News: Dwarka Expressway Service Roads 70% Built, Due September-05-06-2026
Service roads being laid on both sides of the Dwarka Expressway are 70% complete and likely to be finished by September this year, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) officials said on Friday.
The 7.5-metre-wide, two-lane roads will total 27 kms and are being built at a cost of Rs 99 crore, with entries and exits for the main carriageway. Work began in March 2024. RCC box drains are being added to prevent waterlogging, and a 16.5 km drain has already been built along the corridor.
Abhinav Verma, executive engineer, GMDA, said the roads will carry local traffic and regulate entry to and exit from the expressway. Land still has to be acquired at some locations, he said, and intersections and connecting points are being improved. Since the NHAI-built expressway is access controlled, he added, service roads are crucial for giving commuters safer access.
In February 2024, NHAI chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav had written to the Haryana government that GMDA had not taken up the service roads required for designated entry and exit points. Because of the delay, he wrote, local traffic was entering the expressway in an unauthorised manner, creating a potential road safety hazard.
