The opening of two more flyovers on Dhaula Kuan-Gurgaon access control highway on Tuesday morning eased the commuters’ distress during the peak hours. Thanks to the flyways, commuters covered about 13 kilometres between Palam crossing and IFFCO Chowk in 10 minutes.

But there is more good news in the store. Now it’s official that two more flyovers on this stretch — at IFFCO Chowk and South City crossing — will be opening by the end of this month. ‘‘We are sure that the entire stretch will open before September 2007, which is the deadline of the project.

All the stakeholders are putting their efforts to make that come true,’’ chairman of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Pradeep Kumar, told TOI.

He also added that one carriage way on Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg crossing would be open in April. ‘‘With the completion of two more flyovers this month, our focus will be to move entire manpower and machinery to RTR,’’ Kumar said.

Inaugurating the 1.8 kmflyover at Mahipalpur crossing, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that besides bringing enough relief to the regular commuters, attending marriage parties will not be a problem. ‘‘This is because they can drive past without any halt,’’ she added. Union surface transport minister T R Baalu also said that the project would be complete before time and that would bring in an altogether driving experience for the commuters.

While inaugurating the flyover at Udyog Vihar crossing, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that commuters will no longer have to drive additional three kilometres via Samalkha to reach Mahipalpur.

Last year, Rajokari, Rajeev Chowk, Jharsa and sector 31 flyovers were opened for traffic movement. ‘‘It was a memorable day for daily commuters. I enjoyed the freewheeling and no long jam relief,’’ said Sumant Kishore, an MNC executive who commutes from Vasant Vihar to Gurgaon everyday.

‘‘To achieve completion of the project by September, an additional hot mix plant of 240 tons per hour has been set up. Two cranes of 180 tons have been bought exclusively for the RTR-Palam intersection construction, besides two additional concrete batching plants of 60 cubic meters and 30 cubic meters per hour have been installed,’’ said Rafi Khan, spokesman of D S Construction, which is constructing the stretch on BoT basis.

Meanwhile, addressing media persons and Haryana chief minister on the inaugural ceremony of Maruti Suzuki plant at Manesar in Gurgaon, Japanese ambassador Y Enoki said: ‘‘It’s good that two more flyovers were opened and the expressway will complete soon. But Haryana, and more particularly, Gurgaon has to put in place best road connectivity to the ports in Maharashtra and Gujarat to export the targeted one lakh motor vehicles to other parts of the world.’’

Responding to this, the chief minister said that the state would put all efforts to provide best connectivity to the Delhi-Mumbai exclusive freight corridor and this would help all such exports.

The Udyog Vihar (above) and Mahipalpur flyways make IFFCO-Palam drive a 10-minute stretch

Transport experts warn that unless a traffic plan for Gurgaon is put in place, situation on highways will not improve

Originally Posted by manoj Opening Of 2 Flyovers On NH-8 To Ensure Signal-Free Traffic For 13 Km The opening of two more flyovers on Dhaula Kuan-Gurgaon access control soapstone on Tuesday morning eased the commuters’ distress during the peak hours. Thanks to the flyways, commuters covered about 13 kilometres between Palam crossing and IFFCO Chowk in 10 minutes. But there is more good news in the store. Now it’s official that two more flyovers on this stretch — at IFFCO Chowk and South City crossing — will be opening by the end of this month. ‘‘We are sure that the entire stretch will open before September 2007, which is the deadline of the project. All the stakeholders are putting their efforts to make that come true,’’ chairman of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Pradeep Kumar, told TOI. He also added that one carriage way on Rao Tula Ram (RTR) Marg crossing would be open in April. ‘‘With the completion of two more flyovers this month, our focus will be to move entire manpower and machinery to RTR,’’ Kumar said. Inaugurating the 1.8 kmflyover at Mahipalpur crossing, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said that besides bringing enough relief to the regular commuters, attending marriage parties will not be a problem. ‘‘This is because they can drive past without any halt,’’ she added. Union surface transport minister T R Baalu also said that the project would be complete before time and that would bring in an altogether driving experience for the commuters. While inaugurating the flyover at Udyog Vihar crossing, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that commuters will no longer have to drive additional three kilometres via Samalkha to reach Mahipalpur. Last year, Rajokari, Rajeev Chowk, Jharsa and sector 31 flyovers were opened for traffic movement. ‘‘It was a memorable day for daily commuters. I enjoyed the freewheeling and no long jam relief,’’ said Sumant Kishore, an MNC executive who commutes from Vasant Vihar to Gurgaon everyday. ‘‘To achieve completion of the project by September, an additional hot mix plant of 240 tons per hour has been set up. Two cranes of 180 tons have been bought exclusively for the RTR-Palam intersection construction, besides two additional concrete batching plants of 60 cubic meters and 30 cubic meters per hour have been installed,’’ said Rafi Khan, spokesman of D S Construction, which is constructing the stretch on BoT basis. Meanwhile, addressing media persons and Haryana chief minister on the inaugural ceremony of Maruti Suzuki plant at Manesar in Gurgaon, Japanese ambassador Y Enoki said: ‘‘It’s good that two more flyovers were opened and the expressway will complete soon. But Haryana, and more particularly, Gurgaon has to put in place best road connectivity to the ports in Maharashtra and Gujarat to export the targeted one lakh motor vehicles to other parts of the world.’’ Responding to this, the chief minister said that the state would put all efforts to provide best connectivity to the Delhi-Mumbai exclusive freight corridor and this would help all such exports. Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com (Delhi Edition) Date Of Publish: 07-feb-07