Delhi NCR traffic: Commuters worried as entry to Dwarka Expressway from Daulatabad Chowk closed for 44 days | Delhi News

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The closure is expected to impact commuters travelling from Sector 99 to 106 in Gurugram and nearby areas such as Dhankot, Basai, and Kherki Majra. They will now have to take the surface road and merge onto the expressway after the Bijwasan toll plaza.

The Dwarka Expressway entry to Delhi at Daulatabad Chowk will remain closed for 44 days.

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New Delhi: The Dwarka Expressway entry to Delhi at Daulatabad Chowk will remain closed for 44 days as it is undergoing work related to replacing the expansion joint, the NHAI said. According to an official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), barriers have been placed at the entry of the connecting flyover of the main carriageway, which will remain closed till April 30.

The closure is expected to impact commuters travelling from Sector 99 to 106 in Gurugram and nearby areas such as Dhankot, Basai, and Kherki Majra. They will now have to take the surface road and merge onto the expressway after the Bijwasan toll plaza, the official added.

“Attention commuters! Due to expansion joint replacement work, the entry from the elevated service road at Daulatabad Chowk towards #Delhi on #DwarkaExpressway will be closed from March 18 till April 30, 2025, for 44 days,” NHAI posted on X.

Residents of Basai and Dhankot, who use this route daily to travel to Delhi airport, Dwarka, and other parts of the national capital are expected to face the most inconvenience. “This road was constructed to reduce congestion on NH-48 but now commuters will have to take the same overcrowded route again,” a commuter said.

Another added that for about a month and a half, they will have to spend at least an additional two hours on travelling, making it a hectic day-to-day affair. “This will significantly impact our daily lives. I hope they are thinking of putting in better ways for us ordinary people,” an officegoer said.

Commuters urged NHAI to put in place better traffic management solutions to minimise inconvenience during the closure period.

Delhi Airport T1 to be fully operational from Apr 15

Delhi airport’s new Terminal 1 (T1) will be fully operational from April 15, and Terminal 2 (T2) will be temporarily shut for refurbishment work next month. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the operator of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital, on Thursday, said with T1 resuming full operations from April 15, all flights currently operating from T2 will be shifted to T1.

At present, IndiGo and Akasa Air have flights from T2, which handles around 270-280 air traffic movements and serves over 46,000 passengers per day. “The expansion and modernisation of T1 have been completed as part of the Phase 3A expansion project. The expanded world-class integrated T1 of Delhi Airport was dedicated to the nation in March last year,” DIAL said in a release.

On Thursday, DIAL did not mention the temporary closure of T2. DIAL, on January 10, said the four-decade-old T2 will be closed for four to six months in the next financial year for refurbishment works that are expected to be completed in the September quarter. IGIA, also the country’s busiest airport, has three terminals — T1, T2 and T3. Currently, T1 and T2 are used only for domestic flights.

The new T1 will have 100 check-in counters, including 36 Self Baggage Drop (SBD) kiosks, 108 Common Usage Self-Service (CUSS) kiosks for check-in and self-service, and 20 Automated Tray Retrieval Systems (ATRS) for smoother security checks, the release said.

Among other facilities, there will be 10 baggage reclaim carousels, and the baggage handling capacity will be increased from 3,240 to 6,000 bags per hour. The terminal area has been expanded from 55,740 sq m to 2,06,950 sq m, combining arrival and departure terminals for enhanced passenger experience, the release said.

According to the release on Thursday, T1 can accommodate 40 million passengers, and T3 can handle 45 million passengers annually. T2 has an annual capacity to handle 15 million passengers. DIAL has notified the airlines of the change with respect to the terminals and has requested them to plan accordingly for the transition.

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