Delhi spending Rs200 crore to resurface roads before Commonwealth

All major roads in the national capital would wear a new look ahead of the Commonwealth Games with the governmentspending Rs200 crore to resurface them using latest technology.

PWD minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said a total of 4,24km of roads in the city are being rebuilt under the road beautification project which would be completed much before commencement of the sporting event in October.

He said the roads are being resurfaced using best international technology and some of them are being rebuilt by mixing waste plastic with bitumen to increase their longevity.

Elaborating his department's efforts to improve conditions of major roads in the city ahead of the mega event, Chauhan said special attention was being given to beautify roads in and around the venues of the Games.

Chauhan was speaking after inspecting progress of resurfacing of roads with recycling and micro surfacing technology in South Delhi.

He said about 42 kms of roads are being built in South Delhi using recycling method.

Roads being resurfaced using recycling method includes Mahrauli Mahipalpur road, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vedant Dixika Marg, Africa Avenue Marg and Guru Ravidas Marg.

Officials said roads being built using micro surfacing will be waterproof.