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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Gurugram: Huda City Center flyover, six months late, crawling to finish line

The Huda City Center flyover, which was scheduled to open in February this year, is still under construction and running behind schedule. That it will take at least another month to open.

According to GMDA officials, this delay can be attributed to several reasons such as shifting of the water pipeline during the pond period and ban on month long construction. Work was resumed in April.

However, even after the ban was relaxed, labor shortages slowed down the pace of construction. "When the work is in progress, it is likely to take at least one more month," stated by GMDA.

Meanwhile, the variations from last year are inconvenient for residents.

The flyover is being built as part of a major redevelopment project at Huda City Center which also includes an underpass and a two-foot overbridge.

The 700 meter long underpass will be used by vehicles coming from the Signature Tower and heading towards Subhash Chowk. The flyover will be bidirectional and will be 270 meters long and will connect MF Hussain Marg and Sector Road with Signature Tower to Huda City Center Junction.

A major focus of the project is to make the junction pedestrian-friendly. As per the plan envisioned by the GMDA, the 300 meter extension adjacent to the metro station will be for pedestrians only and free of traffic.

The redevelopment of the junction is designed in such a way that all traffic crossing the junction and the metro station is destined will have to take either a proposed flyover or an underpass.