The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) invited bids on 1 October 2026 for the first phase of an elevated Southern Peripheral Road (SPR): a 4.23 km, ₹776 crore corridor from Vatika Chowk to the Dwarka Expressway cloverleaf on NH-48. Bids close on 18 November 2026, and the winning contractor gets 30 months to build it.

Updated 13 October 2026. We read Swarajya's tender report, Construction World's tender summary, The Tribune's earlier SPR coverage and the main ranking explainers. The timeline below is our reading of the tender terms; GMDA has not announced an opening date.

What exactly has GMDA tendered on SPR?

  • Stretch: Vatika Chowk to the Dwarka Expressway cloverleaf on the Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway (NH-48), km 0+000 to km 4+230.
  • Cost: ₹776 crore, which Construction World reports as excluding GST.
  • Mode: engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), with a 10-year maintenance period after completion.
  • Elevated road: four lanes in each direction.
  • At ground level: 3+3-lane primary service roads and 2+2-lane secondary service roads.
  • Access: second-level access roads towards the Sector 75 and 75A roads, a link towards Tulip Chowk, plus ramps, loops and surface U-turns for signal-free movement.
  • Bids: opened 1 October 2026, closing 18 November 2026 (tender ID 2026_HRY_551863_1).

Why does SPR need an elevated road?

GMDA's studies, cited by Swarajya, show seven major junctions in Sectors 69 to 75A will need grade separation within a decade, as hourly traffic is projected to cross 10,000 car units. SPR is already a wide road (The Tribune put it at 84 metres in 2025), but its signalised junctions are where the delay builds.

The elevated deck is meant to carry through traffic between Sohna Road, Golf Course Extension Road and NH-48 over those junctions, leaving the service roads for local trips into the sectors.

What happened to the earlier SPR tender?

This is not the first attempt. According to Swarajya, a ₹755 crore tender for the same idea was floated in March 2026 and scrapped in June 2026. The current ₹776 crore tender replaces it. Earlier estimates, including a ₹750 crore figure reported by The Tribune in June 2025, show how long the plan has been on the table.

What are Phases 2 and 3 of the SPR plan?

  • Phase 2: a grade-separated interchange at Vatika Chowk, where SPR meets Sohna Road, according to GMDA chief executive PC Meena as quoted by Swarajya.
  • Phase 3: an 8.5 km elevated corridor from Vatika Chowk to Ghata, extending the signal-free route towards Golf Course Extension Road.
  • Neither later phase had a tender or cost in the reports we read, so treat them as plans.

SPR elevated road timeline so far

  • June 2025: The Tribune reports a ₹750 crore GMDA-funded elevated road from Vatika Chowk to the Dwarka Expressway cloverleaf, with an 84-metre SPR and 10,000-plus vehicles an hour projected within a decade.
  • March 2026: a ₹755 crore tender is floated (Swarajya).
  • June 2026: that tender is scrapped (Swarajya).
  • 1 October 2026: GMDA invites fresh bids at ₹776 crore for the 4.23 km Phase 1.
  • 18 November 2026: bid submission closes.
  • Next: evaluation and award, then a 30-month build and 10 years of contractor maintenance. Dates after November are our estimate, not GMDA's.

How does SPR fit into Gurgaon's road network?

SPR is the southern ring of New Gurgaon. From Vatika Chowk it meets Sohna Road; heading north-east towards Ghata it links with Golf Course Extension Road; and at its western end it reaches NH-48 at the cloverleaf where the Dwarka Expressway also connects. That makes it a connector between three of the city's main residential corridors rather than a destination in itself.

Phase 1 tackles the busiest piece first, between Sohna Road and NH-48. Until Phases 2 and 3 are built, traffic coming from Golf Course Extension Road will still meet at-grade junctions before it reaches the elevated section, and Vatika Chowk itself will remain a pinch point.

What else is changing on Gurgaon's roads?

Construction World's 9 October 2026 report places the SPR tender alongside other approved road works in and around the city. Two are relevant to buyers weighing commutes:

  • An 8.1 km, six-lane tunnel linking the Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Marg in Delhi, at about Rs 69.7 billion (₹6,970 crore), approved in July 2026.
  • Four flyovers and nine foot overbridges on the Gurgaon–Kotputli–Jaipur section of NH-48, at about Rs 2.82 billion (₹282 crore).
  • For the full picture of metro, road and rail projects affecting Gurgaon property, see Gurgaon's Connectivity Upgrades and What They Mean for Buyers.

What should you ask before buying near SPR?

  • Which side of SPR is the project on, and which junction does its traffic use to reach NH-48 or Sohna Road?
  • Does the tower face the road, and on which floors? Upper floors facing an elevated deck get noise at eye level.
  • Is the project ready, or will its own construction overlap with the corridor works through 2027–2029?
  • What is the water and power situation today? Some SPR sectors have documented supply gaps that a road does not solve.
  • What are comparable ready homes one or two sectors away asking? Use that, not the brochure's future-road story, to judge the price.

When will the elevated SPR be ready?

Not before 2029, on a realistic reading. Bids close in mid-November 2026; evaluation and award typically take a few months; then the contract allows 30 months. Even with a quick award in early 2027, that lands in the second half of 2029, and large urban elevated roads in Indian cities often take longer than contracted.

Anyone telling you SPR will be signal-free “next year” is getting ahead of the documents.

What does construction mean for Sectors 69 to 77?

Expect about three years of works along the stretch between Vatika Chowk and NH-48, with barricading, lane diversions and dust at junctions in Sectors 69 to 75A. GMDA has not published a traffic diversion plan in the material we read; that usually comes after award.

The trade-off is straightforward. During construction, commute times and road noise can get worse, especially for towers facing the road. After completion, through traffic moves onto the deck, which should make the junctions near the sector entries less congested.

  • Most exposed: homes whose main gate opens onto SPR between Vatika Chowk and the NH-48 cloverleaf, and towers with SPR-facing balconies.
  • Likely to gain most once open: societies a short drive off the service road, with quick access to the ramps towards NH-48 and Sohna Road.
  • Check before you buy: where the nearest ramp and U-turn will be relative to your society's gate, once GMDA publishes the general arrangement drawings after award.

Is SPR still a good place to buy?

SPR has been one of the city's faster-rising corridors. Square Yards put the average residential asking price at about ₹16,249 per sq ft in June 2026, up 18.4% in a year, as reported by The Realty Today. Prices already reflect a good deal of optimism, including about this road.

That 18.4% one-year figure is a portal average across listings, and it says nothing about how much of the rise came from expectations about this road versus newer, pricier launches entering the average. We have not found any study that isolates the effect of the elevated corridor, so we do not attach a number to it.

Our view: buy on SPR for the home and the location you can use today, and treat the elevated road as a later bonus. If you need a calm daily commute in 2027–2029, factor in the work zone. For where the wider market stands, see Gurgaon Property Prices News Q3 2026: Unsold Stock and Where to Negotiate. For sector-level detail see Sector 69 Gurgaon (Southern Peripheral Road): Buyer's Guide 2026 — Prices, Projects, Connectivity, Sector 70 and 70A, Gurgaon: Buyer's Guide 2026 — SPR Resale, Affordable-Housing Premiums and the Water Question and Sector 72 Gurgaon (Southern Peripheral Road): Buyer's Guide 2026 — Prices, Projects, Connectivity, and our corridor guide at Southern Peripheral Road area guide.