There is news that will put more burden on the pockets of those living and traveling in NCR. Drivers will now have to pay toll tax to go from Manesar to Gurugram.
Citing accident prone areas, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) closed the U-turn near Kherki Daula toll plaza from Manesar to Delhi on the Delhi-Jaipur highway on Thursday afternoon. Due to this, if any driver coming from Manesar has to go to Gurugram, Faridabad and Sohna, then they will have to pay toll tax.
After this, the drivers will have to use the cloverleaf of Dwarka Expressway. Car drivers will have to pay a one-time toll of Rs 85. At the same time, different rates have been fixed for heavy vehicles.
On the orders of District Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar, a duty magistrate was appointed to complete this action. There is a plan to close the U-turn from Delhi to Jaipur on Friday. Due to this, people of developed societies and colonies from Sector 68 to 85 are angry.
On Thursday afternoon, in the presence of duty magistrate Tehsildar, police force of Kherki Daula police station reached Kherki Daula toll plaza. As soon as the marshals of the toll plaza company started putting up barricades to close the U-turn, the problem of traffic jam started arising. On receiving the information, traffic police inspector Neeraj also reached the spot. The traffic police was not informed about the closure of this cut. The inspector called the police force and handled the traffic system. Seeing the U-turn closed, some drivers drove their vehicles in the wrong direction.
The marshals of the toll company stopped these vehicles and instructed them to pay the toll fee and take a U-turn from Dwarka Expressway. During this, there was a heated argument between the drivers and the marshals. The police reached the spot and pacified the argument. Due to this sudden change, there was a problem of traffic jam near the toll plaza.
Used to take U-turn to save toll tax:To avoid toll tax at Kherki Daula toll plaza, drivers coming from Manesar towards Gurugram used to take the outer road of Sector-76-77 and get on the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR). They used to go towards Gurugram, Sohna and Faridabad.
Vehicles can go like this
A cloverleaf has been constructed at the junction of Jaipur Highway and Dwarka Expressway. If a driver has to go from Manesar to Sohna or Faridabad, then due to the closure of the U-turn, he will have to go towards his destination through the cloverleaf of Dwarka Expressway after paying the toll tax.
People around are upset
President of the Industrial Association Praveen Malik said that due to the closure of the U-turn, more than ten thousand people of 35 societies will face problems. He will write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner and request him to open the U-turn again, so that the problems of the people can be reduced.
Rampura Road Kherki Daula Toll Alternative
If someone from Sohna or Faridabad wants to go towards Manesar, he can go to Delhi-Jaipur Expressway via the main road of Sector-76-77. Whereas, if someone wants to go from Manesar to Gurugram, then to save toll tax, he will have to go to Dwarka Expressway via Rampura Road via Dadi Sati Chowk.
Cited the Road Safety Committee of the Supreme Court
NHAI informed the District Deputy Commissioner that as per the order of the Road Safety Committee of the Supreme Court, it is necessary to close the U-turn near this Kherki Daula toll plaza. This U-turn is an accident prone area. During the U-turn, a situation of collision arises between the vehicles coming out of the toll plaza. Many road accidents have happened due to this. For the sake of safety, NHAI had got a safety survey done by Almondz Global Infra Consultant Limited. This company has suggested to close this U-turn.
pressure will increase on this square
Sector-79 Mapsco Mountville RWA’s former president Dhirendra Singh said that Rampura Chowk is already jammed with traffic in the morning and evening. Due to the closure of this U-turn, heavy vehicles will turn from this square to go to Naurangpur or Dwarka Expressway. Apart from the society, the residents of Monsoon Bridge, Godrej Frontier, Godrej Arya, Godrej-101 will suffer, because heavy vehicles will pass in front of their societies to avoid toll. Sector-70A located BPTP Astaire Garden RWA’s president Nihar Ranjan said that this decision is wrong.
Akash Padhi, project officer, GMDA, said, “The cloverleaf of Dwarka Expressway can be used for bypass. The U-turn from Manesar towards Delhi has been closed.”
