Tenders for skywalk at ITO floated, tweets Satyendar Jain

Public Works Department minister Satyendar Jain announced that the department has initiated the tender process for construction of a skywalk and foot overbridge at the junction of Sikandra Road, Mathura Road, Tilak Marg, and Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg at ‘W’ point and near Hans Bhawan ITO.

After years of delay, the ambitious plan of decongesting the busy ITO intersection is finally taking shape.

Delhi PWD minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday tweeted that tenders for construction of a skywalk and foot overbridge at the junction of Sikandra Road, Mathura Road, Tilak Marg, and Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg at ITO has been initiated. (Handout)

On Sunday, Public Works Department minister Satyendar Jain announced that the department has initiated the tender process for construction of a skywalk and foot overbridge “at the junction of Sikandra Road, Mathura Road, Tilak Marg, and Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg at ‘W’ point and near Hans Bhawan ITO.”

The skywalk will connect Sikandra Road, Mathura Road, Tilak Marg and Bahadurshah Zafar Marg with ITO Metro station and the Delhi High Court. The project is significant because of the high density of vehicular and pedestrian traffic at ITO crossing. The area has numerous offices, two Metro stations and a railway station.

“Tender process started for construction of Skywalk & Footover bridge at Mathura Road,Tilak Bridge, ITO,” the minister tweeted.

The project is to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 44.23 crore and is slated to be completed by April next year.

The skywalk and FOB were designed through a competition in which the winner was awarded Rs 2.5 lakh. The Centre has agreed to finance about 80% of the project, while the remaining funds will be provided by Delhi government.