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Centre gives nod for 6-lane road project linking Dwarka Expressway to Vasant Kunj

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:21:00 +0000

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks during a cabinet briefing at National Media Center, in New Delhi on July 1, 2026
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) approved the construction of an 8.1-km, six-lane road tunnel connecting the Dwarka Expressway with Nelson Mandela Marg in Vasant Kunj at an estimated cost of nearly ₹7,000 crore. The project is aimed at significantly reducing travel time between west and south Delhi while easing congestion around the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

The project, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be developed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of ₹6,969.67 crore under the Hybrid Annuity Model.

The six-lane corridor will connect the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II with Nelson Mandela Marg in Vasant Kunj, providing a direct link for traffic from Gurugram, Dwarka, IGI Airport, and west Delhi towards south Delhi.

According to the government, the project has been designed to minimise environmental impact, with a 3.14-km twin-tube tunnel passing beneath the southern Ridge using Tunnel Boring Machine technology. Around 1.98 km of the tunnel alignment runs below the Ridge, helping preserve the ecologically sensitive forest area while avoiding major surface disruption.

The tunnel will originate at the Shiv Murti interchange and emerge before the intersection of Nelson Mandela Marg and Mahipalpur-Chhatarpur Road.

To address congestion at the busy Nelson Mandela Marg junction, the project also includes a 1.8-km elevated corridor, an additional flyover from Chhatarpur towards Mahipalpur, and an elevated U-turn to facilitate smoother traffic movement.

The total project length is 8.1 km, which includes a 6.3-km main carriageway. The 8.1-km stretch comprises 3.14 km of tunnel, 980 metres of tunnel approach ramps, 554 metres of reinforced earth wall approaches, 2.556 km of elevated corridor, and 870 metres of at-grade road.

The government said the tunnel will complement NHAI’s proposed elevated corridor between AIIMS and Mahipalpur, which will connect with the Barapullah elevated road.

Once completed, the combined network is expected to improve connectivity between west, south, and east Delhi while also providing seamless access to Ghaziabad and Noida.

Published – July 01, 2026 09:51 pm IST

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PM Modi Says Dwarka Expressway Section Will “Shift Gear Of People’s Lives”

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:47:44 +0000

The section of the Dwarka Expressway inaugurated by PM Modi on Monday.

Gurugram:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday after inaugurating Dwarka Expressway, asserted that the country has taken another big step towards modern connectivity adding that the modern expressway will work to shift gears not only in vehicles but also in the lives of the people of Delhi NCR.

To help improve traffic flow and ease congestion between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Haryana section of the landmark Dwarka Expressway on Monday.

Addressing the event in Gurugram, PM Modi on Monday said that through modern technology connectivity, lakhs of people in every corner of the country are connected to this program.

“There was a time when programs were organized from Delhi, and the country used to get connected. Times have changed, today the program is organized in Gurugram, and the country has been connected, Haryana is showing this potential,” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister further congratulated the people of Delhi, NCR, and Haryana for this modern expressway.

“Today the country has taken another big step towards modern connectivity, I am happy that today I have got the opportunity to dedicate the Dwarka Expressway to the country. More than Rs 9,000 crores have been spent on this expressway. From today, the experience of traffic between Delhi and Haryana will change forever. This modern expressway will work to shift gears not only in vehicles but also in the lives of the people of Delhi NCR. I congratulate the people of Delhi, NCR, and Haryana for this modern expressway. I wish you many good wishes,” he said.

He further asserted that just three months of 2024 have passed and the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore has been laid and inaugurated.

“Not even three months have passed since 2024, and in such a short time, the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore has been laid and inaugurated. These are only the projects in which I have been involved. Apart from this, several Chief Ministers and Ministers have also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects,” he added.

The Prime Minister further said at one time people used to avoid coming to the area where Dwarka Expressway has been constructed.

“Where Dwarka Expressway has been constructed today, there was a time when people used to avoid coming here after dusk. Even the taxi drivers used to refuse that they should not come here. This entire area was considered unsafe. But today many big companies are coming here and setting up their projects. This area is becoming one of the fastest developing areas of NCR,” he asserted.

PM Modi further said that the rapid infrastructure construction work going on in the country will equally quickly make India the third-largest economic power in the world.

PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 112 National Highway projects spread across the country worth about Rs 1 lakh crore on Monday.

The 19-km-long Haryana section of the 8-lane Dwarka Expressway has been built at a cost of around Rs 4,100 crore and includes two packages of 10.2 km long Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7 km long Basai ROB to Kherki Daula. It will also provide direct connectivity to the IGI Airport in Delhi and the Gurugram Bypass.

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Key Phase Of Dwarka Expressway Opens Today, To Cut Delhi-Gurugram Travel Time

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:17:06 +0000

The eight-lane expressway will provide direct connectivity to IGI airport and Gurugram Bypass.

New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a key phase of the landmark Dwarka Expressway today that would ease the traffic on the Delhi-Gurugram route.

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The Haryana section of the Dwarka Expressway will open today, which will help improve traffic flow between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48. The expressway will cut the travel time by at least 20 minutes for 90,000 commuters who take this route every day.
It is the first expressway in India built on single pillars and has several underpasses and service roads along the 18-km stretch. The eight-lane expressway will also provide direct connectivity to the Delhi International Airport and Gurugram Bypass.
The expressway is built at a cost of nearly Rs 10,000 crore. The Haryana segment incurred a cost of Rs 4,100 crore. This includes a 10.2-km stretch linking the Delhi-Haryana Border with Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and an 8.7-km stretch between Basai ROB and Kherki Daula.
This is among the highway projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore that PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of across the country today. The Dwarka Expressway is a key part of the Bharatmala Project, a flagship infrastructure project of the Modi government.
Traffic restrictions are in place at border areas between Delhi and Gurugram in view of the Prime Minister’s event. Delhi and Gurugram Police have also issued traffic advisories.
Other major projects to be inaugurated today include a 9.6-km six-lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)-Package 3 between Nangloi-Najafgarh Road and Sector 24 Dwarka section in Delhi.
Three sections of the Lucknow Ring Road and the Anandapuram-Pendurthi-Anakapalli phase of NH-16 in Andhra Pradesh will also be inaugurated today.
The Prime Minister will also launch projects worth Rs 3,400 crore in Himachal Pradesh, Rs 2,750 crore in Karnataka, and Rs 20,500 crore in other parts of the country.
Highway projects for which the foundation stone will be laid today include 14 sections of the Bengaluru-Kadappa-Vijayawada Expressway and six packages of the Belgaum-Hungund-Raichur section of NH-748A in Karnataka.
The foundation stones of different sections of the Shamli-Ambala Highway in Haryana and the Amritsar-Bathinda corridor in Punjab will be laid by the Prime Minister.