Gurgaon: Residents of the new sectors along Dwarka Expressway have sought construction of a service road connecting sectors 99 and 109, citing growing traffic, road-safety concerns and poor local connectivity. They said the absence of a dedicated route for local traffic is also leading vehicles to use and damage green belts at several points along the corridor.In 2023, GMDA redeveloped the 10-km Upper Dwarka Expressway, connecting sectors 99 and 109, creating the 75-metre-wide road up to the Delhi border. However, service roads and other amenities were not developed at the time.Residents said the stretch has since become a key link between residential sectors and provides connectivity towards Delhi, Jhajjar and Rewari. With several housing societies and villages dependent on the road and development continuing along the corridor, they said a service road was needed to cater to local traffic instead of forcing vehicles to use the carriageway or informal access points.Dwarka Expressway Gurugram Development Association (DXP-GDA) has approached GMDA CEO PC Meena, seeking construction of the service road. In its representation, the association said the proposed road would provide parallel connectivity along Upper Dwarka Expressway and improve access to adjoining residential sectors.It has sought a comprehensive inspection of the corridor and an integrated plan to develop the missing infrastructure. “This road needs to be developed as a complete urban mobility corridor rather than only as a carriageway,” said Sunil Sareen, deputy convener of DXP-GDA.Repeated requests for comment sent to GMDA officials went unanswered.Residents said local traffic currently has to share available routes with vehicles travelling longer distances. A dedicated service road, they said, would allow vehicles moving between nearby societies and sectors to use a separate route and reduce conflicts with through traffic on the main carriageway.Tarun Mukherjee, a resident of Sobha City in Sector 109, said the road had become a crucial route for residents of several societies and villages but continued to face problems related to dust and inadequate infrastructure.“This is a crucial lifeline for several societies and villages, but persistent road dust is affecting residents and commuters. We need proper service lanes, green belts and a dedicated cycle track, along with immediate dust-control measures, to make this corridor safer, cleaner and more liveable,” he said.Residents have also flagged safety concerns at Shyam Baba Chowk in Sector 102, where local access movements, pedestrian activity and through traffic converge. The association has sought a detailed assessment of the junction, including traffic channelisation, appropriate junction design and safe pedestrian crossings.They said the lack of proper service roads at some locations was also leading motorists to take wrong-side routes to reach their societies or adjoining roads, increasing the risk of collisions.Ajay Bhardwaj, a resident of ROF Aalayas in Sector 102, said the absence of a service road outside the society had become a serious road-safety concern. “The lack of a proper service road outside ROF Aalayas is creating a serious accident risk. Sadly, 2–3 lives have been lost on this road. Authorities must urgently provide barricading, signage and traffic controls, and begin the service-road work to prevent further tragedies,” he said.
