Indian raised expressway being built

India’s raised Dwarka Expressway is being built at present.
By MJ Woof March 18, 2021 Read time: 1 min
A new expressway link is expected to open in India in the third quarter of 2021, which will hopefull help reduce air pollution levels - image courtesy of © Digitalfestival, Dreamstime.com
Construction work for India’s Dwarka Expressway route is expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2021. The route should be open for drivers before India's upcoming Independence Day celebrations in August of this year. Also known as the Northern Peripheral Road or NH 248-BB, the route is 27.6km in length. Featuring four lanes in either direction, the expressway will link Dwarka in Delhi with Gurugram in Haryana.

Planning for the controlled-access expressway was started in 2006 and construction commenced in 2011. The project is expected to have a final pricetag of US$1 billion.

The project includes an elevated stretch, the first urban elevated expressway in India. In addition, the route features a 3.6km tunnel section, which will be the widest road tunnel in India.

The new highway is expected to cut congestion along the existing NH8 route and it is also hoped that it will help reduce the chronic exhaust pollution levels in parts of Delhi.
Road Structures

Related Content

  • Bidding for Uganda road connecting Kampala and Jinja
    May 22, 2018
    In Uganda bidding is now underway for the new expressway project to improve transport between capital Kampala and the industrial city of Jinja. The project for the 95km section of road is expected to cost US$1 billion to construct. The contract is being offered under the design, finance, build and operate model, with the route then being handed back to the Ugandan Government once the agreed concession period is complete. Some of the financing will be provided by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), French De
    Read More
  • North Carolina contract for Lane
    October 6, 2021
    Lane Construction is to work on a major North Carolina contract.
    Read More
  • Chinese expressway expansion works
    April 11, 2023
    Chinese expressway expansion works are underway.
    Read More
  • Colombia’s popular highway tenders
    April 7, 2014
    International interest is strong in tenders opening in Colombia for the construction and management of 1,146km worth of highways. These form part of a package for 10 projects known as Autopistas para la Prosperidad, worth some US$4.75 billion in all. OHL has expressed an interest in the Autopista al Mar 2 and Autopista al Rio Magdalena 1 highway projects, which have been valued at around $1.9 billion.
    Read More

Highlighted Content