After several missed deadlines, the Gurgaon portion of the Dwarka expressway will be completed by the end of October, according to officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The expressway is divided into four packages: the first is from Shiv Murti near Mahipalpur to Dwarka; the second from Dwarka Urban Extension Road (UER) to Bajghera; the third from Bajghera to Basai rail overbridge (Delhi-Haryana border); and the fourth package from Basai ROB to Kherki Daula.

Officials said 95% of highway work falling on the Haryana side, that is, packages 3 and 4, has been completed.

“Work remaining includes minor touches. Even when work on the roads is completed, it does not mean it is ready to be opened to the public. We have been seeing instances of accidents on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and we have to make sure the roads are safe to drive,” an official said.

The part of the highway that falls in Gurgaon includes the cloverleaf interchange that will connect the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (NH-48), and the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) near Kherki Daula.

The part of the highway that falls in Gurgaon includes the cloverleaf interchange that will connect the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (NH-48), and the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) near Kherki Daula.

Regarding the underpasses being built on the expressway, officials said though the work is ongoing, this is being carried out independently and would not pose any problems for traffic on the main carriageway. “This started later than other work and there would be a spillover effect due to this as the construction is being completed in isolation,” the official added.