Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory For Ring Road Ahead Of Barapullah Phase III Inauguration
Delhi traffic police issue route advisory.
Traffic in parts of south-east Delhi is expected to be affected on Tuesday, September 29, as the opening ceremony of the Barapullah Phase III flyover takes place. The Delhi Traffic Police has advised commuters to avoid the Ring Road between Sarai Kale Khan and Ashram Chowk from 9 am to 2 pm. The advisory has been issued because a large number of people are expected to reach the ceremony site by buses and cars. That influx is likely to add pressure to roads that already carry heavy traffic through the day, and commuters who rely on this stretch for work or school runs may need to plan their journeys with extra time in hand.
According to the advisory, Sarai Kale Khan, Maharani Bagh and Ashram Chowk are among the stretches likely to be affected. Commuters have been asked to avoid the Ring Road between Sarai Kale Khan and Ashram Chowk for the full five-hour window and to use alternative routes. The source does not name those routes or say whether specific diversions or lane closures will be put in place. Advisories of this kind usually rely on the Traffic Police's social media channels and helpline for real-time updates, so travellers may want to check those sources before setting out, particularly if they are heading towards the affected areas during the morning peak.
The Barapullah Phase III corridor is a 3.5-km elevated road that connects Mayur Vihar Phase I with Sarai Kale Khan. It is expected to provide a faster link between East Delhi, South Delhi and areas towards Noida. Elevated corridors are generally built to take through traffic off ground-level roads, which can free up junctions and service lanes for local movement. The Barapullah elevated road forms part of a wider effort to ease east-west and north-south movement across the capital, where commuters often face long delays at bottlenecks along the Ring Road and near the Yamuna crossings.
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NDTV has reported that the corridor could cut the journey towards AIIMS from around 35 to 40 minutes to about 15 minutes. If those savings hold once the road is open to regular traffic, they would represent a substantial improvement for daily commuters travelling between the eastern and southern parts of the capital. The figure is an expectation rather than a measured result, and actual journey times will depend on traffic volumes, the time of day and how vehicles are managed at the entry and exit points. Early days after a new flyover opens can also bring congestion at merge points as drivers adjust to new layouts.
The source does not say who will attend the ceremony, when the flyover will open to the general public, or how long the disruption may last beyond 2 pm. The advisory's window of nine to two suggests that officials expect the heaviest crowding around the event itself, with traffic easing once the gathering disperses. Commuters in the Sarai Kale Khan, Maharani Bagh and Ashram Chowk areas are likely to see the greatest impact during that period, while those travelling elsewhere in the city may notice knock-on delays on connecting roads as vehicles are diverted.
For now, the practical guidance is clear: avoid the Ring Road between Sarai Kale Khan and Ashram Chowk from 9 am to 2 pm on Tuesday, and choose other routes where possible. Further updates on diversions and on the flyover's public opening are expected from the Delhi Traffic Police and the authorities involved. Once the corridor is open, its effect on travel times between East Delhi, South Delhi and the Noida side will show whether the promised time savings are realised in everyday use.
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