DW BUREAU / Gurugram

In the second phase of the Old Gurugram Metro project, five underpasses will be constructed in the city by the Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL), officials said on Tuesday. The detailed project report (DPR) of the underpasses will now be prepared by GMRL. The underpasses are to be built at Sector-3A/4/5 Chowk near Railway Road along Sector-5 junction to Sheetla Mata Road (one-way), Bajghera Road, along Sector-5 (one way) to Krishna Chowk, Rejangla Chowk, Palam Vihar Road to Udyog Vihar to Old Delhi Road, and Palam Vihar Road Junction.

"The estimated cost of construction of all five underpasses is around Rs 350 crore. With their construction, the old city will get relief from traffic jams. At the same time, the flyover at Umang Bhardwaj Chowk is to be constructed by NHAI," an official said.

Steps are being taken by GMRL to construct a 28.5-km Metro from Millennium City Centre to Cyber ??City.

In the first phase, a tender of Rs 1,286 crore has been issued for civil work from Millennium City Centre to Sector-9.

In the first phase, the construction work of the Bakhtawar Chowk underpass will be done by GMRL; earlier, it was built by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). This work will now be done along with the Metro at a cost of about Rs 80.45 crore.

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