Dwarka Expressway being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India

World Class Infrastructure in Delhi-NCR is under construction. 

Dwarka Expressway, also known as the Northern Peripheral Road in Haryana portion, is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India.

It is a 16-lane access controlled highway with provision of minimum 3-lane service road on both sides.

 

The Expressway connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana is being developed at a total cost of ~INR 9,000 Cr. with total length of 29 kms out of which 19 kms is in Haryana while the remaining 10 kms is in Delhi.

Dwarka Expressway would have 4 multi-level interchanges (tunnel/underpasses, at-Grade Road, Elevated Flyover & Flyover above Flyover) at major junctions including construction of longest (3.6 km) and widest (8 lane) urban road tunnel in India.

 

The expressway begins from Shiv-Murti on NH8 (Delhi-Gurugram expressway) and ends near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, through Dwarka Sector 21, Gurugram border and Basai.

 

The development of this prestigious project plays a pivotal role in the plan to decongest the capital city of Delhi. Once the Dwarka Expressway is completed, it would provide direct access to upcoming India International Convention Centre (IICC) in Sector 25 of Dwarka and will also provide an alternate connectivity to IGI Airport through shallow tunnel. 

The state-of-the-art Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) like Advanced Traffic Management System, Toll Management System, CCTV Cameras, Surveillance etc. would be part and parcel of this upcoming world class corridor.

Dwarka Expressway will have a massive feat of tree transplantation with 12,000 trees transplanted. 

The project is also an engineering ace that includes a 34 meter wide 8-lane highway, a first of its kind being constructed on a single pier. The project is estimated to consume 2 lakh MT of steel (30 times of steel used in Eiffel Tower) and 20 lakh cum of concrete (6 times of concrete used in Burj Khalifa) for its construction.

Dwarka Expressway will reduce pressure on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (part of the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm of Golden Quadrilateral) and arterial roads that experience severe traffic congestion, primarily from the commuters of West Delhi. 50%-60% traffic on NH8 will get diverted onto the new expressway, thereby improving traffic movement towards Sohna Road, Golf Course Road and air. 

Once operational in 2023, it shall immensely help reducing the air pollution in Delhi-NCR as well. 

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