Planned to ease the traffic between the two national capital
cities Gurgaon and Faridabad and to decongest the IFFCO Chowk, the Southern
Peripheral Road is all set to be completed soon. A key infrastructural
development in the region, the project witnessed multiple shifts in the
completion deadlines. The project is now in its final leg as the Haryana Urban
Development Body recently declared that the project is being completed on a
fast track.
The SPR Route
The Southern Peripheral Road is a 16-km long route that
originates from Gurgaon-Faridabad Road near Ghata and meets the National Highway
8 near Kherki Dhaula. The route, once operational, will ease the access to
Faridabad through NH-8 as this road bypasses Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and IFFCO
Chowk. Also, the completion of the road would improve connectivity between Golf Course Road, Faridabad Road, Sohna Road and NH-8.
The project has been delayed time and again due to the
rehabilitation of the oustees and geometrical inaccuracy near Sohna, which
resulted in litigations from private land owners and local residents. The road
will be connecting the old city of Gurgaon with the new sectors. The route
already has real estate projects under construction.
A completely signal-free route, an underpass is planned to be
constructed at Vatika Chowk. This underpass is expected to ensure there are no
traffic bottlenecks once the route is fully operational and traffic rises. The
Vatika Chowk can be a potential choke point as the traffic coming from Old
Gurgaon will meet the congestion at Golf Course Extension Road and the traffic
on Sohna Road.
Real Estate Impact
The Southern Peripheral Road Corridor is being seen as one of
the most premium corridors in Gurgaon. Connecting three key roads around Gurgaon with the NH-8, the residential and commercial development has been on a
high here. Sector 69, 70, 70A, 71, 73, 74, 74A and 75 are some of the new areas
that have come up along the route and are being touted as the investment hubs
of Gurgaon.
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