Expressway is OK but the huge townships and formula 1 on fertile land is not how will we feed this huge population in future if we don't have arable land.

We dont need to eat only we also have to urbanise. If you want the region to develop you have to build towns. There is always some compromise to make and building a town in a barren area is not always feasible( btw how much barren area is there in India?) If you are worrying about loosing fertile land dont worry because the area you loose when compared to the existing farmlands is minuscle. If you have 1000 rs you dont mind spending 1 rs. Food shortage scenarios are images painted by narrow minded environmentalists. Even now every year tons of crops are getting wasted. Now population is 1.2 billion, do you think in 50 years population will be 3 billion? So you are worrying where will you get the food to feed these billions? The population will never reach such level. Also farming technology is getting better by the days, also farming methods increasing production and decreasing wastage.

I agree with Sixsigma1978 : a few thousand hectares is not a big deal in a huge country like India .

We also need to think that farming inherently is less productive than industries , we have 60% of our people living on farming which only produces 25% of GDP . with GDP rising at around 9% and farming only around 3-4% the income inequality will increase . so we need to move more "people" and "some" land away from farming to industries. Also the loss of land can be easily overcome by increase in productivity as we have one of the least productive farming in the world.

Just think of the farmers which are now subsisting will get a better and much more stable income source also think of teh opportunities these new urban centers will produce like good education , better markets . Farmers ought to be given good compensation but we should not think we can not use farm land adn industrialize !!!

All the argument about agriculture land used for townships is as stupid as it can get. Media is just busy is sensational news reporting without any logic and supporting evidence.

1. We have to worry about population growth for food security and not for land used for industrialization
2. Focus should be on efficient management of food grains produced. We in India waste 30% of food grain produced from the time of production till we consume it
3. Productivity of best agriculture land in India is still far below the best in world.

Agriculture based economy has only given us high population growth. Population growth in urban area is less than rural areas (some families from village in news still have 9-10children). Very important reason to go for rapid urbanization….

Fundamental existence of village is based on caste system and if we want to get rid of such system we need to get rid of villages as soon as possible. Urbanization is best way to move ahead as people are already moving out of villages (because of large family size) for opportunities in urban areas.

The cost of delivery of services to each village is very high and govt. must consider this and just don’t stick to ideological view point. Congress came with Gandhian concept of village economy and Rajiv Gandhi tried to push it forward and rest in congress just following it. Hundreds of thousands of billion $ has been spent with little or no return. It is better to spend money into urban areas which are much more sustainable, efficient and easily manageable.

As I earlier said if govt does not acquire the agriculture land who will guarantee that people won’t buy agriculture land to build houses. Just look at google maps and look at expansion of villages / towns and all is happening on agriculture land.

Good percent of land parcel used in Ganga expressway is barren land. Land parcel given in Etah district is mostly barren. Jhanshi to Kushinagar expressway will take care of Bundelkhand and other backward barren lands.

Media talks a lot about displacement of farmers but simply has no time to talk about displacement of other people because of lack of opportunities and high population growth. Why should I move out of UP to work in Karnataka or US/Europe?

As far as I know 10 expressways planned will cross 50 districts out of 71 districts of UP and if UP govt can build townships in each district we will see decentralized, urbanized, manageable efficient districts in UP.

Its an absolutely magnificent VISION to transform the landscape of UP and India.

My strong suggestion is that Nitish must extend Ganga Expressway till WB border, MP must extend Jhanshi expressway till Maharashtra Border and other states/political parties must join hand to make it a success.

Agra end of the yamuna expressway (image march end 2011)

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Its so dry!!

That is because March end is the harvesting season.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-agra-farmers-get-relief-quietly/802211/

In an unpublicised decision, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give the benefits of its rehabilitation and resettlement (R and R) policy retrospectively to farmers whose land was acquired for the development of a township in Agra along the Yamuna Expressway.

In the past, the benefits of the R and R policy were given retrospectively only to landowners of Tappal who had launched an agitation in August last year.

About 2,000 farmers from seven villages in Etmadpur tehsil of Agra will benefit from the policy announced on September 3, 2010, although their land was acquired in 2008 and 2009. The most significant benefit of the R and R policy is a one-time payment of Rs 2.4 lakh per acre or an annuity of Rs 20,000 per acre for 33 years. While farmers of Bhatta-Parsaul in Gautam Budh Nagar district, Karchana area of Allahabad district and other places are demanding the benefits of the new R and R policy, it is not clear why the government has selected those displaced by the township project in Agra for the special benefit.

Farmers in Agra had launched an agitation along with Tappal farmers last year, but the UP Government had announced benefits of the new policy only for Tappal farmers in November last year. Unlike Tappal, the government has decided not to publicise the decision, fearing that farmers in other districts may start demanding the same benefits.

Like Tappal, the land in Agra has been given to the Jaypee group for development of townships along the Yamuna Expressway.

Sources said about 98 per cent of the farmers have accepted the compensation. Only 69 of about 2,070 affected farmers are not ready to sign any agreement with the state government and some have also moved court against acquisition of their land.

