWD plan to upgrade spaces beneath 50 flyovers across the capital. According to officials, these areas are frequently used for informal parking or become waste dumping sites. The department has proposed developing them as community areas, parking facilities, urban gardens and other public utilities.
A PWD official said the plan was to use design to transform such spaces into public assets. The official also said some locations had become places where anti-social elements took refuge, while areas already being used for parking could potentially generate revenue for the government after formal redevelopment.
Some flyover spaces in Delhi have already been adapted for other uses. Fenced parks have been developed beneath the Lajpat Nagar and Moti Nagar flyovers, while departmental offices operate below the Sukhdev Vihar and Indraprastha flyovers.
The department has identified a longer list of 93 flyovers and elevated stretches for possible consideration. These include routes along the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road, as well as locations near Wazirabad, Ashram, Geeta Colony, Mukundpur and Rani Jhansi.
Among the longer structures identified are the New RTR flyover, measuring 2,650 metres, the 2,000-metre Rani Jhansi flyover and the 1,600-metre Zakhira flyover. Other locations listed include the 1,560-metre Azadpur flyover, the 1,500-metre Anand Vihar flyover, the 1,400-metre Munirka flyover, the 1,660-metre Naraina flyover and the 1,640-metre AIIMS flyover. Outer Ring Road elevated stretches measuring between 2,600 and 2,850 metres are also included.
The immediate milestone for the ITO site is the start of the tendering process. Further details on the selected contractor, implementation schedule and final facilities will emerge after the tender is issued.
