Barapullah Phase 3 traffic is expected to come under severe pressure again on the Mayur Vihar-to-AIIMS carriageway from Monday, prompting Delhi Traffic Police to deploy personnel at key points along the 3.5-kilometre stretch. The deployment is intended to manage vehicle movement until longer-term changes to signals and merging points are completed.
Traffic had eased for three days because government and private offices and establishments remained closed around Gandhi Jayanti, the first Saturday and Sunday. With normal weekday movement expected to resume on Monday, the traffic department has begun preparations to prevent congestion from building up across the corridor.
According to the traffic police, staff will be positioned at important points to regulate vehicles and manage merging traffic. The intervention is temporary. Installing signals and correcting the design of merger points could take more than a week, while coordination with the Public Works Department will be required before the proposed changes can be implemented.
The traffic police also said real-time congestion updates are expected to become available through Google within the next two days. At present, the department said, real-time information is not appearing in Google Search, leaving motorists unaware of congestion until they reach the affected road and become stuck. Once the update becomes available, drivers will be able to assess traffic conditions and choose alternative routes when necessary.
The proposed engineering and traffic-management measures follow a drone survey conducted on Thursday. The traffic department subsequently sent the Public Works Department recommendations covering four points on the corridor. These include establishing suitable merger points, introducing traffic signals and providing appropriate traffic control at locations where vehicle streams combine.
Another recommendation concerns the merger point near Sundial. The department has suggested changes to the geometry of this location to improve vehicle movement and reduce conflict between traffic streams. It has also proposed diverting or regulating traffic towards National Highway 24 wherever feasible to reduce pressure on the Barapullah Phase 3 section.
The corridor’s current problem reflects the operational challenge of managing a road where traffic volumes change sharply between working days and holidays. The recent reduction in traffic during the long weekend provided temporary relief but did not resolve the underlying issues at the merger points or the absence of timely congestion information for motorists.
For commuters travelling from Mayur Vihar towards AIIMS, the immediate response will therefore depend on police regulation at the main pressure points and on whether alternative routes can be identified through the planned Google updates. The traffic department has said it will coordinate with the concerned departments while continuing to deploy personnel until the proposed signals and physical changes are taken forward.