Rs.9,000cr project to consume 2 lakh MT of steel; 20 lakh cubic metre of concrete
The Rs.9,000 crore Dwarka Expressway, a 16-lane access-controlled highway with provision of minimum 3-lane service road on both sides, will be operational in 2023.
Giving update on the project on 11 July 2022, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said it is designed with 4 multi-level interchanges (tunnel/underpasses, at-Grade Road, Elevated Flyover & Flyover above Flyover) at major junctions including construction of longest (3.6 km) and widest (8 lane) urban road tunnel in India.
The project is also an engineering ace with a 34-meter wide 8-lane highway, a first of its kind being constructed on a single pier. The project is estimated to consume 2 lakh MT of steel (30 times of steel used in Eiffel Tower) and 20 lakh cubic metre of concrete (6 times of concrete used in Burj Khalifa) for its construction.
The 29-km Expressway connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram begins from Shiv-Murti on NH-8 (Delhi-Gurugram expressway) and ends near Kherki Daula Toll Plaza, through Dwarka Sector 21, Gurugram border and Basai, he added in a series of tweets.
The project plays a pivotal role in the plan to decongest the capital city of Delhi, he said, pointing out that 19 km of the Expressway falls in Haryana.
Once the Dwarka Expressway is completed, it would provide direct access to upcoming India International Convention Centre (IICC) in Sector 25 of Dwarka and an alternate connectivity to IGI Airport through a shallow tunnel.
The state-of-the-art Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) like Advanced Traffic Management System, Toll Management System, CCTV Cameras, Surveillance among others would be part and parcel of this upcoming world class corridor.
Dwarka Expressway will have a massive feat of 12,000 tree transplantation.
The Dwarka Expressway will reduce pressure on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (part of the Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm of Golden Quadrilateral) and arterial roads that experience severe traffic congestion, primarily from the commuters of West Delhi.
He said 50%-60% traffic on NH-8 will be diverted onto the new expressway, thereby improving traffic movement towards Sohna Road, Golf Course Road and air extension. fiinews.com
