Gurugram Metro Rail Limited has issued a tender worth about ₹62 crore to shift water, sewer, gas and electricity lines along the route of Old Gurugram Metro Phase 2, removing a major construction obstacle before work begins on the 15-kilometre corridor.
The selected contractor will also prepare traffic diversion plans, widen roads where required and coordinate with the traffic police to reduce disruption during construction. The utility-shifting work is expected to be completed within nine months of the contract being awarded.
GMRL had issued the main construction tender for Phase 2 on October 5. The tender, estimated at about ₹1,662 crore, is scheduled to be opened on November 9. The selected construction company will have 30 months from the date of contract award to complete the second phase.
The latest tender covers the relocation of water, sewer and gas pipelines, stormwater drains and electricity cables that could interfere with the metro alignment. The work is intended to prevent these relocations from delaying civil construction after the main contract begins.
The second phase will include 14 stations at Sector 7, Sector 4, Sector 5, the railway station, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Bajghera Road, Palam Vihar Extension, Palam Vihar, Sector 23A, Sector 22, Sector 21, Udyog Vihar Phase 1 and DLF Cyber City.
The corridor will also include about two kilometres of double-decker metro infrastructure, with the metro running above flyovers at two locations. A 1.2-kilometre flyover is planned on Old Delhi Road between Sushil Aima Road and Sector 21, while another flyover measuring about 800 metres is planned on Bajghera Road.
Construction has not yet started on the section between Dada Bhaiya Chowk and Sector 9. The utility relocation and road-related works are therefore being planned alongside the main construction process, with the stated aim of avoiding delays and managing traffic movement around the work sites.
The project is expected to improve connectivity across residential areas, the railway station, Palam Vihar, Udyog Vihar and the DLF Cyber City employment district once the 14 stations are completed. Its implementation, however, will involve work along roads carrying local traffic and around existing underground and overhead utility networks.
Work on the first phase of the Old Gurugram Metro is progressing more slowly. Its construction tender was awarded in August last year, but more than a year later, only about 30% of the work has reportedly been completed. The first phase is scheduled to be completed within two years and runs from Hero Honda Chowk to Sector 101 near the Dwarka Expressway.
The next formal milestone for Phase 2 is the opening of the ₹1,662-crore construction tender on November 9. The utility-shifting contract is expected to be awarded separately, after which the selected agency will have nine months to complete the relocation and associated road works.
