In a move to create a much-needed western road link to the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is reviving an ambitious project to construct a 5-kilometre tunnel between Dwarka's Sector 24 and the airport.

The Rs 5,000-crore project, which was practically shelved last year, was revived after the highways authority agreed to evaluate the feasibility of a new option recently suggested by the airport operator, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), NHAI officials familiar with the project said.

The proposed tunnel will provide smooth access to the airport to traffic coming from north, west and southwest Delhi and decongest National Highway-8, which caters to airport-bound traffic from various parts of the city. “Airport-bound traffic from north, west, southwest and northwest Delhi can bypass traffic on the Ring Road and NH-8 if a western road entry is created,” said one NHAI official.

“Currently, it takes nearly 40 minutes to reach the airport , especially during peak hours. It will take about 10 minutes to reach the airport from Dwarka once the tunnel is constructed,” the official added.

Under NHAI's original plan, the proposed tunnel was to start in Dwarka's Sector 24 and run parallel to the existing underground Airport Express Metro Line (between Dwarka's Sector 21 and IGI station) and open on the main airport road (IGI T3 Road). But the project hit a roadblock after DIAL objected to the tunnel merging on to the main airport road, saying it would lead to “undesirable” congestion around the airport.

The proposal was renewed as both NHAI and DIAL agreed on the importance of connecting Dwarka to the airport, the official added. According to a DIAL spokesperson, an alternative option wherein the tunnel from the western side ends at the airport's Terminal 2 was suggested to the NHAI a few weeks ago.

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