New Delhi: Dwarka Expressway, popularly known as the Northern Peripheral Road, would open to traffic in 2023 and relieve congestion on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway, said  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

On Twitter, Gadkari conveyed that the Dwarka Expressway, which is being built as India's first elevated urban expressway, will relieve traffic on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and other arterial routes that are frequently congested, primarily by West Delhi commuters. The Golden Quadrilateral's Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm includes the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway.

The new expressway would get between 50 and 60 percent of the traffic currently on National Highway 8, which will improve traffic flow towards Sohna Road and Golf Course Road. It will significantly contribute to lowering air pollution in Delhi-NCR once it is operational in 2023, he added. The expressway is a 16-lane, access-controlled motorway with a minimum 3-lane service road on either side, he said.

A 29-km highway between Gurugram, Haryana, and Dwarka, Delhi, is being built for a total of Rs 9,000 crore. The first 19 km of the expressway are in Haryana, and the latter 10 km are in Delhi. The Dwarka Expressway would contain four multi-level interchanges at significant intersections, including the longest (3.6 km) and widest (8 lane) urban road tunnel in India. Other major interchanges will include at-grade roads, elevated flyovers, and flyovers above flyovers, the minister said.

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