The condition at Dhaula Kuan has improved a lot especially at the point where NH8 starts. Due to the traffic signal at NH8-Station Road T-junction, which is barely few hundred metres from the Dhaula Kuan flyover, there used to be huge jams on this road. The National Highway Authority of India and Delhi Traffic Police have chalked out a good plan to decongest the place. According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Qamar Ahmed, “NHAI is making separate lanes on the left hand side of NH8 at Dhaula Kuan flyover opposite Defence Services Officers Institute for inter-state as well as local buses to decongest the place. Now on the main carriageway traffic won’t be disturbed due to halting buses.”

This is one good step that the NHAI and traffic police have taken to decongest the carriageway. And one can see lot of traffic cops manning the stretch. Due to the visibility of traffic cops, the buses don’t prolong their halt, which keeps the traffic moving here. Although the pedestrian-spill over on the main road is still existing but it is comparatively less.

Meanwhile, the Institute of Road Traffic Education has conferred the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award to Delhi Traffic Police for the year 2004 in recognition of the profound contribution towards development of road safety.

The award is conferred on state police forces, transport departments and municipal departments for extra ordinary contribution to infrastructure development for traffic management and road safety. Similarly the award is conferred on officers of police, transport and municipal departments, who in individual capacity make contribution in traffic management and road safety.