Delhi New Expressway: Delhiites will soon get the gift of another expressway. The government has also issued an order to acquire land for this. It is believed that this expressway will be ready within a year, which will benefit 2 lakh drivers.
New Delhi. To make the capital Delhi jam-free, projects are being launched one after the other. After the opening of Dwarka Expressway this year, the journey to Gurugram has become much easier and the distance which earlier used to take an hour to cover, is now covered in 20 minutes. Taking this forward, the Delhi government is going to launch another project, which will benefit those traveling from Delhi to Faridabad-Gurugram route and the jam on the Delhi border will also end.
Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has also issued an order to the DM of South-West District for land acquisition and the target is to complete this route by the end of the year. This 8.8 km long expressway will be made 6 lanes so that the movement of vehicles can be faster. Currently, this is a 2 lane road, on which there is a jam for hours every day.
From where to where will the expressway be built?
This expressway to be built on Delhi’s Najafgarh Road will start from Gwal Pahari village and go till Andheri Mor. This 6 lane expressway to be built on the Gurugram-Faridabad route will make movement easier. Currently, this route is of 2 lanes, whose width is 7.5 to 10 meters. This is the reason why there is a jam of hours on this route every day, especially towards Delhi.
Benefit to 2 lakh drivers
With the completion of this 9 km long expressway, about 2 lakh drivers will benefit daily. Currently, about 1 lakh vehicles enter Delhi daily from Gwal Pahari-Andheriya Mod Road and almost the same number of people go towards Gurugram. Due to such heavy traffic, there is a long jam on the Delhi border every day. With the construction of the new expressway, the time of these 2 lakh drivers will be saved.
How will the new expressway be?
The new expressway will be built about 30 meters wide and will be 6 lanes wide. There will be 3 lanes on each side and its total length will be about 8.8 kilometers. 25 acres of land will be acquired for the expressway, for which a fund of Rs 50 crore has been released to the Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi from the Urban Development Fund.
What are the benefits of the expressway?
After the new expressway is ready, traffic between Delhi and Gurugram will become easier. Not only will daily commuters benefit from this, but transportation of daily essential goods will also become easier. This will also boost business. Wide roads and one-way routes will also make it easier to prevent accidents.
