Dwarka Expressway stretch in Gurugram likely to be launched in December
A scaled up workforce is on the job round-the-clock, officials said on Tuesday, adding that they have also deployed more machinery to aid them. “We are on track to ensure the project is completed by December and the expressway is opened to commuters,” a senior NHAI official stated.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has stepped up efforts to complete work on the Gurugram portion of Dwarka Expressway in time to launch the 19 km road stretch in 2023.
He said finishing touches such as installing signboards and painting can be carried even after the expressway is opened. "We have increased our workforce by hiring more labourers. Construction is going on all day. We are deploying more machinery and continuously monitoring the project," the official said.
The 29km expressway estimated to cost Rs. 9,000 is meant to be the northern ring road connecting Delhi and Gurugram, an alternative to the National Highway 48. It wil start from Shiv Murti in the capital and will run till Kherki Daula in Gururgram.
Apart from taking the traffic load off of NH-48, the expressway being built along the new sectors in Gurugram will be a key route for lakhs of residents in the NCR city. Eventually, it wil also connect the city with the planned expressway that will link India's largest metropolises; Mumbai and Delhi. So far, the 18.9km section of the expressway in Gurugram is set to be launched but the remaining portion in Delhi will only be ready by mid-2023, officials of NHAI said. The initial deadline for the project was at end of 2021, but work was repeatedly held up to delays in shifting existing infrastructure, land litigation issues, lockdowns prompted by the pandemic and construction bans due to high air pollution in NCR.
The intersection, with a radius of two km, will have four loops that will allow seamless movement towards Delhi-Gurugram expressway, Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), Central Peripheral Road (CPR), and the under-construction Delhi-Mumbai expressway.
The cloverleaf was supposed to be finished by October 2022, however it is now expected to be completed by November-December 2022.
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