Gurgaon DC directs NHAI to ensure emergency lanes operational at toll plazas

The Gurgaon deputy commissioner has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure dedicated emergency lanes are made operational at toll plazas in the district, adding that action would be taken against the concessionaire for failing to do so.

In an earlier road safety committee meeting in March 2022, the DC had said that concessionaires operating toll plazas on highways in Gurgaon would provide emergency medical services including ambulances, first aid, emergency life support services and trained staff for safety of citizens and to ensure smooth traffic flow.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nishant Kumar Yadav chaired a meeting of the district road safety committee and said the district administration will write to the NHAI to construct carriageways in industrial areas on the same specification as highways instead of service lanes.