NHAI Begins Study To Ease Gridlock At Sarai Kale Khan Loop

03 Aug 2026 CW Team

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun a traffic study to ease chronic gridlock at the Sarai Kale Khan loop in the national capital. The study will map vehicular movements and identify constraints that contribute to recurrent congestion at the interchange. Authorities intend the exercise to provide a technical basis for targeted infrastructural and operational measures.

The scope includes an assessment of junction geometry, ramp layouts and signal timings along with the interaction between private vehicles, public transport and pedestrian flows. The study will evaluate options such as grade separation, ramp realignment, signal optimisation and improved pedestrian facilities without prejudging specific schemes. Traffic modelling and capacity analysis will inform the appraisal of interventions.

The exercise will encompass on?site traffic surveys, peak hour counts and travel time studies as well as stakeholder consultations with civic agencies and transport operators. Outputs will include an action plan that sequences short term operational fixes and longer term engineering works.

NHAI will use the study findings to prioritise measures aimed at reducing delay, improving safety and enhancing connectivity for buses and non?motorised users. The authority has signalled that any recommended designs will be coordinated with city agencies to align with broader mobility plans. Implementation will follow statutory approvals and detailed design work.

The study will set quantitative benchmarks for delay reduction and establish monitoring protocols to measure traffic performance over time. It will identify short?term low?cost measures such as traffic management changes and signal retiming alongside proposals for structural interventions that require land acquisition and detailed design. Authorities indicated that phased implementation will balance immediate relief with durable engineering solutions and limit disruption during construction.

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