NHAI Submits Detailed Reports for 2 U-turns on NH-8 in Phase 2

1. NHAI Submits Detailed Reports for 2 U-turns on NH-8 in Phase 2 The National Highways Authority of India recently submitted a detailed project report concerning the grade separated U-turn underpass located near the Ambience Mall along with the additional U-turn near the DLF-Phase 2 situated on the national highway number 08. The prepared project report has gone for approval to the headquarters of NHAI in New Delhi. The officials associated with the project are expecting that the approved tender will be issued within 15 days or so and the construction work will commence from mid-April itself. In the initial days of the project, the National Highways Authority of India made a detailed feasibility report of this project to check whether or not the project was even worth the time and investment. The project director of NHAI (Gurugram), Mr Ashok Sharma has stated that following the feasibility report, the project report was prepared which has then been forwarded to the head office for approval after which the tenders will be issued if the project is finalised and approved. As per the reports, the U-turn near the Ambience Mall is going to be 377 m long integrated with a four-lane, grade separated U-turn exiting from it. On similar grounds, the DLF Phase 2 U-turn is going to be 455 m long with three lanes, grade separated. NHAI officials stated that the Phase 2 U-turn will be similar to the unidirectional flyover they have constructed in Iffco Chowk. It will help in directing the commuters from Cyber City to easily take a U-turn towards Delhi. Further reports have revealed that the U-turn near the Ambience Mall will also have its very own service road 559 m long and 7 m wide. Similarly, even the one near DLF Phase 2 will have their own service road, with dimensions of 490 m long and 7.5 m wide. These U- turns will also have its own bus bay shelters on either side of the pass. Amidst it all, there is one feature that will not be incorporated into this project and that is the lack of foot-over bridges that were implemented in several previous projects by NHAI. With regards to the detailed report, estimates of the flow of traffic near these U-turns and passes have been made to ensure relative mitigation in times of need. As per the reports, the average passenger car unit for the U-turn underpass near Ambience Mall is expected to be around 4880 during the peak hours which will subside gradually.

2. Another additional point mentioned in the project report is about the land acquisition. The U- turns are proposed on land parcels adjoining the existing national highway 8 that are Huda green belts. The Haryana State Government along with the MCG have agreed to bear 50% of the expense of the construction of the U-turn underpass and 25% for the elevated U-turn. The remaining of the expenditure is going to be borne by the National Highways Authority of India. For more details: http://www.nhai.gov.in/ #DevelopmentofRoadWaysinIndia #RoadTransportIndia