Gurugram: seven months after construction on the main road Dwarka Expressway was stopped when part of the road as high as the construction collapsed, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said it would likely continue work on the project next month.
On Sunday, a senior official Nhai told the Toi that the authority had given ahead to the contractor to start a delayed job.
“We hope that construction will start again in the following month.
It will take around six to seven months to complete most of the work.
After that, finishing work will need two more months.
Overall, we hope that all work will be completed in about eight Up to 10 months, “said the official.
During a visit to Gurugram last month to check the work at Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Minister of Union Nitin Gadkari said Dwarka Expressway was expected to be ready in 2022.
RS 9,000-Crore Expressway, first concepted in 2007 as the north ring of the road between Gurugram and Delhi, promised For not only the most detong traffic in the existing Delhi-Gurugram, but also ensure better connectivity between Dwarka and South Delhi parts.
From the 29-kilometer toll road, connecting Mahipalpur in Delhi with Kheri Daula in Gurugram, 18.9 km is located in Haryana and the rest in Delhi.
While construction in Haryana section began in 2019, it remained overwritten by factors ranging from litigation to compensation for land acquisition.
The prohibition of construction to curb pollution and subsequent locking in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic affected more work.
On March 28, working on the toll road was suspended after “under the erection range and side by side”, which was located between the pier number 107 and 108, and the pier number 108 and 109, collapsed to leave three workers injured.
This stretch is located near Daultabad Chowk.
An expert committee was then formed by NHAI to ensure the factors that lead to the incident.
“(The) authorities have taken the incident seriously and waited for the results of the investigation by the Committee, the key personnel concerned from the M / S & T contractor and the M / S AECOM supervision consultant have been suspended according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) from NHAI,” The statement issued by NHAI has stated.
In September, after reading the investigation report, NHAI had issued a notification of the show to contractors and project supervision consultants.
Officials stated that “overall” has been found that there is a need to “improve workmanship” on projects with several aspects, “from material quality to operating costs”, which caused an accident.