• By Nidhi Giri
  • Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will develop a Rs 270 crore project consisting of an interchange to connect Yamuna Expressway with Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE), bringing convenience to thousands of commuters. The Uttar Pradesh cabinet gave nod to the project on Tuesday. Earlier, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) was tasked to build it. But later, it requested the NHAI to build the project, and also sought the UP government’s required approvals for it.

“The UP cabinet has given its approval paving way for the work to begin at this important project that has been delayed for so long earlier, due to land, and later, due to the contractor selection…, the NHAI will fund rs 270 crore and also build this interchange project,” said Yeida chief executive officer Arun Vir Singh, as per a Hindustan Times report.

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The work on a cloverleaf loop (the curved, one-way ramps in a cloverleaf interchange, which allows traffic to move between intersecting highways without crossing the flow of traffic) that will seamlessly connect Yamuna Expressway with the Eastern Peripheral, has been earlier delayed because of non-availability of land.

In the absence of a loop the motorists from Noida, Greater Noida and Delhi face inconvenience taking the Eastern Peripheral as they have to travel through many congestion-ridden villages like Kasna and Ghangola, etc.

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This loop will benefit motorists, offering a smooth ride to thousands of commuters, who use the 165km Yamuna Expressway and EPE. The NHAI will fund this project and Yeida will construct the entry and exit to connect the two important e-ways. The EPE passes above the Yamuna e-way near Noida International University and Galgotias University campus, officials said.

Districts Of Western Uttar Pradesh And Haryana To Benefit

The construction of the interchange will benefit people from various districts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. This includes Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Baghpat, Meerut, Mathura, Agra, Aligarh as well as Sonipat and other districts of Haryana.