February 15, 2024: Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on February 14 inspected the Faridabad Bypass Site. The minister also inspected construction of Package 1 and 2 of the DND Sohna Highway on the National Highway-148 NA, including spur of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
Being developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana on a hybrid annuity mode, the project spans 33 kilometre. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 3,565 crore.
This expansive infrastructure initiative seamlessly interlinks major highways such as the Noida-Delhi flyways, the Delhi-Meerut expressway, the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway, the Delhi-Agra expressway, the Delhi-Mumbai expressway and the Jewar Airport connectivity highway.
Encompassing a 6-lane access-controlled highway with 3-lane service roads on both sides in the old stretch, the urban project integrates 8 elevated sections (total length 12.034 km), 10 flyovers, 6 VUPs, 11 LVUPs, 13 minor bridges, 1 ROB, 1 RUB, 6 bus bays and 102 box culverts.
Spanning over metro lines at 4 locations at a maximum height of about 27 m, it incorporates vertical gardening on piers for aesthetic, physiological, economical, and environmental advantages. A noise barrier along elevated sections mitigates noise pollution, while 10 hectare of barren land, once used for fly ash dumping, undergo plantation for a jungle safari project initiated by the Delhi government.
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