Khattar remotely inaugurates U-turn flyover on Haryana Day

Gurugram, Nov 1 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, through video conferencing from Karnal, inaugurated the newly constructed U-turn Flyover near Shankar Chowk on the National Highway No. 48 in Gurugram on Sunday on the occasion of Haryana Day.
The Inauguration event was live-streamed through a large LED screen installed at Shankar Chowk.
According to NHAI’s Project Director Shashi Bhushan, the 455-metre-long, three-lane flyover will facilitate the commuters from Cyber Hub side headed towards Udyog Vihar and Delhi. It will also reduce traffic jams at Shankar Chowk, DLF Cyber Hub and Udyog Vihar. The flyover will also help to reduce accidents on the National highway.
The estimated cost of the project was more than Rs 52 crore out of which 75 per cent is borne by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and 25 per cent by the state government.
Earlier, the U-turn under Shankar Chowk used to be choked during peak hours. Pedestrians at the spot face challenges to cross the Delhi-Jaipur expressway due to heavy traffic.
According to NHAI officials, to curb the traffic mess at Shankar Chowk, the state government has drawn up plans to construct a 3-lane U-turn flyover on National Highway near DLF Phase 2 and a four-lane U-turn underpass near Ambience Mall and they gets approval from the Centre and the state government as well.