India, Dec. 23 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority has prepared an estimate of around Rs.67.5 crore for the construction and upgradation of the nearly 7.5 km-long Ardee City Road from IFFCO Chowk to Sector 56, officials said. A senior GMDA official said the final project cost has not yet been fixed.

The authority will first seek approval for the project from the GMDA chief executive officer and will then place it before the state chief minister for approval during an authority meeting, officials said.

At present, several stretches of the road lack service roads and footpaths on both sides despite heavy vehicular and pedestrian movement. The road currently has three lanes on either side and functions as a parallel corridor...