Mohali, Aug. 8 -- Nearly a year after awarding contracts for the construction of three roundabouts on the PR-7 road, commonly known as the Airport Road, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has dropped the plan, citing lack of a feasible traffic diversion strategy and the potential for severe congestion during construction.

The roundabouts were to come up at Sector 68/69/78/79, Sector 67/68/79/80 and Sohana gurdwara junctions to help ease traffic movement.

A senior GMADA official said, "With no alternate routes available, introducing roundabouts in the middle of ongoing road-widening and infrastructure projects would have worsened the gridlock, instead of easing it."

The 200-ft wide Airport Road, which runs for 18 km f...