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With air pollution and traffic congestion grabbing the attention of the masses in Delhi as well as the authorities, the New Delhi-Meerut Expressway promises to ease both and bring improvements in life, for those living in the metropolis and those just passing through, by leaps and bounds. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Delhi-Meerut Expressway project on December 31. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said, “There is an urgent need for an expressway between Delhi and Meerut because NH-58, the only existing link between the two places is heavily congested with traffic.” Here are the top 5 things to know about the project: (Express Photo: Representative image)
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![1. The alignment of Delhi-Meerut Expressway will start from Nizammudin Bridge (T point km 00.00) from Delhi and will continue on existing NH – 24 up to Dasna [km 30.38]. (Express Photo: Representative image)](https://images.financialexpressdigital.com/2015/12/Expressway-road-EP.jpg)
1. The alignment of Delhi-Meerut Expressway will start from Nizammudin Bridge (T point km 00.00) from Delhi and will continue on existing NH – 24 up to Dasna [km 30.38]. (Express Photo: Representative image)
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2. From Dasna there will be completely a new alignment up to Meerut. The alignment will terminate on inner ring road/ Meerut bypass near Railway crossing (km 66) at Meerut. (Express Photo: Representative image)
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3. The project is proposed under four packages with the three packages Nizamuddin Bridge to UP Border, UP Border to Dasna and Dasna to Hapur project cost pegged at Rs 2,809.6 crore. The fourth package will be a new alignment of Delhi Meerut Expressway from Dasna to Meerut and six laning of connector. (Express Photo: Representative image)
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4. The 87 km project besides 9 km connector will have 6 lane expressway and 4+4 lane highway, service roads, cycle tracks, flyovers, elevated sections, major and minor bridges, railway over bridges, vehicular underpasses and pedestrian underpasses. (Express Photo: Representative image)
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5. The total land required for three packages is 348.6 hectares of which 343.36 hectare has already been acquired. (Express Photo: Representative image)
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