Sohna highway damaged for third time in year, repair work started
A portion of the Gurugram-Sohna elevated highway has been damaged in front of SD Adarsh School for the third time in a year.
On receiving the information, officials of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) reached the spot and barricaded the damaged portion of the road as a precautionary measure to prevent accidents and started repair work.
Each incident has left commuters grappling with disruptions, delays, and fear of safety, prompting urgent calls for accountability and swift repairs. Deepak Yadav, a resident of Maruti Vihar, Bhondsi, who travels on this road daily has expressed his dismay over frequent damages questioning the engineering standards and maintenance protocols.
“The elevated road, designed to alleviate congestion between Gurugram and Sohna, besides the neighbouring areas has instead become a source of anxiety and uncertainty for us because we rely on it for daily travel,” he said.
The recent incessant rains have taken a toll on many roads in Gurugram city. Potholes have come up in different parts in the city after the top layer of roads was washed away in rains, posing a serious problem to the commuters. It is difficult for the commuters to gauge the depth of the potholes when they are covered with water.
As per the details available, a 25-year-old sewerage line is passing under this highway and its condition has deteriorated over the years. Due to this, this highway is collapsing again and again.
Constructed at a cost of Rs 1,944 crore by the National Highway Authority of India, this highway was opened for traffic in 2021. In a span of less than three years, this highway had also been damaged several times.
The Chief Engineer of the Indra-2 division of the GMDA, Rajesh Bansal, told The Tribune that it will take four to five days to repair the damaged portion.
Keeping in view the recurrent damages to the elevated highway, the GMDA has come up with a permanent solution with cured-in-place-pipe lining (CIPP) system, which is a trenchless method of sewerage construction. It requires no digging, he said.
The sewerage line with CIPP technique will be replaced from Subash Chowk to Sispal Vihar and the total estimated cost of this project is Rs 20 crore, he said.
Gurugram MC Commissioner Narhari Singh Banger has asked the engineering wing of the civic body to repair all the roads damaged in the recent rains. He has constituted 35 teams, one in each ward, to identify and repair the damaged portions of roads.
Executive Engineer Sanjeev Kumar said the roads in Sector-4 of his division were damaged during rains, due to which the citizens were facing problems. “My team has started working at a fast pace to repair the roads of this sector. We will complete this task within the next week” he said.
