Sohna Elevated Corridor

Sohna Elevated Corridor [1] or Sohna Road is a 21.65 km (13.45 mi) long, access controlled, six-lane wide elevated corridor in Gurgaon of Haryana, India. The project has been completed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at an estimated cost of ₹1,466 crore. It was fully opened for public on 11 July 2022.[2]

Sohna Elevated Corridor
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Length21.65 km (13.45 mi)
Existed11 July 2022–present
Major junctions
North endRajiv Chowk, Gurugram
South endK.R. Mangalam University, Sohna
Location
CountryIndia
StatesHaryana
Major citiesGurugram and Sohna
Highway system

Construction

The NHAI has divided the construction work of this project into two packages.[3]

Package Length in km Value in crores Contractor
Rajiv Chowk in Gurugram to Badshahpur 08.94 ₹800 Oriental Structural Engineers
Badshahpur to K.R. Mangalam University in Sohna 12.71 ₹666 H.G. Infra Engineering

2020 Accident

A major mishap during project execution happened on 22 August 2020, when a section of the under-construction flyover came crashing down. The cause of this collapse was attributed to the caving in of three recently installed girders between two pillars. The accident spot is close to the Vipul Greens residential apartment complex on Sohna Road and is located in a high-traffic zone. However, owing to partial lock-down measures enforced by the Government of Haryana, many businesses and leisure outlets were closed at that time. This helped in avoiding fatalities and in keeping the casualty figure low. According to Gurgaon Police, two labourers suffered minor injuries and there were no injuries among pedestrians or people in passing vehicles.[4]

Status updates
  • Jan 2021: Construction work of Package 1 is 32% complete and Package 2 is 70% complete.[5]
  • Sep 2021: The corridor is around 60% completed, and is expected to be fully completed and become operational by June 2022.[6]
  • April 2022: 12.7 km long Badshahpur to Sohna (Package-2) opened for traffic on 1 April by NHAI. Rajiv Chowk in Gurgaon to Badshahpur (Package-1) will be completed by June 2022.[7]
  • July 2022: Package-1 (Gurgaon to Badshahpur) opened to public by the NHAI on 11 July 2022.[8] This markes the completion of the entire project. It was inaugurated by Road transport and Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari.

See also

References
  1. "Sohna Elevated Corridor".
  2. "अब सफर होगा सुहाना: गुरुग्राम के राजीव चौक से सोहना तक 20 मिनट में पहुंचेंगे, छह लेन का एलिवेटिड हाईवे खुला". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. "Encroachers remain but Sohna road upgrade begins". Times of India.
  4. "Part of under construction flyover at Gurugram's Sohna road collapses, two injured". Hindustan Times. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. Kumar, Ashok (10 January 2021). "Infrastructure projects hit Covid bump". The Hindu.
  6. Siddharth Tiwari (26 September 2021). "Gurugram: Sohna elevated road to be ready by June 2022, says NHAI | Gurgaon News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. "Gurugram: 12 km Sohna elevated road section opens, 2nd section by June". The Times of India. 9 April 2022.
  8. "अब सफर होगा सुहाना: गुरुग्राम के राजीव चौक से सोहना तक 20 मिनट में पहुंचेंगे, छह लेन का एलिवेटिड हाईवे खुला". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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