PM Modi Dwarka Expressway Inauguration: As part of mega infra push, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gurugram section of the Dwarka Expressway on Monday. The engineering marvel, which is India’s first elevated Highway, witnessed the launch of 19-km stretch in Gurugram. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present at the event. The Gurugram stretch has eight lanes, four on each side. This is the first highway in India that has been constructed on a single pier.
There are several interesting features of this speedway. According to the officials, Dwarka Expressway has a direct link to the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The last 500-metre link of the 2.3 km tunnel, which is closest to the IGI Airport, has been made explosion-proof.
The Haryana segment of the Dwarka Expressway has been constructed at an approximate cost of Rs 4,100 crore. It comprises two sections: a 10.2 km stretch from Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and an 8.7 km segment from Basai ROB to Kherki Daula. This expressway will facilitate direct connectivity to the IGI Airport in Delhi and the Gurugram Bypass.
Among other notable projects to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister are:
- A 9.6 km long six-lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)- Package 3, extending from Nangloi – Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka in Delhi.
- Three segments of the Lucknow Ring Road, developed at an estimated cost of about Rs. 4,600 crores in Uttar Pradesh.
- The Anandapuram – Pendurthi – Anakapalli section of NH16, constructed at a cost of approximately Rs 2,950 crores in Andhra Pradesh.
- The Kiratpur to Nerchowk section of NH-21 (comprising two packages), valued at around Rs. 3,400 crores in Himachal Pradesh.
- The Dobaspet – Heskote section (also in two packages), with a total cost of Rs. 2,750 crores in Karnataka. Additionally, a total of 42 other projects worth Rs. 20,500 crores will be inaugurated across various states in the country.