Gurugram : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Haryana section of the historic Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram. 18.9 km of the expressway, being built at a cost of about Rs 9,000 crore, is in Gurugram, while 10.1 km is in Delhi. Of these, 23 km is elevated and about 4 km long tunnel is being constructed.
Along with the flyover, an underpass is also being built to connect the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway to the Dwarka Expressway at Mahipalpur. The 18.9 km Gurugram section of the expressway was completed last year, while the remaining 10 km within Delhi is expected to be completed in a few months.
The elevated eight-lane access-controlled expressway is the first of its kind in the country. It consists of a unique 34 meter wide elevated road supported by single pillars over a distance of 9 km. Dwarka Expressway is the country’s first elevated urban expressway. The expressway is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Gurugram and boost development in newly-developed areas.
The expressway starts from Shiv Murti on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and ends near Khedki Daula Toll Plaza on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway via Dwarka Sector 21, Gurugram border and Basai in Delhi. The expressway will connect key areas like Pataudi Road, Harsaru, Farrukhnagar and Sector 88 (B). This will improve connectivity for Gurugram residents.
The expressway will also connect Gurugram’s Sectors 83, 84, 88, 99 and 113 with Dwarka Sector 21 and Indira Gandhi International Airport. It will feature a fully automated tolling system. The project will also be equipped with an intelligent transportation system (ITS), a toll management system, CCTV cameras and monitoring mechanisms. The Dwarka Expressway is being constructed in four phases covering different stretches. This includes Shiv Murti in Mahipalpur to Bijwasan (5.9 km), Bijwasan Railway Over Bridge (ROB) to Delhi-Haryana border in Gurugram (4.2 km), Delhi-Haryana border to Basai ROB in Haryana (10.2 km), and Basai From Kherki to Daula Cloverleaf Interchange (8.7 km).
