Delhi-Meerut Expressway: Dasna-Hapur Section Becomes Functional For Public

NHAI (The National Highways Authority of India) has opened the phase 3 section of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway project, which provides a 22 kilometer long stretch between Dasna and Hapur. The first stretch between Sarai Kale Khan and UP Gate was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on May 27, 2018.

With the opening up of this section, the traveling time between the two cities will now reduce to just 20 minutes from earlier 1 hour. RP Singh, Project Director, NHAI said, “The stretch between Dasna and Hapur has two elevated sections at Masuri (2.5 km) and Chijarsi (5 km) in Pilkhuwa. This has provided a much-needed respite to the daily commuters who face snarling traffic jams on these two stretches.”

The stretch also constitutes 10 underpasses, three foot-over-bridges and one bridge over the Ganga canal. The construction cost of this stretch is Rs1057 crore. Currently, around 3,500 vehicles are passing via the stretch on a daily basis.

Apart from this, the other two stretches between UP Gate to Dasna and Dasna to Meerut are currently under-construction. However, the 19 km long stretch between UP Gate and Dasna will become operational in two phases. The first phase of 10.5 km between UP Gate to Pratap Vihar is expected to be completed by October 2019; while the second phase is expected to become fully operational mid-2020. The second phase includes the development of Hindon Canal Bridge, rail over-bridge at Lal Kuan and the Hindon canal bridge. The work on Hindon Canal Bridge is almost completed and will start operation by September 2019.  On the other hand, the rail over-bridge and Canal Bridge will get completed by December 2019 and May 2020.