GMDA to reopen service lane on Netaji Subash Marg to ease jams

The service lane, which was earlier transformed right into a cycle monitor, will now be open for vehicular motion, officers mentioned, including the lanes on each side of the roads shall be opened.

The choice was taken after heavy jams had been reported over the previous two weeks following the set up of metro development barricades by Gurugram Metro Rail Restricted (GMRL) at a number of factors alongside the stretch. GMDA officers mentioned that bollards alongside the service street are being eliminated, and the stretch shall be prepared for automobiles by subsequent week.

“It has been determined after discussions with numerous companies that the service street which was transformed right into a cycle monitor shall be opened for visitors. One of many lanes on each side of this street could have barricades, and it’s important that an additional lane be opened to accommodate automobiles,” mentioned a senior GMDA official, who spoke on the situation of anonymity.

The official added that the bollards and different obstacles on the 5-kilometre stretch on each side are being cleared. “We’ll clear the complete stretch and be sure that it may be utilized by automobiles with out obstruction. All companies are working collectively to make sure easy motion of automobiles alongside the metro alignment,” he mentioned, requesting anonymity.

The GMDA had constructed a 10-kilometre cycle monitor, 5 kilometres on either side, in 2020 as a pilot undertaking to advertise biking on the stretch between Millennium Metropolis Centre and Subash Chowk. Bollards had been put in to forestall the entry of two-wheelers and different automobiles.

In the meantime, GMRL CEO Chander Shekhar Khare on Monday directed the metro undertaking contractor to make sure easy visitors motion alongside the hall throughout development.