Gurugram elevated SPR: Rs 775 crore tender awaits final committee clearance

The Rs 775 crore tender for construction of a 4.2-km elevated section of Gurugram’s Southern Peripheral Road from Vatika Chowk to NH-48 is likely to receive approval from the state government’s vetting committee within a week.

The tender has already received state government approval and is currently under scrutiny by the committee. Under the latest state government directive, tenders above Rs 15 crore are sent to the committee for scrutiny.

“The tender for the construction of elevated SPR from Vatika Chowk to NH-48 has been finalised and is currently under scrutiny of the committee. We expect the tender to be approved within a week. We are ready to float the tender by the start of next month,” a senior GMDA official said.

The construction period for the elevated SPR is expected to be 30 months.

The proposed elevated corridor between Vatika Chowk and NH-48 will have 4+4 lanes. It will also have 3+3-lane primary service roads and 2+2 secondary service roads.

Two-lane ramps are planned at key junctions to allow traffic to enter and exit the elevated corridor.

An interchange at NH-48 will provide connectivity with the national highway network. Another interchange at Vatika Chowk has been proposed to connect the SPR with the Gurugram-Sohna elevated corridor.

According to GMDA, the project is expected to improve traffic flow and reduce peak-hour bottlenecks at major intersections in sectors 69, 70, 71/72, 70/75, 71/74, 75/75A and 74/74A.

Traffic studies and population projections by GMDA indicate that these junctions will require grade separation within the next 10 years, with hourly traffic expected to exceed 10,000 car units.

The detailed project report for the second phase of the elevated SPR, from Ghata to Vatika Chowk, is under preparation and is expected to be finalised in the next two months.

Estimates for a cloverleaf interchange at Vatika Chowk are also being prepared and are expected to be ready within two weeks.

GMDA had withdrawn the phase-one tender in June after the state government sought changes to the tender document and directed a revision of the request for proposal.

The proposed elevated SPR remains subject to the vetting committee’s approval before GMDA can float the Rs 775 crore construction tender.