The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finally dismantled all the 13 bus Q-shelters falling in the alignment of widening of Sohna Road from four to six lanes. However, the bus shelters will be relocated when the widening work gets complete, officials said.
Ashok Sharma, project director of NHAI, said, “Our concessionaire has dismantled bus Q-shelters on Sohna Road safely and they will be relocated after completion of the work, accordingly.”
For a better facility for passengers, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has a plan to build 328 bus Q-shelters in the city of which 125 shelters to be built by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram.
A GMDA official on condition of anonymity said, “About ₹5 lakh is spent on installation of each bus Q-shelter. In dismantling, there is a loss of 25 to 30% amount of the total cost. MCG did not consult NHAI before installing these bus Q-shelters. Renovation of Sohna Road was long in the pipeline, that is why GMDA did not allow plying of public transport.”
