PM Modi opens Haryana section of Dwarka Expressway, lays foundation stone for 114 NH projects worth ₹1 lakh crore
The Hindu
Dwarka Expressway is India’s first elevated 8-lane access control urban expressway, being constructed at an estimated cost of ₹9,000 crore, as part of the Centre’s ₹60,000 crore highway development plan in the NCR to decongest the National Capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 11 inaugurated and laid foundation stone for 114 National Highway projects across the country worth about ₹1 lakh crore.
Among key National Highway (NH) projects, PM Modi inaugurated the Haryana section of the landmark Dwarka Expressway.
The total length of Dwarka Expressway is 29 km, out of which 18.9 km falls in Haryana, while the remaining 10.1 km is in Delhi. This expressway will help improve traffic flow and ease congestion between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48.
The prime minister also held a road show in Gurugram.
On March 9, 2019 the then Union ministers, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari had laid the foundation stone for Dwarka Expressway.
Dwarka Expressway is India's first elevated 8-lane access control urban expressway, being constructed at an estimated cost of ₹9,000 crore, as part of the Centre's ₹60,000 crore highway development plan in the NCR to decongest the National Capital.
The Haryana section of Dwarka Expressway has been built at a cost of around ₹4,100 crore and includes two packages of 10.2-km Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7-km Basai ROB to Kherki Daula. It will also provide direct connectivity to the IGI Airport in Delhi and Gurugram Bypass.
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