Gurgaon: A 2.8km stretch has slipped into a state of neglect. Every day, thousands of motorists are forced to navigate thepotholed road that once formed part of Dwarka Expressway alignment, before Central Peripheral Road (CPR) came up.Despite serving as a key arterial link for sectors 83, 84 and 36A, the road has now turned daily commutes into a slow, risky exercise for officegoers and schoolchildren alike. Just a few metres past Dwarka Expressway near Elan Miracle Mall, drivers are compelled to brakes abruptly — not for traffic, but to dodge deep craters that dot the carriageway. The entire stretch is marred by innumerable potholes, forcing vehicles to crawl and zigzag, often resulting in damaged suspensions and tyres.Former RWA president of SS Coralwood Puran Singh said, “Authorities are not doing residents any favour by maintaining a road that is used by thousands every day. Accidents have been happening regularly. We have been asking for the redevelopment of this road since 2020 and GMDA is dragging its feet over ensuring even basic repairs.” Residents say the situation becomes particularly dangerous after dark, when the absence of proper street lighting makes it difficult to spot broken patches and sudden drops in the road surface.Ironically, the road was repaired as recently as 2024, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to inaugurate the Dwarka Expressway. However, residents say its condition deteriorated rapidly since then. Despite repeated complaints to civic authorities, no repair work was carried out.GMDA officials said the authority is in the process of redeveloping the stretch and is awaiting approval from the high-powered purchase committee headed by the chief minister. However, this plan was under process since Sept last year. Officials added that routine repairs can be taken up once the agency responsible for annual road maintenance, which ordinarily handles such repairs, is finalised, as the tendering process is still underway.A GMDA official told TOI, “Technical evaluation of the tender for the redevelopment of this road is complete and we are now awaiting approval from the high-powered purchase committee. In the meantime, we will repair the road under annual maintenance, for which an agency will be engaged soon.” As per the proposal, the 2.8km road is to be redeveloped into a six-lane corridor with a 14-metre-wide main carriageway, a 10-metre central verge and a 40-metre-wide greenbelt, along with a footpath-cum-drain. The plan also includes installation of streetlights, construction of a rotary at the junction of sectors 83 and 84 and road safety infrastructure such as solar studs and reflective markings. The project is estimated to cost Rs 18.9 crore. Once approved, the work is expected to take around 18 months to complete.Meanwhile, the motorists said that they continue to bear the apathy of the civic authority. “Neither the redevelopment started nor are repairs being carried out. The money that will be spent on basic repairs is also taxpayers’ money. Earlier, they said that repairs cannot be done due to GRAP, then winter, while we suffer,” Puran (Coralwood) added.
