Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, while inaugurating phase 3 of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) on Monday, said projects taken up by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the past three-four years will serve as a “growth engine” for western Uttar Pradesh.
Apart from the 82km DME, the NHAI is also taking up construction of 31.2km of a six-lane, access-controlled highway which will connect Akshardham with Baghpat in western Uttar Pradesh and is pegged at ₹2,815 crore. The other project is National Highway-235, which is proposed to connect Bulandshahr, Hapur and Meerut via a six-lane highway.
NHAI officials said with connectivity improving, commuters will be able to save up on time and fuel and reach Delhi within 40-50 minutes from any of these destinations with the help of the new highways.
