Dwarka Expressway, UER-II: PM Modi inaugurates highway projects in Delhi to ease congestion, speed travel
The inauguration was attended by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The 10.1-km Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway was built at a cost of about Rs 5,360 crore. The section will provide connectivity to Yashobhoomi convention centre, the Delhi Metro's Blue and Airport lines, the upcoming Bijwasan railway station, and the Dwarka bus depot. It will also decongest NH-48 by providing an alternative route to the existing Delhi-Gurugram highway. The Expressway also has 8-lane wide tunnel which is 3.6 km long.
The expressway's Delhi portion has been divided into two packages: 5.9 km from Shiv Murti intersection to the Road Under Bridge at Dwarka Sector-21, and 4.2 km from Dwarka Sector-21 to the Delhi-Haryana border. The Haryana section of the expressway, about 19 km long, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in March 2024.
Alongside, PM Modi also inaugurated the 66 km-long Alipur to Dichaon Kalan stretch of UER-II, along with new links to Bahadurgarh and Sonipat. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 5,580 crore, the project is expected to divert heavy traffic away from Delhi's Inner and Outer Ring Roads and reduce pressure on congested points such as Mukarba Chowk, Dhaula Kuan and NH-09. It will provide direct connectivity to outer Delhi areas such as Narela, Bawana, Mundka and Najafgarh. UER-II was constructed using 10 lakh metric tonnes of inert material from the Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfills.
According to officials, the new spurs will provide direct access to Bahadurgarh and Sonipat, improve connectivity to industrial hubs, and facilitate faster movement of goods across the National Capital Region.
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