Central government inaugurates Phase I of Delhi-Meerut expressway

The central government has inaugurated Phase I of the Delhi-Meerut expressway. Package I of the 14-lane access-controlled expressway stretches from Nizamuddin bridge to the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. This 8.36 km stretch has been completed within 18 months (as against the earlier expected construction period of 30 months), at a cost of about Rs 8.42 billion. The total length of the project is 82 km, of which the first 27.74 km will be 14-lane, while the rest will be six-lane. The entire project has been divided into four packages. The scope of the project also includes the construction of 11 flyovers/interchanges, five major and 24 minor bridges, three RoBs, 36 vehicular and 14 pedestrian underpasses. It will also have an elevated section of 5.91 km.