New Delhi: The report by the central road research institute (CRRI), recommending the “No BRT” option for the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand corridor, couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Delhi government. Sources in the transport department say that other BRT projects earmarked for this year have been stuck in a limbo since the pilot project went to court. “For a year now, the detailed project reports of 14 BRT projects are being finalized. In fact, the preliminary project report of seven BRT corridors has already been prepared by DIMTS, and the DPR of the Karawal Nagar-More Gate corridor is almost final,” said a senior official. Officials say the 14 corridors, which are set to be built by the PWD and DIMTS, have been allocated Rs 450 crore already in last year’s budget. “The Karawal Nagar-More Gate corridor is in the final stages of approval, and was supposed to be presented in cabinet soon,” the official added. However, with the CRRI report recommending that the 5.8km stretch works better with no segregated bus lanes, the government could be looking at scrapping of the other projects as well. Said the official, “There has been an attempt to locate the new corridors in areas where the corridor will not eat into the existing traffic space. For instance, in the Karawal Nagar-More Gate corridor, space for the segregated bus lane is being carved out of the riverbank.” New design norms have also been formulated for the corridors, with the government opting for the dedicated lane on the left side, and not centre, as is the case with the pilot project in Ambedkar Nagar. The 14 corridors which are supposed to be constructed by PWD and DIMTS will cover 232km and will have 83 interchange points with the Metro. The bus stops at these interchange points will be integrated with the Delhi Metro network.