The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has finalized the estimates of massive makeover of seven roads in the city, for which work will start in May.

The decision to rework the roads was taken after carrying out an onsite survey three months ago. The roads are Sector 50/ 57, 32/ 38, 47/ 49, 46/ 47, 50/ 51, 50/ 57 and 38/ 39. HUDA had drawn a budget of Rs 11.75 crore for repairs, mainly re-carpeting and widening of the roads.

Among the seven roads, on at least three, the HUDA survey had pointed out that heavy volume of traffic has worsened the condition on the texture of these roads. On four roads, HUDA has planned to carry out full-length maintenance work and widening on both sides.

A senior HUDA official said the 9.70-metre road will be expanded to 15 metres. "The widening will improve the traffic flow on the road and construction of a central verge has also been planned for better movement of traffic," said a senior HUDA official involved in the project.

The road-widening work will be carried out on Sector 50/57 and 50/51 roads which the other roads will see maintenance work. A timeline for the work has been worked out to ensure minimal inconvenience to traffic and commuters.

The work on all roads will start in May and is likely to be completed in a month's time. To ensure higher monitoring of the road maintenance work, HUDA has also decided to do surprise inspection of the roads and take samples of the material being used by private contractors.

In a separate development, HUDA has also announced construction of a community centre in Sector 27. The design and planning of the project has been completed. The sector residents had been demanding the construction of the community center for several years.

HUDA, for the first time, has added provision of an elevator in the upcoming community centre. The tenders for the work will be floated next month and the land for the project has already been decided.

"The project has 2 acre of land, in which 30% area will be used for construction of the building while the rest will have parking and green lawn," said the official. The facility will have two floors and after its completion, shops and booths will be auctioned.