Delhi-Sohna to Dausa section of the Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai expressway is complete and operations will start December 2022. This 210-km stretch is the first phase of the 1,350 km eight-lane Delhi-Mumbai expressway. Supposed to be completed in three phases in Dausa and by June 30, 2022, the project saw a delay of four months.
With the completion of this section, commuters travelling from Jaipur and Agra NH will now take two hours instead of four hours to reach Delhi.
The upper layer of this part of the Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai expressway has been developed using a German technique with stone matrix asphalt (SMA), so the expressway has a longevity of 50 years rather than the usual 10 to 15 years.
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Special emphasis has been made on security and safety, with CCTV cameras installed every kilometre along the expressway. There are no speed-breakers, but speed displays at short distances. The route has safety walls on both sides, and animals will not be able to come out onto the roads. Thus, the possibility of accidents will diminish. Scales have also been placed right before tolls at the interchange entries.
The speed limit has been set to 120 km per hour. In case of over-speeding, the control room will be notified and a penalty will be charged to the driver, with an e-challan being sent to the driver’s mobile phone.
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