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Gurgaon: Residents of the new sectors along the Dwarka Expressway are having a tough time commuting as the 6km arterial road between Rampura Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur highway and Pataudi Road is in a dilapidated condition.
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) started the revamp of this road in February this year. Considering the flow of traffic, the authority is carrying out the work in phases by blocking one side of the road. However, the condition of the other lane is such that school buses are not willing to pick up and drop their kids to the housing societies, say residents.
Swarup Dutta, a resident of DLF Ultima, said, “More than two months have already passed, they have only been able to dig up and make the road bed covering only a 100m stretch of the entire road. There has hardly been any movement on the ground in the past 15 days. The entire area has become a dust bowl.”
The road revamp project undertaken by the GMDA includes the construction of a 6km main carriageway, service roads, cycle tracks, footpaths and green area.
The cost of the 18-month project has been pegged at Rs 67 crore.
Not just this road, the reconstruction of another key stretch between Vatika flyover and Pataudi Road, which was inaugurated in March this year has not been started yet, the residents said.
“The 4.6km stretch was supposed to be completed within six months, but not a single brick has been laid so far,” said Rao Dharamveer Singh, RWA president of Mapsko Casabella.
When contacted, a senior official of GMDA said, “We had a meeting on Friday, headed by the GMDA CEO, in which direction has already been issued to the private contractor to speed up the work. The contractor has already been asked to sprinkle water thrice a day on the road to prevent dust pollution. Similarly, traffic police have been asked to man the stretch to ensure smooth vehicular movement.”
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) started the revamp of this road in February this year. Considering the flow of traffic, the authority is carrying out the work in phases by blocking one side of the road. However, the condition of the other lane is such that school buses are not willing to pick up and drop their kids to the housing societies, say residents.
Swarup Dutta, a resident of DLF Ultima, said, “More than two months have already passed, they have only been able to dig up and make the road bed covering only a 100m stretch of the entire road. There has hardly been any movement on the ground in the past 15 days. The entire area has become a dust bowl.”
The road revamp project undertaken by the GMDA includes the construction of a 6km main carriageway, service roads, cycle tracks, footpaths and green area.
The cost of the 18-month project has been pegged at Rs 67 crore.
Not just this road, the reconstruction of another key stretch between Vatika flyover and Pataudi Road, which was inaugurated in March this year has not been started yet, the residents said.
“The 4.6km stretch was supposed to be completed within six months, but not a single brick has been laid so far,” said Rao Dharamveer Singh, RWA president of Mapsko Casabella.
When contacted, a senior official of GMDA said, “We had a meeting on Friday, headed by the GMDA CEO, in which direction has already been issued to the private contractor to speed up the work. The contractor has already been asked to sprinkle water thrice a day on the road to prevent dust pollution. Similarly, traffic police have been asked to man the stretch to ensure smooth vehicular movement.”
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