Kharar flyover work picks up speed to meet Sept deadline
MOHALI: The restrictions on movement owing to the curfew have come as a blessing in disguise for the Chandigarhkharar flyover as the work is back on track, with authorities hoping project will finally be completed by September.
Since work resumed on April 20, around 300 persons have been employed at the site and 200 truckloads of fly ash are being used daily to build ramps at the entry and exit points of the flyover. The potholes have been filled and the work on service lanes is being done.
The construction, however, comes to a halt at night because of inadequate workforce. Officials of the district administration said the company has applied for permission to get back labour from Uttar Pradesh, and once that is done the work will gain momentum.
Project director of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) KL Sachdeva said, “The work is in full swing and we are taking all necessary precautions. The employees are wearing masks, gloves and maintaining social distance.”
WORK BEING DONE IN PHASED MANNER
“Going by the present pace, I have been assured that the service lanes will be completed by May end,” said Himanshu Jain, SDM, Kharar. “The new Khanpur bridge will come up by July end, the has said.”
The 10-km Kharar-chandigarh road expansion project has been struggling to meet the fifth deadline. Delays were on account of shifting the start point of the flyover from Dara Studio to Balongi, and acquisition, disbursement of compensation, demolition of critical structures and limitations of traffic diversion in the area.