Gurugram’s Hero Honda-Umang Bhardwaj elevated road gets state approval

The Haryana government has approved construction of an elevated road between Hero Honda Chowk and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk in Gurugram, with the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority now tasked with executing the project.

GMDA will appoint a consultant to prepare a fresh detailed project report for the 2.25-km stretch. The project had earlier been proposed for execution by the National Highways Authority of India.

“An elevated road will be constructed from Hero Honda Chowk to Umang Bhardwaj Chowk. A detailed project report for the project will be prepared afresh and a consultancy firm will be appointed within the next few days,” a senior GMDA official said.

The decision was discussed at a meeting chaired by GMDA chief executive officer PC Meena and attended by chief engineer Praveen Chaudhary and NHAI officials, reported The Hindustan Times.

NHAI had submitted a proposal around three months ago for an elevated section on the 2.25-km stretch at an estimated cost of Rs 181 crore. The proposal envisaged a three-lane elevated road, with three-lane service roads at ground level on either side.

GMDA subsequently forwarded the proposal to the Haryana government. The state has now decided that GMDA will take up the project and prepare a fresh DPR, meaning the earlier estimated cost could be revised following the new assessment.

The road currently carries around 70,000 to 80,000 vehicles a day and experiences heavy congestion during peak hours. The elevated road is expected to improve connectivity between Dwarka Expressway and the Delhi-Jaipur highway.

Several utility-shifting works are also linked to the project. NHAI officials said water-supply lines, sewer lines and stormwater drains along the stretch still need to be shifted, while relocation of high-tension power lines is under way.

A new power substation is also being constructed in Sector 37 to facilitate relocation of an existing substation in Sector 10.

NHAI has separately floated an Rs 81 lakh tender for repairs on the damaged road, including relaying sections with bitumen and repairing damaged concrete stretches.

The elevated road is expected to become an important link between the existing highway network, Dwarka Expressway and the expanding road network in Gurugram.