Bandikui link to Del-Mum expressway opens today
A senior NHAI official said, "The route is being opened on a "trial run" until the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) announces a formal inauguration date." The link connects Bagrana on Jaipur's outskirts to Bandikui on the main expressway.
With this, motorists from Jaipur, especially from Rotary Circle, will no longer need to go via Dausa on Agra Road to access the expressway. Instead, they can take a slip lane at Bagrana crossing.
Vehicles coming from Ring Road can use the cloverleaf ramp to enter the new linkway, offering faster, direct access to the expressway and reducing congestion. Similarly, vehicles coming from the Bandikui side through this linkway will take an elevated ramp.
The ramp of this cloverleaf has two exits - one for the Jaipur-bound flank of the Agra Road and the second for the Ring Road.
"This linkway will help vehicles travel between Jaipur and the entry and exit points of the DND (Delhi-Noida Direct) Flyway in 2.5 hours. However, it may take another 30 to 45 minutes to reach the New Delhi railway station or the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport," another NHAI official added.
En route, the linkway will have four other interchanges with entry and exit connectivity at Bhedoli, Khurikurd, Sundarpura, and Geela ki Nangal villages.
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