PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate two expressways on Sunday

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two expressways in the national capital region (NCR) on Sunday.

The eastern peripheral expressway and phase on of Delhi-Meerut expressway, to be inaugurated by Modi, have been built by the central government to decongest the capital city and adjoining areas.

After the inauguration of phase one of Delhi-Meerut expressway, the Prime Minister is also likely to hold a road show which is scheduled to start from Akshardham temple on the expressway and end just before the Delhi-UP border, road transport and highways ministry officials said.


“From there the Prime Minister will fly to Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh where he is likely to inaugurate the eastern peripheral expressway (EPE) and address a public gathering,” the official added.

Phase one of the Delhi-Meerut expressway is almost 9 km long and have 14 lanes. It runs from Nizammudin bridge to Delhi-UP border. The remaining parts of the 96 km long expressways are likely to be completed by 2019-2020

The 135-km-long EPE, built at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore, envisages signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Greater Noida and Palwal and ultimately decongest the national capital.