Dwarka Expressway and Urban Extension Road-II: ‘Historic gift’: Delhi gets major infrastructure boost as PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 2 highway projects— Dwarka Expressway and Urban Extension Road-II | Delhi News

NEW DELH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated two key national highway projects in Delhi-NCR, developed at a combined cost of nearly Rs 11,000 crore. The projects — the Delhi section of Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) — are part of the government’s larger plan to decongest the capital and improve connectivity across the region.

Delhi section of Dwarka Expressway

The PM opened the 10.1-km Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway, built at a cost of around Rs 5,360 crore. This stretch complements the 19-km Gurgaon section of the expressway, which was inaugurated in March 2024. The expressway provides multi-modal connectivity to Yashobhoomi convention centre, Delhi Metro’s Blue and Orange lines, the upcoming Bijwasan railway station and Dwarka’s cluster bus depot.

Alipur–Dichaon Kalan stretch of UER-II

The PM also inaugurated the Alipur to Dichaon Kalan section of UER-II, along with new links to Bahadurgarh and Sonipat.The corridor, developed at a cost of around Rs 5,580 crore, runs from NH-44 (Alipur) to NH-48 (Mahipalpur) via Mundka, Bakkarwala, Najafgarh and Dwarka.

Connectivity and travel time benefits

Officials said the projects will ease traffic on the Inner and Outer Ring Roads and major junctions such as Mukarba Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, Peeragarhi Chowk, Dhaula Kuan and NH-9.Travel from Singhu border to IGI Airport is expected to reduce from nearly two hours to just 40 minutes. Movement of goods across NCR is also set to become faster.

“Historic gift” for Delhi

Chief minister Rekha Gupta, who reviewed preparations at the site on Saturday, described the projects as a “historic gift” for the city. She said the corridors would help move Delhi closer to becoming a traffic-free capital, while also reducing vehicular pollution and contributing to a cleaner environment.

Part of wider plan

The road transport and highways ministry has taken up projects worth over Rs 50,000 crore to decongest Delhi and improve regional connectivity. Union minister Nitin Gadkari has also announced additional projects to further ease traffic across the national capital region.



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