GURUGRAM: The under-construction Sohna elevated street, which is aimed toward lowering journey time and easing congestion on Sohna Highway, is going through opposition from folks residing within the colonies on each side of the street in Gurugram.

Residents mentioned on account of an absence of enough entry and exit factors to the elevated street, the service roads between Rajiv Chowk and Vatika Chowk are choked with visitors, defeating the aim of the stretch.
Residents residing in sectors and societies developed alongside the Sohna Highway and villages like Islampur and Tikli approached the deputy commissioner on Tuesday looking for a number of entry and exit factors to the elevated street. With just one entry level within the space at Rajiv Chowk, the elevated street will likely be of no use for folks residing in societies alongside the street and on SPR and Golf Course Highway, they mentioned.
Other than Rajiv Chowk and Sohna, the street has solely a single entry level — at Ghamroj toll. The establishing of the toll plaza at Ghamroj is already going through opposition from 30 villages and residents of Sohna Metropolis.
Kuldeep Yadav, councillor of ward 29, mentioned the elevated street passes by means of his ward. “With the development of elevated street, the service street close to Islampur has turn out to be slender and is now completely choked with visitors,” mentioned Yadav, who took a delegation of residents to satisfy the deputy commissioner.
Manoj Sharma, a resident of sector 48, mentioned crossing the street has turn out to be a problem now. “After development of the elevated street, jams within the space have elevated,” he mentioned.
Other than entry/exit factors at Subhash Chowk and Vatika Chowk, residents additionally demanded a U-turn close to Sector 48 and a foot-overbridge close to Tikli. Deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav assured them that he would take up the problem with NHAI in assembly.
GMDA had written in March to NHAI to plan exit and entry factors to the elevated street. A GMDA official mentioned they supplied NHAI land for making entry/exit close to Vatika Chowk. “It should permit folks to exit the elevated street at Vatika Chowk after which take SPR if they're headed in direction of Golf Course Highway. Individuals coming from the Rajiv Chowk aspect and heading in direction of SPR and Golf Course Highway may use this freeway,” he mentioned.
NHAI officers admitted that the street has restricted entry and exit factors however claimed that the street was designed as entry management for prime velocity journey. “Entry management roads have restricted entry and exit factors,” an official mentioned.