MG Road flyover to open soon

GURGAON: The confusion which has delayed the opening of the flyover connecting Guru Dronacharya Metro station with Phase II Rapid Metro station for about two months was cleared on Tuesday, with DLF agreeing to shift the entry to the station and reduce the footpath size.
Due to poor planning, the flyover couldn't be opened to traffic as its exit was getting blocked by the Phase II station footpath and signboards.
A senior official of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), the company which is constructing the 16-lane road connecting Golf Course Road with the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, told TOI that the flyover could be opened to traffic as soon as the authorities give a go-ahead. Apart from this flyover, eight underpasses are being built to provide signal-free ride on a 10.5km stretch.
"We mutually decided that the footpath and signage will be shifted. An alternative entry and exit to the station will be built," said Rohit Mailk, executive director (estates), DLF. He added that once the footpath is removed and constructed near the alternative entrance proposed from rear end of the existing station, crash barriers will be installed near the exit point of the flyover to protect the station building.
"We will start the work within a few days and hope to open the flyover within a month. The cost involved is minor and will be borne by us," Mailk said.
When asked, Rapid Metro Gurgaon Ltd (RMGL) director and CEO Sanjiv Rai said, "We have agreed to the proposed solution of shifting the footpath. DLF has agreed to construct an alternative access for our commuters. This will ensure their safety."
Commuters, however, blamed the government agencies for poor planning and demanded the earliest opening of the flyover. "How could HUDA approve a flyover exiting right at the entry point of a Metro station? It's even more shocking that in the last two years of construction, no course correction was taken," said Smita Handa, a resident of DLF V.
Another commuter, Harish Pandey, said, "First they delayed the construction. Now even though the flyover is ready, we have to waste 15 minutes in traffic jams everyday. Two months have passed by and now you expect us to be happy that they have agreed to do what should have been done at the very beginning?"