Dwarka expressway may be open before 2022 I-Day: Gadkari
Residents of Delhi and Gurgaon may start using the Dwarka Expressway before Independence Day in 2022, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday after inspecting the progress of the long awaited project.
The 29-km expressway, which connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurgaon through a shorter route, is being built at a cost of Rs 8,662 crore under the government’s Bharatmala Project. Various stretches of the project have been mired in court cases, which slowed down its progress in the past.
Gadkari said it will be the first-ever elevated urban expressway in India. Its construction will also immensely help in reducing air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A lot of real-estate development in Gurgaon and Delhi over the years has been linked to the proposed benefits of the Dwarka Expressway.
