Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), that operates and manages Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport,  on Wednesday inaugurated the two approach flyovers - the Aerocity flyover and the Parallel Access Road flyover - to provide a signal-free transit experience to passengers going towards Delhi airport.  The two flyovers will help ease the traffic movement to and from Delhi Airport.

 The Aerocity Flyover, a four-lane one-way flyover constructed at Aerocity metro station junction will reduce travel time from T1 to T3 of the Delhi Airport by making a signal free movement. The flyover commences from in front of Andaz Hotel, Aerocity (West side) and ends at Central spine road, terminating short of the Eastern Cross Taxiway.

 The Parallel Access Road (PAR) Flyover, is part of a dedicated corridor of two lanes on both carriageways for Cargo Terminal (To and Fro) of the airport, with a flyway close to NH8. The corridor commences close to Hanuman temple and ends near Andaz Hotel, whereby segregating the heavy vehicular movement from passenger vehicles and further helping decongest the airport approach road.

With a total length of the Aerocity Flyover and PAR Flyover 800 meters and 600 meters respectively, the flyovers will help create a signal free movement between the three terminals of the Delhi Airport and the further restrict the movement of heavy vehicles on the airport approach road whereby ensuring a seamless transit passage towards and from Delhi Airport.

Speaking at the inaugural function, I Prabhakara Rao, deputy group managing director of the GMR group said that passenger experience is paramount for the GMR and the same is visible in the various initiatives undertaken at the Delhi airport.

"However, for us, the passenger experience begins even before a traveller enters the Delhi airport. Keeping this in view, two new flyovers have been constructed to help ease the transit to and from Delhi Airport and provide seamless passage for the passengers," he said.

 In 2019, before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, DIAL had proposed to make the traffic crossing at the intersection where passengers arriving from the city side turn left toward T3 or proceed straight to T1, signal-free. This proposal involved the construction of a Y-shaped mini flyover, which would offer two-way access between roads leading to T3 and Dwarka, with a one-way lane for travelers driving from T1 to T3. The plan aimed to eliminate the need for traffic signals at this intersection.