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10 years since launch, work on flyovers at Manesar and Bilaspur Chowk to unclog NH-8 set to start next month
Gurgaon: In a relief from grinding congestion along Delhi-Jaipur highway, work on two long-pending flyovers at Manesar and Bilaspur Chowk — which were announced 10 years ago — is likely to begin next month.
NHAI has awarded the project to a new agency, aiming to decongest these two choke points on this critical industrial corridor.
The two flyovers, costing around Rs 84 crore, are expected to be completed by 2027 even though the projects are delayed by at least three years going by the original timeline. Bilaspur Chowk flyover, in particular, faced repeated setbacks.
Originally announced in 2015, it saw a foundation stone laid in March 2022 with a targeted completion date of Oct 2024.
The two flyovers — 1.2km at Manesar and 1km at Bilaspur Chowk — will be six-lane structures with three-lane service roads on either side.
This stretch of NH8, which connects Delhi to Jaipur, is one of the busiest corridors, with high volumes of industrial traffic, commercial vehicles and daily commuters. For years, however, road users faced logjams at Bilaspur and Manesar, particularly during peak hours.
An NHAI official said, "We will begin construction by first developing the service roads to ensure uninterrupted traffic movement.
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Once that is done, work on the main flyovers will commence." "We aim to finish both structures within two years. Additionally, a minor bridge will be constructed at Deodahi and a box culvert at Ladhuwas," the official said.
"Both Manesar and Bilaspur Chowk see congestion during rush hours. The new infrastructure will allow smoother vehicular flow and benefit thousands of commuters daily," the official said.
Initially overseen by NHAI's project implementing unit (PIU) Jaipur as part of a wider highway upgrade, the project was later handed over to PIU Rewari.
Construction at Bilaspur Chowk began in May 2023 but soon stalled when underground utility lines were found in the alignment. A revision in estimates and financial constraints of the contracted firm brought the project to a standstill.
In Aug last year, a mahapanchayat of over 108 villages was held demanding the completion of stalled flyover construction at teh Bilaspur Chowk.
In Oct 2024, NHAI finally descoped the stalled work and floated a fresh tender in Dec.
Now, with the new contract in place, the agency is expected to mobilise equipment and manpower within weeks.
While the NHAI claimed the project is finally back on track and construction is to start next month, residents and commuters said they will be watching closely to see if the new deadlines are met. "For the last three years, we have been hearing about the flyover construction, but little to nothing has been done," Bhora Kalan sarpanch Manbir Singh said.
Manbir said, "We have to take long detours every day just to reach Tauru or Pataudi. Even the service road was repaired only after a mahapanchayat last year. Bilaspur Chowk is an accident-prone area and many have lost their lives there."
Once completed, the new flyovers are expected to cut travel time and ease bottlenecks — especially at Bilaspur Chowk and Manesar, a known traffic nightmare.
