gurgaon the gurugram metropolitan development authority gmda and the national highway authority of india nhai are planning to connect the dwarka and delhimumbai expressways to enhance seamless connectivity in the cityaccording to a senior gmda official they are working on finding a feasible solution to link the southern peripheral road spr with the sohna elevated road which is a part of the delhimumbai expressway for this gmda has proposed building ramps at vatika chowk where commuters can enter or exit the elevated road to go towards spr and dwarka expressway gmda has already held two meetings with nhai officials and even discussed the matter with the chairman of the highways authority who has agreed to the proposal officials saidwe are working on providing connectivity between dwarka and delhimumbai expressways we have already had preliminary meetings with nhai officials and inprinciple approval has already been granted now officials will explore all possibilities including modifications in design to find a solution to provide seamless connectivity between the expressways which will reduce traffic congestion in and around the area gmda chief executive officer pc meena told toi while the option of constructing a cloverleaflike structure at vatika chowk was discussed earlier authorities dropped the plan as it wasnt viable due to lack of space when contacted a senior nhai official said there have been discussions with gmda on the matter it is still in the initial stage of discussion and nothing concrete has been worked on the official added the dwarka expressway is already connected to spr through a cloverleaf on nh8 near kherki daula spr however doesnt have any direct connectivity with the sohna elevated corridor at present those coming from spr either take a left turn at vatika chowk and then a uturn from subhash chowk to enter the elevated road or take a right turn towards badshapur chowk this leads to traffic congestion and long detours for commuters similarly commuters coming from the jaipur side using delhimumbai expressway exit the elevated road near bhondsi in order to take sprresidents said connectivity between delhimumbai expressway and spr should have been considered while the elevated road was being planned there was no thought given in the construction of the elevated road as the huge population residing along spr and golf course road extension dont have direct connectivity reducing its usability such a mega project should be undertaken while ensuring that it makes commuting easier for us said nitin mehta who lives in vatika city