As soon as we stop these pumps, the water level rises and the soil loosens disturbing the alignment concrete boxes,” an engineer working on the site explained. These pumps have been operational over the last one year. “As many as 150 pumps have been installed for removing water at the site. He added that there is an active railway line over the underpass because of which majority of work could only be done during night. Talking about the construction challenges, the official said the site is situated close to Yamuna floodplains, and therefore, flooding due to high groundwater table is common. Currently, Sarai Kale Khan bound traffic on Bhairon Marg have to take a left turn on Ring Road and then take a U-turn from near the petro pump close to IP bus depot. Once completed, the underpass will facilitate signal-free connectivity on the Ring Road between Sarai Kale Khan ISBT and Kashmere Gate. The two-lane section will carry traffic moving from ITO-Ring Road towards Bhairon Marg while the 3-lane section will take vehicles from Bhairon Marg towards Ring Road, the official said. Other senior PWD officials, however, did not confirm the April deadline The facility is expected to be opened for traffic flow in April,” the official said. Currently, work is going on the last 28-metre section. The three-lane box will be completed by March. “The overall length of the tunnel section is 110 metres, and two-lane box is now ready. The official who asked not to be named said that the underpass 5 consists of two sections - a two-lane box and 3-lane box. However, the Bhairon Marg-Ring Road underpass could not be completed. The main 1.3-kilometre tunnel between Ring Road and Purana Qila Road, and five underpasses were opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June last year. The Integrated Pragati Maidan Corridor development comprises of six underpasses and one main tunnel - aimed at providing seamless connectivity to the Pragati Maidan complex as well as decluttering surrounding arterial roads such as Ring Road, Mathura Road and Bhairon Marg. Designated underpass number 5, the project was derailed due to construction challenges related to heavy seepage of water, the official said, and added that of the 110-metres tunnel, work on the last 28 metres stretch is going on. The tunnel will provide signal-free access to traffic from Bhairon Marg to Ring Road. The under-construction integrated transit corridor tunnel at the Bhairon Marg-Ring Road T Point. Work on the last underpass of a network of tunnels that form the part of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Corridor Development is in the “final stages”, a senior Public Works Department (PWD) official associated with the project said on Wednesday.
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