The newly constructed u-turn flyover near DLF Cyber City on national highway number 48 in Gurugram has been opened for vehicles on Haryana Day from November 1 (Sunday).
The flyover was e-inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal through video conferencing from Karnal.
Speaking on the occasion, Manohar Lal said that by constructing this U-turn flyover, one more step has been taken towards making Gurugram free from traffic jam.
While inaugurating this three lane U-turn flyover through virtual medium, the Chief Minister said that this flyover has been constructed at a cost of about Rs 52 crore and it will provide a big relief to the people of Gurugram and commuters coming from outside. This will help in preventing traffic congestion and facilitate u-turn movement for vehicles coming from Delhi to Jaipur and will prevent accidents of traffic going to Udyog Vihar or Delhi from DLF Cyber City or Ambience Mall side.
Besides, it will also help in reducing pollution caused by traffic jams and will save time for commuters, he said.
Extending greetings of Haryana Day to the people of Gurugram, the Chief Minister said that we are solving the traffic jam related problems of Gurugram one by one. First, the problems of IFFCO Chowk, Signature Tower and Rajeev Chowk were solved by constructing underpasses and improving these road intersections on NH-48, and then a flyover was constructed at Hero Honda Chowk to make it congestion-free. Now, Shankar Chowk has become congestion-free, he said.
The Chief Minister further said that a four-lane U-turn underpass is being constructed on NH- 48 near Ambience Mall in Gurugram, which is in the final stages of its construction.
The total estimated cost of both of these projects, that is, the U-turn flyover built near DLF Cyber City on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway and the U-turn underpass being built near the Ambience Mall is Rs 122.16 crore.
Out of these, U-Turn elevated flyover has been completed at a cost of about Rs 52 crore. The cost of the entire project is being borne by the NHAI and the State Government in 75:25 ratio, he added.
Manohar Lal also said that work on various new projects is going on in Gurugram, such as the Dwarka Expressway, extension of metro service etc and such numerous development works are benefiting the increasing industrialization of Gurugram district.
During the e-inauguration, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Project Director Shashi Bhushan apprised that the newly constructed U-turn flyover is 675 meters in length and 12.5 meters wide.
He said that despite the challenge of COVID-19, the construction of this 3-lane U-turn flyover has been completed within the stipulated period of 18 months.