The Delhi-Meerut Expressway was opened for public on Thursday to reduce reduce travel time between the cities from 2.5 hours to 45 minutes. The project s foundation was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first term of office in 2015.
Everything you need to know about this smart highway: The expressway has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 8,346 crore in a bid to decongest Delhi-NCR and to check the problem of pollution and massive traffic snarls. The total length of the project is 82 km which includes 60 km length of Expressway and 22 Km length of National highways. A total of 24 Minor and Major bridges, 10 flyovers, 3 ROBs, 95 Underpasses, 15 Subways and 12 Foot Over Bridges have been constructed in this project.
Delhi-Meerut Expressway open for public, cuts travel time to 45 minutes
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Last Updated: Apr 01, 2021, 10:19 PM IST
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Synopsis Delhi Meerut Expressway has now been completed and opened to traffic. We have fulfilled our promise of reducing travel time between Delhi - Meerut from 2.5 hours to 45 minutes, Road Transport, Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.
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The project of Delhi Meerut Expressway has been constructed at a cost of Rs 8,346 crore in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
The much-awaited Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME), pegged as a smart highway, was opened for public on Thursday after the completion of its remaining stretches. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2018 had inaugurated the first phase of the Rs 8,346-crore 9-km stretch of 14-lane highway.
The much-awaited Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME), pegged as a smart highway, was opened for public on Thursday after the completion of its remaining stretches. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2018 had inaugurated the first phase of the Rs 8,346-crore 9-km stretch of 14-lane highway. Delhi Meerut Expressway has now been completed and opened to traffic. We have fulfilled our promise of reducing travel time between Delhi - Meerut from 2.5 hours to 45 minutes, Road Transport, Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said after the smart highway was opened for people. He said Delhi Meerut Expressway Package II that comprises six Lane Expressway and eight Lane NH- from Delhi/UP Gate to Dasna and Package IV (6 Lane Expressway from Dasna to Meerut via Greenfield) has been successfully completed and opened for the public.