Gurugram Police issues traffic advisory ahead of Dwarka Expressway inauguration

Gurugram Police issued a traffic advisory in view of the 16-lane Dwarka Expressway inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (March 11). The advisory prohibited heavy autos from plying on the street.

A senior traffic police officer stated the prime minister will even maintain a rally on the identical day close to the Antariksh Chowk right here, as a result of which traffic congestion is predicted within the space.

Therefore, it’s suggested that individuals going from Dwarka Clover Leaf in direction of IMT until 4 pm on March 11 use the Antariksh Chowk route solely whether it is completely crucial, he added.

“Antriksh Chowk Road will be closed for some time due to crowd in the rally. On the other hand, movement of heavy vehicles on Dwarka Expressway will be prohibited from 5 pm on Sunday, hence all heavy vehicle drivers should use KMP during this period,” learn the advisory issued on Saturday.

PM Modi to put basis of a number of initiatives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Haryana’s Gurugram on March 11 and can inaugurate and lay the inspiration stone of 112 National Highway initiatives unfold throughout the nation price about Rs 1 lakh crore. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the inspiration stone at round 12 midday on Monday. 

Some of the initiatives to be inaugurated by the PM embody the 9.6 km lengthy six-lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)- Package 3 from Nangloi – Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka part in Delhi, three packages of Lucknow Ring Road developed at price of about Rs 4,600 crores in Uttar Pradesh.

Anandapuram – Pendurthi – Anakapalli part of NH16 developed at a price of about Rs 2,950 crores within the state of Andhra Pradesh, Kiratpur to Nerchowk part of NH-21 (2 packages) price round  Rs 3,400 crores in Himachal Pradesh, Dobaspet – Heskote part (two packages) price Rs. 2,750 crores in Karnataka, together with 42 different initiatives price Rs. 20,500 crores in several states throughout the nation.

Features of the Dwarka Expressway

The 8 lane 29 km lengthy Dwarka Expressway will facilitate easy traffic stream between Delhi and Gurgaon and scale back traffic congestion on NH-48. Built at a price of Rs. 9,000 crore, the entire lane size of the Dwarka Expressway is 563 lane km. 

Interestingly, 19 km of the expressway falls in Haryana whereas the remaining 10 km extends in Delhi. The undertaking consumed roughly two lakh metric tonnes of metal, which is equal to 30 Eiffel Towers, and 20 lakh cubic meters of concrete, which is equal to the development of six Burj Khalifas. This is the primary instance of ‘transplanting’ of about 12,000 bushes for expressway development.

(With inputs from PTI)

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