New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi could formally inaugurate the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, which opened to the general public earlier on Thursday within the wake of the issues confronted by the commuters’ courtesy the jam as a result of development of the fast rail undertaking. There has, nonetheless, been no official date launched but by the federal government or the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for the inauguration of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway.
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Know About The Delhi-Meerut Expressway:
1. As promised by the federal government, this expressway will cut back the journey time between Meerut and Delhi to 45 minutes as a substitute of over two hours taken earlier.
2. There are two toll plazas enroute, one is free now.
3. The first toll plaza is at Dasna on NH-24. This toll plaza, which is round 25 km from Akshardham, is below development now. The commuters’ do not need to pay the fees at this toll plaza as of now because the charges haven’t but been fastened. This is from the place the brand new expressway begins in its elevated kind. The second toll plaza is close to Kashi village, round 30 kilometers from Dasna. The commuters need to pay Rs 75 for one facet at this toll plaza.
4. The expressway witnessed good vehicular motion on the primary day as round 50,000 to 60,000 automobiles took the route.
5. Developed at a price of Rs 8,346 crore, the Delhi – Meerut Expressway undertaking has been constructed in 4 phases:
- Phase 1 (Delhi’s Nizamuddin To UP Gate)
- Phase 2 (UP Gate to Dasna In Ghaziabad)
- Phase 3 (21 Km Stretch From Dasna to Hapur Bypass)
- Phase 4 (Dasna to Meerut)
6. If all 4 phases are included then the overall distance is 85 kilometers however this distance can be round 61 kilometers for a passenger going straight from Delhi to Meerut.
