Delhi Budget FY27: CM pledges Rs 5,921 cr for integrated roads, flyovers to decongest city

The Delhi government on Tuesday earmarked Rs 5,921 crore for road infrastructure development work in the 2026-27 budget compared to Rs 3,843 crore for the current fiscal.

“Flawless connectivity, climate-resilient corridors and technologically secure roads are our target,” Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said while presenting the budget for 2026-27.

The allocation for the sector is aimed at re-carpeting PWD roads to reduce congestion and pollution, developing new integrated corridors, and completing pending projects.

“Out of the 1,400 km of roads under the PWD, 400 km were redeveloped in the year 2025–26. For the year 2026–27, I propose an allocation of Rs 1,392 crore for end-to-end re-carpeting and redevelopment of 750 km of roads,” Gupta said in her speech.

Further in its goal towards achieving “flawless connectivity”, the Delhi government has approved eight different integrated road corridors across Delhi at a total cost of Rs 2,000 crore.

“An allocation of Rs 575 crore for the year 2026–27 to complete the integrated corridor projects, which have a total estimated cost of over Rs 2,000 crore. These roads will help reduce congestion and pollution on Delhi’s roads and provide relief from traffic jams,” Gupta said in her speech.

The Delhi government worked for approvals of pending permissions in the Barapullah phase-3 project, she added.

The Barapullah Corridor project was started in 2016 but had remained stalled due to corruption and red tape under the Aam Aadmi Party. “Our government will complete it by June 2026. An allocation of Rs 210 crore has been made in this year’s budget to complete this work”, Gupta said.

Two major road connectivity projects in South Delhi — the Modi Mill flyover extension up to Kalkaji Temple and the construction of a new flyover at the Savitri Cinema junction — have been approved. Rs 150 crore has been allocated for these projects in the budget for the next fiscal year. Rs 25 crore has also been allocated in this year’s budget for the construction of foot-over-bridges.

In a push for green mobility, the Delhi government plans to construct a cycle track on the Yamuna River periphery, she added.