Gurgaon: The under-construction flyover at Bilaspur Chowk is set to open for traffic by the end of this month. The carriageway on the Jaipur-Delhi side, which will be the first stretch to open, will ease the burden on NH-8, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said on Monday.“If the flyover opens even partially, this need to go around will end,” said sarpanch of Bhora Kalan Manbir Singh, adding, residents of villages around Bilaspur, the ongoing construction has meant “long detours” and prolonged inconvenience. The flyover will be 1.8 km long and six lanes wide, with a three-lane service road on each side. It is part of a Rs 84 crore project that also includes another flyover in Manesar.An NHAI official said the authority is aiming to complete the dense bituminous macadam (DBM) layer by Nov 30 so that vehicles can be allowed on the structure. About 75% of the work has been completed. “The structure is ready and granular work on the approaches is ongoing. Casting of crash barriers is also being undertaken. We are hoping to open the carriageway by Nov for traffic after DBM, so as to ease the movement,” the official said.Sarpanch Singh added that those travelling towards Pataudi are the worst affected. “Vehicles coming from Gurgaon towards Pataudi have to take a detour via Sidhrawali or Rathiwas, and those coming from the Jaipur side have to go around via Pachgaon. The approach road has been closed, so there is no direct way through. People are facing a lot of difficulty,” Singh said.The delay in the construction of the flyover has been a sore point not only for locals but also for long-distance commuters, who have been braving traffic congestion at this critical junction. Singh said the project was pending for a very long time and moved only after villagers pressed the issue. “We had to agitate and panchayats were held, before work was started,” he said.The flyover was approved in 2015 and the foundation stone was laid in March 2022, with a completion deadline of Oct 2024. The project was later transferred from the project implementation unit (PIU) Rewari to PIU Jaipur as part of a larger plan to upgrade NH-8. Construction began in May 2023, but within a few months, work was halted, disrupting locals and commuters. It stalled at an early stage when underground utility lines were found along the alignment. A revision in estimates and the financial constraints of the contracted firm then brought the project to a standstill. In Oct 2024, NHAI descoped the stalled work and floated a fresh tender in Dec. A new agency was appointed in May 2025, with a revised completion deadline of May 2027.
