Delhi 'skywalk' to be inaugurated in late September, early October

Delhi will soon see the "most beautiful foot-over bridge" after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday announced that about 75 per centconstruction work of the skywalk at the ITO area has been completed.

The inauguration is likely to be held in September end or early October. Construction of the 600-meter skywalk began in November last year.

The total worth of the project is about Rs 54 crore.

Sisodia said that the skywalk would be a "beautiful infrastructure" which will benefit 30,000 pedestrians.

Around 25 major office complexes, two Metro stations, seven major arterial roads and the Tilak Bridge Railway Station are located in and around ITO which will be connected through the skywalk.

"The work began in April, about 75 per cent work is over, and by September end or first week of October, it should be ready. This along with the Signature Bridge slated to open in October, would be two new gifts to the people of Delhi before Diwali," PTI quoted Sisodia as saying.

"From metro stations in New Delhi, people would be able to go directly to nearby locations, like ITO, Tilak Marg and Supreme Court, etc, without the need to step out on to the street from the stations," he added.

The skywalk which was approved by Delhi government in 2017 has a unique design feature of helical type circular rings.

Sisodia took to Twitter to showcase photographs and status of the skywalk. He tweeted, “Also, skywalk is going to be a ‘pride place to visit’ for every Delhi citizen. Above the hustle bustle of ITO, it truly feels like walking in the sky.”

As part of the skywalk project, a 60-metre-long foot overbridge (FOB) will also be constructed on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg near Hans Bhawan.