The citizens of Faridabad will in the near future have no problems commuting between eastern to western parts of the city. The Faridabad Metro Development Authority (FMDA) has released its first tender for inviting quotation for consultancy on the preparation of a feasibility study-cum-primary design for the city’s connectivity enhancement project.
The FMDA will have a coverage of 741 sq km of the city area and maintain all roads (30 m wide or more) and the sewerage network. The cost of the tender is around Rs 1.10 crore.
A senior FMDA official said the project was aimed at providing uninterrupted connectivity between the eastern and western parts of the city, which was missing so far. Divided by the National Highway-19 and the main railway line connecting Delhi and southern and western parts of the country, the city has been separated into two parts, resulting in traffic bottlenecks due to no direct access.
CEO Sudhir Rajpal said that the project proposes to provide four parallel routes of 120-km length to facilitate direct connectivity between the eastern and western parts of the city, having a total population of over 20 lakh, he said it could be seen as a part of the overall Comprehensive Mobility Plan worth Rs 28,548 crore prepared by Faridabad Smart City Limited (FSCL) and aimed to be in place by 2041.
“The consultant will provide the alignment and design of the proposed four new routes under the plan identified as Surajkund-NHPC- Greater Faridabad; Ankhir- Badkhal-Greater Faridabad; Faridabad-Gurugram road-Greater Faridabad; and Pali-Sohna road-Tigaon-Greater Faridabad,” says Garima Mittal, Additional CEO, FMDA.
