With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) beginning the construction of two flyovers on the Dera Bassi-Zirakpur highway without creating service lanes, commuters are having a harrowing time navigating through this route.
The flyovers of 800 metres each are to come up at two points – the McDonald’s light points and the Singhpura Chowk, at a cost of ₹45 crore.
Mohali deputy commissioner Amit Talwar had already instructed NHAI officials to work out a plan for resolving the problem at the earliest.
City-based industrialist and a resident of Zirakpur, Gurinder Singh Sandhu says, “It has become a nightmare to drive through this stretch. The problem worsens during weekends, when traffic jams of upto 3 to 4 km can be witnessed. The NHAI should have constructed service lanes before starting the construction of flyovers.”
