A pedestrian subway constructed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to avoid any traffic disruptions on the busy ITO intersection was thrown open to public. The subway constructed was inaugurated by the Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi in the presence of the DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh and other DMRC Directors.
Built using a special box-pushing technology to avoid any traffic disruptions, the subway connects Delhi Police Headquarters and the Engineers Bhawan on the extremely busy ITO road. It is a part of the under-construction ITO Metro station and will cater to the pedestrians who will cross ITO intersection. The timings of the subway for the general public will be from 6 am to 10 pm. “Delhi Metro is committed to the safety of its commuters especially women. We are hopeful that this subway will be of great benefit to the pedestrians who cross the busy ITO intersection everyday,” DMRC Managing Director said.
The subway, which is 9 m deep from the ground level, will provide a safe and easy passage to pedestrians crossing the busy intersection at ITO as well as provide connectivity to the upcoming ITO Metro station at the concourse level, a DMRC official spokesperson said.The interiors of the subway have been built using black, grey and red granite for the flooring of subway along with false ceiling and facia on the walls. The subway has one escalator at gate no. 6 (towards Engineers Bhawan) and one escalator at gate no. 5 (towards Police Headquarters) for the convenience of the passengers. There is a provision for one lift each at gate Nos 5 and 6 which are under construction. Work on the subway was started in June-July last year and was completed in August.
The ITO station has 6 entry/exit points — two entry/exits on Indraprastha Marg are near Agarwal Chowk (ITO) near Delhi Police Headquarters and Engineers Bhawan, two entry/exits are on both sides of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and two entry/exits on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Another pedestrian subway is under construction on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. This subway is also being built using the box-pushing technology and will connect entry no. 1 (towards Andhra Education Society) and entry no. 2 (towards Indian National Science Academy) of the upcoming ITO station.