New Six-Lane Access-Controlled Highway To Serve As Primary Route For Traffic Flow Between Delhi, Haryana, And UP: Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday (14 May) announced that a six-lane highway is being developed to improve the connectivity of North and East Delhi to Ghaziabad and Noida.

The highway will benefit the people people living in Delhi-NCR.

The six-lane access-controlled highway is being built from DND Maharani Bagh to the junction with the Jaitpur-Pushta Road Section of NH-148NA.

"In the National Capital Territory of Delhi, a new six-lane access-controlled highway is currently being developed from DND Maharani Bagh to the Junction with the Jaitpur-Pushta Road Section of NH-148NA," Gadkari said in a tweet.

"This highway will serve as a primary route for traffic flow between Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and will improve the connectivity of North/East Delhi with Noida and Ghaziabad," he added.

The new highway will also link to major highways including Noida-Delhi flyways, Delhi-Meerut, Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP), NH-2, Delhi Mumbai Expressway and Jewar airport.

The Delhi region's section of the highway will include a cross-elevated metro line at four sites.

"In the Delhi region, the section will feature a cross-elevated metro railway line at four locations. Additionally, a Vertical Garden has been planned for all piers along the stretch to provide aesthetic and environmental benefits," the minister said.

"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Ji, sustainable construction practices are being promoted by using recycled waste materials in the embankment," he said.

"Specifically, inert materials such as biomining material from municipal solid waste extracted from the Ghazipur and Okhla dumping yards will be utilized in the project," he added.