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DND-To-Mumbai E-Way Stretch To Open By Dec, Infra News, ET Infra

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NEW DELHI: Come Dec, commuters from Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad will not have to take the congested Mathura Road to head towards Agra or the newly-built stretch of Mumbai Expressway. The entire 59 km stretch, from DND Flyway (near Maharani Bagh) to Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (at Sohna), will be opened for traffic by the end of this year, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari has said.

Gadkari conducted a physical inspection of the 33 km stretch between DND Flyway and Ballabhgarh Bypass on Wednesday with top officials and local leaders. The 26-km road from Ballabhgarh to Sohna on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway was opened for traffic in March 2023. The three packages are being built with an investment of Rs 7,000 crore, including land value and civil construction.

“Besides providing direct connectivity to Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, this link from DND Flyway can be used by commuters to reach Palwal in just 25-30 minutes. Mathura Road, which is currently the only major road for vehicles heading towards Faridabad, Palwal, Agra and beyond, will be decongested as well,” said a senior NHAI official.

Moreover, completion of this link will mean that people travelling from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand can drive non-stop to Mumbai taking the Delhi-Dehradun and Delhi-Meerut expressways. But this will be a reality next year, sources said. Delhi-Dehradun and Delhi-Mumbai stretches are set to be fully operational in 2025.

Speaking to reporters after inspection of ongoing work, Gadkari said Delhi is facing problems of both air pollution and congestion. “This is not good for the capital city of our country. That’s why we have undertaken massive road development work to improve traffic flow and air pollution. We have so far completed projects worth Rs 30,000 crore and projects with an investment of another Rs 35,000 crore will be completed in 2024-25,” he added.

On the two other major projects, the minister while 85% work is complete in the case of Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and the Dwarka Expressway project is nearing completion. “We have requested the Prime Minister to inaugurate the completed packages of UER-II and Dwarka Expressway. I hope that in the next 10-12 days we will get his time and inaugurate these roads,” the minister said.

  • Published On Feb 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM IST

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