Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Rohtak Road. The CM said that in many previous projects, the Delhi Government has completed the projects well before time and at a lesser cost, and the time and cost-saving model will be replicated in this project as well.

Speaking at the occasion, Kejriwal said, “It was the request long due from the people living in the area, and the ones traveling via it to get the road reconstructed. Originally constructed in 2011, every road undergoes repair in five years, but it has been nine years since its establishment and the over-usage has led to its damage. I congratulate all Delhiites that this work will now be initiated. In the past, the Delhi Government has completed many projects before time and at a lesser cost. We will try our best to complete the redevelopment project well before time." The total cost of the redevelopment project is Rs 25 crores, and it will be completed in 6 months.

The redevelopment will be carried out with the use of the latest cold-milling technology, in which the upper layer of the road will be recycled and reused in the redevelopment of the road. The use of the latest technology reduces the cost of any project by 10-15 percent  through the reuse of old resources. The road is 13.33 km long, and 200 ft wide. The road was first constructed in 2011 and was to be redeveloped in 2016 by NHAI.

However, the project has now been taken up by the Delhi government due to no sanction of funds by the NHAI. Lack of stipulated maintenance has deteriorated the condition of the road. The shelf life of which was originally 5 years, has now been in use for nine years approximately leading to the destruction. The strengthening of the road will lead to less water-logging and will resolve the issue of traffic congestion. The new road will ease traffic congestions and will be beneficial for farmers in Haryana.

Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendra Jain who was also there said, “Today is a very joyous occasion as we have begun work to re-construct the Rohtak road from Zakhira to Delhi border. The stipulated time for reconstruction is six months, but I will try my best to make the road available for use in just four months. There was an increasing demand to strengthen the road owing to potholes. The redevelopment work will ease the travel of the people commuting from Bahadurgarh to Delhi and Delhi to Mundka.I want to congratulate all the four chiefs as they advocated this topic repeatedly which has encouraged us to initiate the work.”