Dwarka Expressway is set to get traffic lights at 6 junctions
Gurgaon: GMDA has decided to install traffic signals at six key junctions along the surface road of Dwarka Expressway to tackle the growing traffic load and improve safety of commuters.
The sector 84-88-36A dividing road, Basai Garhi Road, the intersections of sectors 101-102-102A-104 and 102A-103-104, Shri Ram Chowk, which caters to sectors 103 to 106, and the junction connecting sectors 105-106-109-110 will get traffic signals. These locations were identified in coordination with the traffic police, who said there was a surge in traffic since the launch of the Gurgaon section of the expressway in Feb last year.
The stretch, which connects several sector roads and provides access to high-rises, commercial complexes, and colonies, lacks traffic management infrastructure, a concern repeatedly raised by commuters.
A GMDA official said that the project's design was submitted to NHAI, which maintains the expressway. "The surface road caters to a significant volume of local traffic. The expressway has become a key route for residents and office-goers, especially with increasing occupancy in high-rises along the corridor.
The installation of traffic signals is being done for a safe and smooth traffic flow," the official said, adding that these will be installed under adaptive traffic control system (ATCS) signals project of GMDA.
Moreover, residents have welcomed the decision, calling it a much-needed step toward safe commuting on the expressway.
"The stretch needed signals considering the increasing traffic volume. However, there should have been better planning and coordination between NHAI and local civic agencies when the expressway was being constructed. NHAI constructed rotaries, which are huge in size and leave little space for vehicular flow, causing traffic congestion during peak hours. Now if signals are to be installed, then there will be no need for roundabouts," said Sunil Sareen, joint convenor, Dwarka Expressway Gurugram development association.
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