The Delhi Government on Thursday announced a pilot project was implemented in collaboration with IIT Delhi on a 4.5 km road stretch between Raja Garden and Britannia Chowk. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot reviewed the pilot project between Raja Garden to Britannia Chowk.
Addressing the media, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “A pilot project was implemented by the Government in collaboration with IIT Delhi on a 4.5 km road stretch between Raja Garden to Britannia Chowk.”
“The pilot was successful and outcomes were excellent. Based on experiences gained from this pilot project, now the Government will ensure lane driving and road marking on all roads of Delhi,” Sisodia added. During the meeting, the officials said that in the pilot phase, road marking was done on a 4.5 km road stretch between Raja Garden to Britannia Chowk where bus lanes were properly demarcated and lane driving was also enforced.
This led to an increase in bus commute speed by 17 per cent–23 per cent and a reduction in travel time after the new marking was applied to the full run. Cases of lane infringement while driving also decreased by 54 per cent.
Interestingly, the Transport Department has started enforcement drives for lane driving by the buses. Apart from this, the Government is also ensuring that all encroachments from bus lanes are removed immediately to avoid any inconvenience to the passengers travelling by city buses.