India, Nov. 2 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has floated a Rs.20 crore tender to construct service roads on the 3-km stretch between Subhash Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk. The bids will be opened on November 23, said officials.

According to the GMDA, the road connects the Delhi-Jaipur Highway with the Gurugram-Sohna Highway and carries an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 vehicles daily.

Officials said the traffic congestion has increased during morning and evening peak hours since construction began on the Old Gurugram Metro corridor in the road's central verge.

"There is an urgent need to increase the road's capacity. The service roads are expected to be completed within 18 months of the work being awarded," a senior...