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Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway remains the killer highway with 91 deaths

Discussion in 'Infrastructure - Public Services' started by Sushubh, Jan 21, 2012.

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The Delhi high court has given 15 days' time to the Gurgaon expressway concessionaire to work out a solution with the National Highways Authority of India over termination of its contract.

Resident groups in Gurgaon, meanwhile, have given it time till January 29 for removing the toll plaza, failing which they propose to intensify their agitation.

Last year, NHAI had issued the preliminary termination notice citing how the company had allegedly committed "fraud" in obtaining finance of Rs 1,597crore. The notice also accused the company of failing to ensure smooth traffic flow at the toll plaza, besides failing to finalize operation and maintenance of the 27.7-km expressway for the current financial year.

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I can safely say that it would be a miracle if their contract is terminated. There is simply too much money involved in the Delhi Gurgaon Expressway.

Sushubh, Jan 21, 2012

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Almost 56% of the 163 people killed in road accidents on National Highway-8 last year were pedestrians. According to data from the traffic police, 91 pedestrians lost their lives on the highway (in Gurgaon) till December 31, 2011.

Also, the Haryana government and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) are at loggerheads on the issue of cost sharing for additional underpasses and subways required for pedestrian crossover facilities on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.

The most dangerous stretch for pedestrians turned out to be from Rajiv Chowk to Kherki Daula toll plaza with 36 deaths as there are hardly any facilities barring a footover bridge. A total of 52 people lost their lives on the 'killer' stretch.

To cater to the swelling traffic volume, the city requires 23 subways, 20 flyovers, 17 parking lots and AIIMS-style interchanges for smooth flow.

Shortage of traffic police personnel also adds to the chaos. There are only 425 policemen in the city to man busy intersections.

With 91 deaths, NH-8 is a killer stretch for pedestrians

Sushubh, Jan 23, 2012

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Resident welfare associations of Gurgaon have decided step up their agitation, seeking removal of the two toll plazas on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway, after National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials failed to bring around protesting residents. The associations said they would go ahead with their plan to organise a massive agitation on Delhi border toll plaza on Sunday.

“Gurgaon registered vehicles should be given free passage. Till the work on all underpasses, service lanes and foot over bridges is completed, both the toll plazas be removed and relocated out of Gurgaon Municipality limit,” said Attar Singh Sandhu, a member of the THSS. RS Rathee, the president of Gurgaon Citizen Council, said the agitation would take place was scheduled.

Col Raj Singla, a noted industrial association activist, said, “Tax should not be charged from commuters till the time the promise of providing toll-free service lanes on either side is met. Also, the 50% concession that the local commuters were to get has not been given so far. Since they had broken their promise, they don’t have the right to charge us now.”

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Sushubh, Jan 28, 2012

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The spokesperson said that lane segregation exercise is carried out daily and signboards have been put up requesting heavy vehicles to keep to the left. The same is also announced through our public address system. We have deployed a special patrolling vehicle that removes any vehicle parked wrongly.

More Promises

Sushubh, Feb 13, 2012

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The highways authority has issued an order terminating its deal with the company that operates the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway for serious financial fraud and failure to improve services.

The authority has alleged that the concessionaire repaid the old loan of Rs 1,275 crore using a common (escrow) account and even diverted Rs 640 crore to the parent company.

The second charge is that the concessionaire has failed to expand the 32-lane toll plaza, the major traffic bottleneck on the expressway. Third, it says DGSCL did not finalize its annual plan to operate and maintain of the 27.7km stretch.

Alleging that the concessionaire was still not acting in "good faith" to improve services on the expressway, NHAI said all this left "no scope for taking any action rather than termination of the concession agreement" .

NHAI serves order scrapping Gurgaon expressway deal

Sushubh, Feb 22, 2012

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Members of the Toll Hatao Sangharsh Samiti once again took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against the existence of two toll gates within 18km of the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway.

The Samiti had chosen February 29 as the day of protest to coincide it with the day when the court heard the case pertaining to 45 protesters who were arrested on January 29 from the 32-lane plaza under Sections 107/151 of the IPC.

Hundreds of members first took out a rally at 9am starting from Rajiv Chowk to Mini secretariat and met the city magistrate to hand over a memorandum to the state governor. Later, they gathered in front of the court, near gate number 1 and sat on a protest for two hours.

‘Toll hatao’ members take to the streets once again

Sushubh, Mar 1, 2012

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Commuters travelling from Delhi to Gurgaon can bid goodbye to long queues at the Sirhaul Toll (KM 24) as three additional lanes are being added to the existing 16. With this, the total number of lanes on the Delhi side will increase to 19, while the total number of lanes on both sides will increase to 35.
At present, construction work is underway and the existing sidewalls, pillars and lamp posts are being dismantled.

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) administrator, Praveen Kumar, inspected the site on Saturday to take stock of the situation.

He also directed DS Constructions, the toll-maintaining agency, to complete construction work within 15 days.

Officials of DS Constructions said they will add 10 to 12 lanes on both the sides in future.

3 extra lanes at Gurgaon toll plaza

Sushubh, Mar 4, 2012

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agantuk Active Member

More than wishful thinking, it must be a case of lazy journalism - the type TOI excels in.

agantuk, Mar 4, 2012

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Finally some experimentation to ease the flow of traffic through the toll plaza.

The proposed 'staggered traffic flow management' on the 32-lane toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway is likely to start next week on a trial basis. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has claimed to have got the necessary permission for switching over to the new system from the NHAI.

Staggered traffic trial to begin

Sushubh, Mar 11, 2012

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