Delhi: Work on National Highway 709B to begin next month

Construction work on National Highway 709B — a six-lane project passing through several areas of East and Northeast Delhi — will begin next month, said BJP MP Manoj Tiwari. The 155-km-long corridor will start from Akshardham Mandir in Delhi and end at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

The highway will reduce travel time to Uttar Pradesh districts and ease traffic flow in Northeast Delhi areas such as Pushta Road, New Usmanpur, Sonia Vihar Extension, Khajuri Khas, West Karawal Nagar, and Bhajanpura.

Tiwari said: “Work was awarded in a fresh tender last month and the groundwork will start in August. It was delayed due to Covid restrictions, but we are hopeful to complete it by 2023.”