This will be possible through a tunnel below the Ashram Chowk intersection, which records 429,000 vehicles every day. The ongoing Metro construction has also reduced road space, triggering traffic snarls on Ashram Chowk and Mathura Road. Ashram Chowk is the busiest intersection in the Capital as roads from central, south, and east Delhi meet here. Read | Tunnel construction may further choke Ashram Chowk, jams may continueThe Metro’s longest tunneling drive of 1.6km from Ashram to Nizamuddin also falls on this section. PWD officials said the bypass would allow commuters from east and south Delhi and Noida to avoid Ashram Chowk completely on their way to Faridabad.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2017 05:40 UTC