New delhi: In a push to decongest thoroughfares between Delhi and other NCR cities, the Delhi government and Centre will jointly undertake six major road projects, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Thursday.
The move comes a week after Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and the Delhi chief minister held a review in this regard, during which discussions were held on a decongestion plan for major NCR roads.
One of the approved plans include the 'Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Link Project'.
Under the project, a nearly 17-km-long six-lane corridor will connect the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway with UER-II near Tronica City in Ghaziabad, at an estimated cost of Rs 3,500 crore.
"The project is expected to reduce traffic pressure on routes such as IGI Airport, Barapullah corridor, Mukarba Chowk, Singhu Border and the Ashram-Badarpur stretch. The project is currently in the alignment finalisation stage, with construction targeted to begin by December 2026," the CHO said in a statement.
The chief minister said the Centre and Delhi government will jointly undertake a series of large-scale road projects, with all of them designed in view of future traffic requirements.
Another proposed project is the 'Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Noida-Faridabad Connectivity Corridor'. Spanning around 65 km and featuring six lanes, its cost is estimated at Rs 7,500 crore.
"The corridor will connect the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, DND, Faridabad and the Yamuna Expressway," the CMO said.
It is expected to improve connectivity for Loni, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad while reducing congestion at Kalindi Kunj, Sarai Kale Khan and the Outer Ring Road. Work is expected to commence by December 2026.
The chief minister also highlighted a project linking the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra corridor with UER-II.
"Under the proposal, traffic from the Delhi-Katra Expressway will gain direct access to Delhi, Gurugram and IGI Airport through UER-II and the Dwarka Expressway. The 17-km, six-lane corridor, estimated to cost Rs 1,500 crore, is targeted to begin by March 2027," Gupta said.
To decongest Kalindi Kunj areas, authorities plan to construct an "interchange" near the Okhla barrage to improve traffic flow on the Delhi-Noida-Faridabad corridor.
The Delhi government announced multiple road infrastructure projects, including elevated corridors, flyovers and tunnels, aimed at easing congestion.