Dnd Flyway

Delhi Noida Direct Flyway(c) Over 30% of Delhi's population lives on the eastern side of the river Yamuna. Vehicular traffic across the river Yamuna to Delhi is served by several links. One is the Delhi Noida Direct (DND) Flyway, which is owned and operated by the Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited. Two government- owned and operated bridges compete with the DND Flyway. The Nizamuddin Bridge lies upstream and carries about 135,000 PCUs per day. The Okhla Barrage lies downstream and carries 85,000 PCUs per day. At peak times, the government bridges operate at full capacity. The government bridges lack resources for maintenance and expansion of capacity. The DND Flyway was opened in February 2001. The Flyway is 6 km long and comprises eight lanes. It has interchanges with the Ring Road at the western end and the Delhi-Noida link road at the eastern end. The Flyway includes a 552 metre long bridge with 13 spans. Traffic on the DND Flyway has grown steadily to exceed 50,000 vehicles per day. Consultants Halcrow remarked that recent traffic growth had exceeded forecasts for two reasons. One was substantial commercial development in the Noida area. Another was the sharply rising price of fuel. Higher fuel prices have increased the monetary benefit to drivers who use the DND Flyway and reduce distance traveled. Toll rates on DND Flyway are revised annually according to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban non-manual employees. The adjustment is based on the increase in CPI, but rounded off to the nearest rupee for two-wheelers and cars and to the nearest 5 rupees for other classes of vehicles. Initially, the Flyway gave substantial discounts to vehicles using electronic toll collection. Over time, these discounts have been reduced and now vary from 5 to 22% for the various classes of vehicle. The rate of electronic payment is 19.2% among two-wheelers, 32.8% among cars, and between 0% to 19.5% among other classes of vehicles. In 2005, the Flyway carried an... [continues]

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