PM Modi to inaugurate Delhi sections of UER-II, Dwarka Expressway today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two major highway projects worth ₹11,000 crore on Sunday, as the government attempts to ease chronic traffic congestion in Delhi and improve connectivity across the National Capital Region.

- Snehil Sinha

The Delhi sections of the Urban Extension Road-II and Dwarka Expressway will be formally opened at a ceremony in northwest Delhi's Rohini, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Saturday.

“These initiatives reflect PM Modi's vision of creating world-class infrastructure that ensures seamless mobility,” the PMO said. Officials hope the new corridors will reduce travel times, divert freight traffic from the city centre and provide relief to Delhi's gridlocked Inner and Outer Ring Roads.

Third ring road for Delhi

The flagship project is the 54.21km stretch of UER-II, running from Alipur through Bawana, Rohini, Mundka, Bakkarwala, Najafgarh and Dwarka to Dichaon Kalan at a cost of ₹5,580 crore. The six-lane highway, conceived as Delhi's third ring road under the Delhi Master Plan Road 2021, includes new links to Bahadurgarh, Sonipat.

The corridor is expected to ease traffic on Delhi's Inner and Outer Ring Roads and busy points including Mukarba Chowk, Dhaula Kuan and NH-9. The new spurs will improve industrial connectivity, cut city traffic and speed up goods movement in the NCR. It will cut travel time from Indira Gandhi International Airport to various locations in southwest and northwest Delhi by 40-60%, according to government estimates.

Officials say the route will provide faster connectivity for commuters travelling from Chandigarh to Gurugram and Delhi’s IGI Airport.