Dwarka Expressway to start in 3 months
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will start
the work to complete the remaining 8-km portion of the 28-km-long Dwarka expressway in next three months. NHAI had given the national highway status to Dwarka expressway, which starts from Shiv Murti in Delhi and ends at Kherki Daula in Gurgaon, a few months ago.
The 18.1-km stretch of the road is in Gurugram, while the
rest is in Delhi. According to NHAI, it will have to construct 1-km stretch of
the highway in New Palam Vihar and a 400-metre stretch in Kherki Daula village
to complete the Gurgaon portion of road.
In Delhi, while the 6.5-km stretch from Shiv Murti to
Bharthal Chowk is part of Urban Extension Road (UER-II), which doesn’t need to
be constructed, the remaining 3.4-km part of the road from Bharthal Chowk in
Dwarka to Delhi-Haryana border needs to be built.
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said land acquisition for
the Delhi portion of Dwarka expressway was completed. “Most of the issues
related to this road have been resolved, and completion of the project will
benefit new Gurgaon sectors,” said Khattar.
Gadkari also announced that Kherki Daula toll plaza would be
shifted to Bilaspur. The project will make the entire stretch from Delhi to the Manesar industrial area toll-free.
“Following the state government’s request, we have agreed to
shift the Kherki Daula toll plaza to Bilaspur, which is around 8km away. The
state government will provide the land,” Gadkari said, adding that the NHAI
would shift it in three months from the date of handover of land at Bilaspur.
The panchayat has land along NH-8 at Bilaspur. The union minister has requested
the state to acquire this land and hand it over to NHAI.
“Shifting of the toll would cause a loss of Rs 8 crore per
day to NHAI, but we agreed to this owing to the state government’s request,”
said Gadkari.
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