- By Nidhi Giri
- Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:17 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: The Akshardham and Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) 32-km-stretch of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, covering Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, will be ready for opening in the first week of January 2025. This section was initially to be opened by March 2024, but was delayed due to a number of reasons. The complete section will be ready in the next three months. At an event last week, union transport minister Nitin Gadkari said that the two parts of the roads are ready for inauguration.
“The road is ready and can be inaugurated in the next few days. The aim is to open the road before the model code of conduct for the Delhi assembly poll kicks in," the official said, as quoted by a New18 report.
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Key Details
The stretch was developed in two phases:
-From Akshardham to Khekra in Baghpat (15 km)
-From Khekra to the Mavi Kalan interchange on the EPE, also in Baghpat (16 km). This section costs around Rs 2,500 crore.
Starting from Akshardham, in front of the Akshardham Metro station, the road will pass through:
-Geeta Colony
-Shastri Park
-Sonia Vihar.
Apart from serving the long-term goal, the road will also ease the journey around east Delhi, which faces heavy traffic congestion.
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Entry Points
The seven entry points for vehicles travelling from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh:
-Geeta Colony
-Shamshan Ghat in Kailash Nagar
-Sonia Vihar
-Vijay Vihar
-Mandola
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Exit Points
-Khajuri Chowk
-Sonia Vihar
-Vijay Vihar
-Mandola in Ghaziabad
The entire Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, which will be close to 240 km, will reduce the travel time between the two cities from five-six hours to just 2-2.5 hours. It will start from Akshardham in East Delhi and pass through Baghpat, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, and Saharanpur.
The expressway is not just expected to bring a transformative shift to the region’s connectivity, but also benefit long and short-term commuters and tourists.