Post-monsoon potholes plague Kaushambi and Dr Burman Marg; Ghaziabad floats ₹90 crore CM-Grid tender to redevelop 2.5km of roads, improve lighting and footpaths.
Kaushambi Potholes Trigger Commuter Anger and Traffic Chaos
Residents of Kaushambi and commuters using Dr Burman Marg continue to battle deep potholes and slow traffic since the monsoon, with some motorists now preferring National Highway-9 over the Kaushambi–Anand Vihar border route. Local RWAs and daily travellers say patchwork after rains left uneven surfaces and persistent 2–2.5-inch potholes that slow vehicles and increase accident risk.
The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation says the fixes are pending under the Chief Minister’s Green Road Infrastructure Development (CM-Grid) scheme and that a tender has been floated to redevelop roughly 2.5 km of Dr Burman Marg plus about 2.5 km of internal roads in Kaushambi, with the project cost estimated at ₹90 crore. Officials expect bids in the next 10–15 days before work begins, and they highlight that CM-Grid projects also include modern street lighting, pedestrian pathways and plantation.
Corporation engineers added that under the wider CM-Grid programme other stretches — 1.5 km from Mohan Nagar to IAF Hindon Road and 1 km from Nag Dwar to the Hindon elevated road — are already more than 50% complete, while the Kaushambi revamp awaits contractor allocation. The authority says the plan targets roads 10 metres or wider for full redevelopment rather than temporary patchwork.
For policymakers and investors, Kaushambi’s situation highlights the importance of timely infrastructure procurement and visible project milestones to restore commuter confidence. Watch for the tender outcome and the CM-Grid implementation timeline; swift contractor mobilization and clear progress reports will be key to turning this post-monsoon problem into an example of urban road revival.
