Five new foot overbridges to come up in Gurugram

Keeping in view the need for grade separated pedestrian facilities in Gurugram-Manesar Urban Complex Area as per the Comprehensive Mobility Management Plan of the Authority released in 2020, the five new locations identified for the FOBs include Medanta Hospital, Artemis Hospital, Good Earth City Center on Vikas Marg, Sector 14/16 dividing road near Ghoda Chowk flyover and Bhim Nagar Chowk on New Railway Road.

Locations where FOBs will come up

The five new locations identified for FOBs include Medanta Hospital, Artemis Hospital, Good Earth City Center on Vikas Marg, Sector 14/16 dividing road near Ghoda chowk flyover and Bhim Nagar Chowk on New Railway Road.

The FOBs will be made of stainless steel and will be equipped with staircases as well as escalators and elevators

The FOBs will be made of stainless steel and will be equipped with staircases as well as escalators and elevators. “Five new locations in the city have been identified wherein the provision of elevated walkways will be of immense benefit to the public. The detailed project report is being prepared by the Authority,” said Col RD Singhal (Retd), Chief General Manager, Mobility Division.

In addition to the proposed five FOBs, GMDA is also undertaking the development of 4 FOBs in the city at key locations which include Sector 14 market; near Raheja Mall on Sohna Road; CD Chowk on Sohna Road and Sheetla Mata Road wherein heavy volume of pedestrians had been identified. The work of construction of FOB by GMDA at Narsinghpur Village is also underway.

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) will also be undertaking the construction of a foot overbridge on Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road near the Maruti Suzuki factory situated in Sector 18 under the CSR initiative of Maruti Suzuki India Limited.