Development of New Express Highways

The Government has taken many new initiatives for the development of new Express Highways and elevated roads for easing the traffic in major cities and strategically important cities in the country. The details of the projects on which work has been initiated during the last three years along with their approximate cost estimates and current status are as follows-

Sr. No. Name of the Project Status Project Cost Estimates (approx)
Delhi  
1. Eastern Peripheral Expressway Under execution 10,500 Cr
2. Western Peripheral Expressway Under execution Govt. of Haryana
3. Delhi – Meerut Expressway Under execution 5,000 cr
4. Urban Extension Road (UER-2) DPR stage 3,000 cr
5. Dwarka Expressway Part stretches Under bidding + DPR Stage 7500 cr
Rajasthan
1. Jaipur Ring Road (Part) Project Awarded 1377 cr.
Bengaluru  
1. Satellite Ring Road along with Hosur Ring Road DPR Stage 5000 Cr
Chennai  
1. Nallur Flyway DPR stage 1000 Cr
2. Tambaram-Chengalpattu DPR stage 2000 Cr
3. Madhuravayol – Chennai Port DPR stage 2000 Cr
4. Madhuravayol – Sri Perumbadur DPR stage 1500 Cr
Lucknow  
1. Lucknow Ring Road Under execution 1,000 cr
Nagpur  
1. Nagpur Ring Road Under execution 1,300 cr
Varanasi  
1. Varanasi Ring Road Under execution 1,500 cr
Jammu  
1. Jammu Ring Road Bids received 1,739 cr
Srinagar  
1. Srinagar Ring Road Under Bidding 2,000 cr

 

The Government has adopted many comprehensive and innovative strategies to combat and solve various road traffic problems including frequent fatal accidents occurring on National Highways using safety and security gadgets and technological innovations.