The Dwarka Expressway is expected to enhance connectivity between Gurgaon and Delhi’s IGI Airport, and the project encompasses tunnels, underpasses, flyovers, and elevated structures.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway on March 11 with a roadshow, Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said on Saturday.
A project worth Rs 9,000 crore, the Haryana part of the expressway is an 18.9-km-long stretch from the border to Kherki Daula. The 10.1-km part in Delhi is currently under construction.
This marks the PM’s second visit to Haryana within a month. Earlier on February 16, he visited Rewari to lay the foundation stones of AIIMS and the Gurgaon Metro Rail project.
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The roadshow is scheduled to begin in Delhi and conclude in Gurgaon, according to Inderjit Singh. Earlier, NHAI officials had told that the stretch was likely to be inaugurated by the PM before the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into effect ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Singh added that the road infrastructure will to foster development in the area, particularly in new sectors.
The construction of the Dwarka Expressway is progressing in four phases, covering different segments from Shiv Murti in Mahipalpur to Bijwasan (5.9km), Bijwasan ROB to Delhi-Haryana border in Gurgaon (4.2km), Delhi-Haryana border to Basai ROB (10.2km) in Haryana, and Basai to Kherki Daula cloverleaf interchange (8.7km).
The project involves a substantial investment, with the first phase in Delhi costing Rs 2,507 crore, the second phase costing Rs 2,068 crore, the third phase worth Rs 2,228 crore, and the fourth phase of Rs 1,859 crore.
The Dwarka Expressway will have an elevated eight-lane access-controlled expressway, a first of its kind in the country.
The expressway also includes a unique 34-meter wide elevated road supported by single pillars over a length of 9km, the MP said.
