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Description
Delhi, India's National Capital Territory, is one of the most congested cities in the country. The city receives a large volume of traffic not only from within Delhi but also from the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Because of the high volume of traffic, the existing ring roads are severely congested. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) proposed Urban Extension Road-2 (UER-II) as Delhi's third ring road to address this issue and save the city through decongestion.
About UER-II
The UER-II has been proposed as the third Ring Road of Delhi along the western boundary in the Delhi Master Plan. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is developing the six-lane access-controlled highway as part of the Delhi Decongestion Plan at a capital cost of Rupees 7716 crore. The UER-II will link NH-1 to Dwarka and Bahadurgarh, creating a Ring Road along the western range.
The Alignment Of UER-II
The total length of UER-II is 46.5 km, of which 38.11 km is taken up by this project, and a portion of the alignment is shared with the Dwarka Expressway. The UER-II alignment begins on NH 1 (23.8 km) near the village of Bankoli and ends near the junction of Sector 24 in Dwarka. The route will connect NH-1 and NH-8 via Bawana Industrial Area, Rohini, Mundka Industrial Area, Najafgarh, and Dwarka.
Current Status Of The Project
NHAI invited construction tenders in December 2019, and construction contracts were awarded in 2021. So far, 57% of the work has been completed: 55% for Package 1, 40% for Package 2, 90% for Package 3, 68% for Package 4, and 67% for Package 5. While the NHAI had set an October 2023 deadline, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, has promised that the key arterial road will be open by December 2023 after inspecting the progress of the Urban Extension Road Project (UER-II) in Delhi.
Reason For The UER-II Critical To Decongesting Delhi
The UER-II is expected to play an important role in decongesting Delhi by providing an alternative route for non-Delhi destined traffic, i.e. traffic to/from North Indian states (Punjab, Northern Haryana, J&K, Himachal Pradesh) to remaining Indian states (Rajasthan, Southern Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra) that currently passes through Delhi. The completion of the UER-II will relieve traffic congestion on Delhi's existing ring roads.
The Unique Features Of The UER-II
The UER-II has several distinguishing characteristics that set it apart. To begin, the road was built with nearly 20 lakh tonnes of plastic garbage sourced from the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi. In Alipur and Karala, waste is processed at micro plants near the construction site. Second, there are 27 flyovers, 26 minor bridges, 11 underpasses, and 17 pedestrian subways along the UER-II. Finally, it will be one of the first national highways to be designated as an e-highway. E-highways are a low-energy option in which the road supplies electricity to moving vehicles primarily via overhead power lines.
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