Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate two main nationwide freeway tasks price practically ₹11,000 crore in Rohini, geared toward easing site visitors congestion and enhancing connectivity throughout the nationwide capital area.
In line with the Prime Minister’s Workplace, the tasks — the Delhi part of the Dwarka Expressway and the City Extension Highway-II (UER-II) — have been developed underneath a complete decongestion plan for Delhi. The ceremony is scheduled round 12:30 pm in Rohini, the place Modi may even examine each tasks.
“These initiatives replicate Prime Minister Modi’s imaginative and prescient of making world-class infrastructure that enhances ease of dwelling and ensures seamless mobility,” the PMO stated in an announcement on Saturday.
What are the important thing tasks
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 76-km City Extension Highway-II (UER-II), designed as Delhi’s third Ring Highway, at an estimated price of ₹6,445 crore.
He may even open the 29-km Dwarka Expressway, together with its Delhi part and tunnel entry to Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport.
Collectively, these tasks are anticipated to scale back journey time from Noida to IGI Airport and ease congestion on Delhi’s Ring Highway, NH-48, NH-44, and the Barapullah elevated hall.
In line with the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Modi will flag off 4 of the 5 packages of UER-II, connecting Mahipalpur close to IGI Airport to Alipur in North Delhi.
In the meantime, phases three and 4 of the Dwarka Expressway, together with a 5.1-km tunnel linking the street on to IGI Airport may even be unveiled.
“These two roads will considerably cut back congestion in and round Delhi and NCR,” a senior NHAI official stated.
UER-II
- Size: 75.71 km (54.21 km in Delhi, 21.50 km in Haryana).
- Value: ₹6,445 crore.
- Packages: 5 in complete; 4 being inaugurated at the moment.
The newly completed freeway challenge will present quicker entry from Gurugram, west and south Delhi to NH-44, Chandigarh, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir, bypassing Dhaula Kuan and town’s ring roads.
Constructed utilizing about 10 lakh metric tons of inert materials recovered by way of biomining of legacy landfill waste in Delhi, this challenge additionally marks a step in direction of sustainability.
UER-II will hyperlink to the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, beginning close to Akshardham temple, enabling quicker routes from Haryana and Rajasthan in direction of Dehradun.
A brand new 65 km freeway from Tronica Metropolis to the under-construction FNG Expressway has additionally been accepted. In future, the hall will join 5 main NCR expressways: Delhi-Dehradun, Delhi-Meerut, Noida-Better Noida, DND-Faridabad, and Yamuna Expressways.
Dwarka Expressway
- Delhi stretch: 10.1 km, together with the tunnel to IGI Airport.
- Haryana stretch: 29 km between Mahipalpur and Kherki Daula on NH-48, inaugurated in March 2024.
The Dwarka Expressway, which spans a complete of 29 kilometres, has been developed in two components throughout Delhi and Haryana. The Delhi stretch, at 10.1 kilometres, features a 5.1-kilometre tunnel that instantly connects the hall to the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport, offering quicker and simpler entry for air travellers.
The Haryana part, overlaying 29 kilometres between Mahipalpur and Kherki Daula on Nationwide Freeway-48, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in March 2024.
As soon as totally operational, the expressway is anticipated to ease congestion on the busy Delhi-Gurugram route, considerably enhancing connectivity for commuters from western Delhi and surrounding NCR suburbs.
