News: Part of NH8, Dwarka e-way link set to be ready by June-07-01-2021
GURUGRAM: The much awaited six-lane road connecting Dwarka Expressway and Umang Bharadwaj Chowk, which is a crucial part of a link to NH8, will be completed by June 2021, the GMDA has said. As of now, 60% work has been completed and the remaining will be covered in the next six months.
The entire project includes the 5.8km stretch from NH8 and Dwarka Expressway where two flyovers — one at Basai Chowk, the other at Umang Bhardwaj Chowk, a railway over-bridge near Basai village and an underpass at Khandsa road crossing will be built. The project also includes widening of the road from Umang Bharadwaj Chowk to Dwarka Expressway. The project is being developed by GMDA and NHAI together. While the first 2 kms between Hero Honda Chowk and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk will be done by the NHAI, the rest of the stretch will be developed by GMDA.
“We have completed work on the 3km stretch between Umang Bhardwaj Chowk and Dwarka Expressway and should be able to finish the remaining part of the project by June,” said a GMDA official.
As a part of the project, a flyover of 820 metre is also being developed over Basai chowk. GMDA is also developing an FOB near Basai Lake for pedestrian movement. The work on the FOB has also started. It will allow pedestrians to go from Basai village towards Sector 9 without having to cross the road. The cost of the portion between Umang Chardwaj Chowk and Dwarka Expressway is around Rs 80.75 crore.
Once operational, the road will bridge the connectivity gap between the new sectors, along the Dwarka Expressway and parts of the old city.
The six-lane project was first proposed during chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar's visit to Gurugram in April 2017 when he had inspected various ongoing development projects in the city. Finally, Khattar announced the revamp and widening of the road in August 2017. The work on the project began in November 2018.
