Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday said that the Centre and the Delhi Government are jointly undertaking a series of large-scale road and connectivity projects aimed at easing traffic congestion, improving mobility, and creating a future-ready transport network for the National Capital Region.
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s office, under the double-engine government framework, new expressways, tunnels, elevated corridors and connectivity links are being planned to modernise and streamline transportation across Delhi-NCR. She said all these projects have been designed keeping future traffic requirements in mind.
Recently, a meeting was held with the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, regarding key road and connectivity projects in the Delhi-NCR region. Following the meeting, the Union Minister apprised the Chief Minister that several new expressways, tunnels, elevated corridors, and link road projects are being initiated to make Delhi congestion-free, alleviate traffic pressure, and ensure improved regional connectivity.
The Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to Gadkari, thanking him for these projects.
The Chief Minister said that under the Urban Extension Road-2 (UER-II) Extension Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Link Project, a nearly 17-km, six-lane corridor will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 3,500 crore.
As per the press release, the link road will connect the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway near Tronica City with UER-II. The project is expected to reduce traffic pressure on routes such as IGI Airport, Barapullah corridor, Mukarba Chowk, Singhu Border and the Ashram-Badarpur stretch. It will also provide direct access to the Dehradun Expressway from Dwarka, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh and Gurugram.
The project is currently in the alignment finalisation stage, with construction targeted to begin by December 2026.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta further said that the proposed Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Noida-Faridabad Connectivity Corridor will span around 65 km and feature six lanes, with an estimated investment of Rs 7,500 crore.
The release highlighted that the corridor will connect the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, DND, Faridabad and the Yamuna Expressway. It is expected to improve connectivity for Loni, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad while reducing congestion at Kalindi Kunj, Sarai Kale Khan and the Outer Ring Road.
The project will also provide an alternative controlled-access route for inter-city and freight traffic.
