India, May 25 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has extended the tender deadline for construction of a flyover at Dadi Sati Chowk after no company submitted bids for the Rs.39.74 crore project, with officials and contractors citing rising construction costs and scarcity of bitumen as major reasons.

GMDA officials said the tender, floated on April 24, has now been extended till May 29 after no bids were received when it was opened on May 18.

The proposed 900-metre-long flyover is planned on the road connecting Elan Mall in Sector 84 with IMT Manesar. The six-lane structure, with three lanes on each side, is expected to ease congestion at Dadi Sati Chowk, which witnesses heavy traffic jams during morning and evenin...