Smooth ride from Sarita Vihar to Faridabad by taking traffic lights out of picture

NEW DELHI: Commuters on the Faridabad-Delhi-Noida road will soon have a smoother drive as Delhi Traffic Police and Public Works Department have decided to make the stretch from Sarita Vihar to Faridabad signal-free by creating U-turns at crucial spots where there currently are traffic lights.
An officer of the traffic police said on Thursday heavy traffic jams are currently normal on Mathura Road from Sarita Vihar to Badarpur due to back-to-back traffic lights between Ali Village and the Sarita Vihar metro station.“We have decided to create U-turns by removing the red lights on this busy stretch,” the officer said.

According to the plan, the traffic lights at Madanpur Khadar and Aali Village near Sarita Vihar metro station will be dismantled and a U-turn will be provided to ease the traffic chaos and waiting period there.
The traffic police launched this scheme on Sunday on a trial basis for a week. After observing the traffic movement and the response of the commuters, the stretch could be made signal-free.
Mathura Road is one of the busiest roads in southeast Delhi and provides connectivity to the industrial areas of Okhla, Mohan Industrial Estate, Noida and Faridabad. According to police, around 2-3 lakh vehicles use this stretch every day, with high traffic volume right from 8 in the morning to 10 at night.
The officer appeared to believe that with the new scheme’s implementation, vehicles will move more smoothly and there aren’t likely to be the protracted traffic jams that mark the peak hours.
“Now onwards, the commuters can take U-turns under the flyovers at Badarpur and Sarita Vihar,” said the officer. “Earlier, motorists avoided this route due to the hassles associated with the several traffic lights.”