NHAI opens second elevated section of Phase III of Delhi-Meerut expressway

NHAI has opened the second elevated section starting from Masuri under Phase III of the Delhi-Meerut expressway project. The 2.5 km Masuri elevated section has three lanes on each side of the elevated corridor, and on the surface two lanes run on each side of the section. Below the elevated section, there are three underpasses for commuters and an overbridge to cross the Upper Ganga canal. Meanwhile, Phase II of the project, entailing construction of a 19.2 km stretch between UP Gate and Dasna is 57 per cent complete, while Phase III, connecting Dasna to the Hapur bypass is 97 per cent complete. Phase IV of the project, connecting Dasna to Meerut is 54 per cent complete and has toll plazas at IMS College (Dasna), Masuri (near the Eastern Peripheral Expressway junction), Bhojpur (Ghaziabad district) and Partapur (Meerut).