India, April 28 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) will soon complete the construction of a foot overbridge (FOB) connecting the old and new blocks of the Tis Hazari Courts complex in north Delhi, officials said. The FOB is expected to ease congestion on the busy stretch of Boulevard Road and allow court users to cross safely without coming onto the road.

A steel structure has already been erected on Boulevard Road, and most of the construction has been planned, officials said. The department now needs to complete the remaining construction work along with aesthetic upgradation, they added.

"The foot overbridge has been a long-standing demand of lawyers and petitioners visiting the court. The four-lane Lala Hardev Sahai Marg, close to...