Title - BUDGET-TRANSPORT 2 LAST

Work on the Phase-III of Delhi Metro started in 2011-12. Work on the Phase-III of Delhi Metro started in 2011-12. With the completion of this phase, new Metro lines of about 103 kms will be added to the existing Delhi Metro network making for a total of about 300 kms. The Signature Bridge at Wazirabad is slated for completion by December next year, Dikshit said in her Budget speech, adding that one carriage way of the flyover has been opened for traffic and the other carriage way will be thrown open to traffic in July. The government has requested funding under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for the recently sanctioned Phase II of Barapulla Nallah Road by-pass, she informed the House. "This 8 kilometres long road will further decongest the Ring Road and provide an important link to INA Market. An amount of Rs 240 crore has been proposed for the funding," she said.