PM Modi flags off Eastern Peripheral Expressway gifting Haryana its first smart and green highway

NewsBharati    19-Nov-2018
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Gurugram, November 19: Dubbed as the first smart and green highway, with an intelligent highway traffic management system, video incident detection system, electrified by solar panels and faster Electronic Toll Collection system toll booths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Eastern Peripheral Expressway through video conferencing.

The highway was completed in the record time of 17 months as the foundation stone was laid by PM Modi in November 2015. Taking a dig at the opposition, PM Modi in his speech said that the Expressway should have been completed 9 years ago, but it took 12 years to complete because of the bad policies of the previous government. With the launch of this expressway, more than 100 waterways will be made available. 

The expressway stretch is 135-km long and is partially operational. The road has been divided into three sections, each of 45 km. The WPH crosses NH-44 at Kundli, NH-10 at Bahadurgarh, NH-8 at Manesar, NH-248 A at Sohna and NH-2 at Palwal. Almost 15 flyovers will be built at different places along the stretch to facilitate smooth commute.
 

The 135-km-long Eastern Peripheral Expressway envisages signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gautam Budh Nagar (Greater Noida) and Palwal. On the other hand, the Escorts Mujesar–Raja Nahar Sigh (Ballabhgarh) section will be extremely crucial from the point of view of connectivity for the city of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, South-East Delhi and Central Delhi areas.

Ballabhgarh becomes the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh. After the opening of this extension, the entire Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh Metro corridor will become 46.6 km-long. Currently, 25.8 km of metro lines are operational across Haryana. After the opening of this section, the total length of metro kilometres in Haryana will become 29 km. All trains running on this section are manufactured in India.

The Raja Nahar Singh Metro station of this section has been also integrated with the Ballabhgarh Railway station and the interstate bus terminal of Ballabhgarh directly with a foot over-bridge, which is currently under construction. The frequency of six minutes and 48 seconds will be maintained on this section between Badarpur and Raja Nahar Singh on weekdays. All trains, which till now were operating till Escorts Mujesar, will go up to Raja Nahar Singh. A total of 40 trains will be operational on the entire Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh corridor.

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