Gurugram-Mumbai Expressway: New 58 km eight-lane road to decongest Delhi
Gurugram-Mumbai Expressway: New 58 km eight-lane road to decongest Delhi on Business Standard. This will come as a huge relief to those who frequently travel between Delhi and Mumbai as this expressway will clear the traffic congestion on NH-8 stretch
Latest News Months after Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced that they would start building a new expressway connecting Gurgaon and Mumbai, the government is planning to extend the road to Delhi. According to The Times of India reports, a new eight-lane road would be built connecting the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) with the DND Flyway in Delhi. The Gurugram Mumbai Expressway will meet the WPE near Sohna. Officials said the connecting road from WPE to DND would be about 58 km and the construction cost would be around Rs 20 billion. Land acquisition cost has not been estimated yet. This will come as a huge relief to those who frequently travel between Delhi and Mumbai as this expressway will clear the traffic congestion on NH-8 stretch. While NHAI has made the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) operational, Haryana government is yet to complete the WPE. Only Manesar to Palwal section of the WPE is functional. “About three hundred thousand (300,000) vehicles (in units of cars) daily take the NH-8, which connects Delhi with Mumbai. This is one of the
reasons for congestion on this stretch. The new link will decongest NH-8 and will also help reduce traffic congestion in Delhi,� an official told TOI.
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