Spur to Dwarka expressway abandoned; MP to discuss with Haryana govt and Centre.

Residents have also expressed concerns that the collapse of the spur will affect metro connectivity for thousands of residents in the developing area.

Union Minister of State and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh on Wednesday said he will take up the matter of postponing the Metro spur project for Dwarka Expressway with the Haryana government and the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which had earlier approved it. Study the proposal and project.

Singh, who chaired a review meeting of infrastructure and other works in his parliamentary constituency at the Mini Secretariat, said a large part of the metro traffic is likely to come from the Dwarka Expressway and its surrounding areas and it is important that a metro The line continues till Sector 101.

Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC), which is executing the Gurugram Metro extension project from HUDA City Center to Cyberhub, has proposed that a metro depot will be shifted to Sector 33 near Dwarka Expressway and a distance of 1.85 km . But there is a proposal to build Basai. Dwarka Expressway – which was approved by the Union Cabinet, will be closed to save ₹500 crore.

Residents have also expressed concerns that the fall of the spur will affect metro connectivity for thousands of residents in the developing area.

This route is an important connection to the Dwarka Expressway and I will take up the matter at the highest level. Let me study the documents and the proposal in this case, he said.

The Gurugram MP also visited Vatika Chowk underpass on Wednesday and inspected the construction work there. He asked National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials to open the underpass at the earliest to ease traffic movement at the junction connecting Southern Peripheral Road with Sohna Road.

Singh said commuters face heavy rush and frequent jams at this junction and opening the underpass will solve the problem to a great extent.

In a statement issued later in the day, the minister said he has been apprised by NHAI project director Dheeraj Singh that the work on the Vatika Chowk underpass is almost complete and they are looking to open the underpass in about 10 days.

The 825 meter long Vatika underpass has been constructed at a cost of ₹119 crore, funded by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).
 

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