Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, inaugurated the newly constructed U-turn Flyover near Shankar Chowk on the National Highway No 48 in Gurugram on Sunday to mark Haryana Day.
The Inauguration event was live-streamed through a large LED screen installed at Shankar Chowk.
“The 455-metre-long, three-lane flyover will facilitate the commuters from Cyber Hub side headed towards Udyog Vihar and Delhi. It will also reduce traffic jams at Shankar Chowk, DLF Cyber Hub and Udyog Vihar. The flyover will also help to reduce accidents on the National highway,” said Project Director, Shashi Bhushan of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The estimated cost of the project was more than 51 crore in which NHAI 75 per cent borne by and 25 per cent by the State Government.
Earlier, the U-turn under Shankar Chowk used to be choked during peak hours. Pedestrians at the spot face challenges to cross the Delhi-Jaipur expressway due to heavy traffic.
According to NHAI officials, to curb the traffic mess at Shankar Chowk, the State Government has drawn up plans to construct a three-lane U-turn flyover on National Highway near DLF Phase 2 and a four-lane U-turn underpass near Ambience Mall and they gets approval from the Center and the state government as well.
The construction work of both the Shankar Chowk flyover and the Ambience underpass had commenced in March 2019 and were completed in a span of 18 months. However, the part of the Ambience underpass is yet to be completed.
“A part of this project, U-turn flyover near Shankar Chowk, has been prepared, which has been inaugurated by CM Khattar on Haryana Day. The construction work of the other U-turn underpass is also being constructed near Ambience Mall which is in the final stages and will be completed by end of January,” he said.
The entire project is expected to cost Rs 161.90 crore, with the Ambience underpass being built at a cost of Rs 102.93 crore, of which 50 per cent is being shouldered by NHAI, and 25 per cent each by DLF and Ambience.
“The Ambience underpass U-turn will be a 377-metre-long project with four lanes, and will provide smooth travel from the direction of Shankar Chowk towards Ambience mall, easing the congestion at the Delhi-Gurugram border,” Bhushan added.