No one in the government was ready to explain the reasons behind the decision, but the government order was issued by the Revenue Department on June 1, the day before Chief Minister Mayawati met farmers in Lucknow as part of a Kisan Panchayat.

On Thursday, officials of the Agra district administration held a series of meetings to start the process of identifying the families who would benefit from the government decision. “We have started the process today to identify the beneficiaries. Roughly 2,000 farmers will come under the ambit of the 2010 R&R policy in seven villages,'' said Rajesh Prajapati, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Etmadpur.

The order is applicable to the land acquired for the inter-change, the toll plaza as well as for development along Yamuna Expressway in seven villages: Chagaun, Chalesar, Kuberpur, Ramnagar, Sandauli, Malupur and Hazipur Khera. The land for development along the expressway was identified in Chaugan, Chalesar and Kuberpur, for the toll plaza in Hazipur Khera, Parvatpur, Ramnagar, Sandauli villages and for the interchange of the Yamuna Expressway in Malupur, Kuberpur and Ramnagar villages.

Can't see the photo you've posted.

6 Lanes to Agra would be awesome, and increase the tourist traveling to Agra as well, does Agra have a airport?

Yes but its in pathetic shape + bad infrastructure and transportation and other facilities around it

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-e-way-to-be-ready-by-Dec/articleshow/8957745.cms

NEW DELHI: Want a tryst with the monument of love, soon, it won't take not more than three hours from Delhi. And you can zip through to Agra by December, cutting travel time by almost half. The six-lane Yamuna Expressway would be open only to traffic going straight to Agra. Though the toll charge is likely to be notified a month before the stretch is opened for traffic, sources said it could cost between Rs 210 and Rs 220 per trip for cars.

Though crossing the 165-km expressway will take not more than two hours, commuters from Delhi would spend more time to reach the take-off point of the expressway, which is just before Greater Noida. Similarly, since the expressway joins the NH-2 about 10km before the Taj Mahal, it would take at least half-an-hour for visitors to reach the tourist site. "We have a temporary plan to join the expressway with NH-2 at grid. The interchange work at this spot is under way. This will improve the traffic flow later," said a senior official associated with this project. He added the UP government has already notified its toll policy for expressways in the state, which is in conformity with the NHAI norms. Officials said the average toll charge per kilometre could come to Rs 1.25, which is less than what car users pay for using the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. There, per kilometer user charge comes close to Rs 1.50.

UP government officials said though the private developer of this Rs 11,000 crore project, Jaypee, has the target of making it operational by October this year, in all probability the stretch will be ready for traffic movement by December. "Since the work on interchanges will take more time to complete, but no exits will be allowed during the stretch initially. At a later stage, this road will be used by traffic travelling from point to point," the official said. He added that 79% of the work was complete and work on five toll plazas and clover-leaves is under progress.

Officials said the developer wants to open the road by October-end when Greater Noida hosts the Formula One Championship. "At least 40,000 foreign visitors are expected to be in Greater Noida during the competition and the developer expects most them would like to use the new expressway to visit the Taj Mahal. Initially, the road is likely to be used by 30,000 passenger cars and the developer expects the number to grow subsequently," said the official.

Sources said the expressway has the design speed of 120kmph, but the speed limit would be 100kmph. Interestingly, UP government has not notified the speed limit on any of its roads unlike several other states. And, unlike other expressways, the 165-km expressway allows plying of two-wheelers and all other registered vehicles.

However, to address safety concerns, the developer will get CCTV cameras fixed at an interval of every 3-4 kilometres. Sources said the developer has already started procuring about a dozen mobile radars to monitor speeding. "There will be one highway patrol for every 25km, besides exclusive fire brigades. This will be the first road in the country to have video incidental detection system ( VIDS) for detection of mishaps and violation of traffic norms," said a source.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-e-way-to-be-ready-by-Dec/articleshow/8957745.cms

:cheers::banana::banana::banana::cheers::)

Wait, so there won't be any entries or exits to the expressway other than at Agra and Delhi? Or am I misunderstanding the article?

Wait, so there won't be any entries or exits to the expressway other than at Agra and Delhi? Or am I misunderstanding the article?

There are entries and exits but they might not be opened by Dec because of pending work of interchanges.

Did they sort out the wrangles with the farmers as part of the new Land Acquisition policy announced by Maya? I heard most of the farmers were happy - but there were plenty especially near Agra who were still opposing it for a december deadline - I thought all land acquisition issues might have to be solved.

most of the land issues are associated with the townships associated with the project and other allied developments ... so the whole project has been affected by all this but the expressway has not been affected by much !!

There are entries and exits but they might not be opened by Dec because of pending work of interchanges.
OK, that makes sense, thank you. :cheers:

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Nice job man :cheers:

+1 ^^

this is going to become one big racetrack for all the fancy cars of delhi, or probably entire india.

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See the 2nd and 3rd pic. It is concrete. The road you are referring to might be a feeder road to the eway

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/yamuna-expressway-to-miss-october-deadline/813438/


The Yamuna Expressway, the UP government’s prestigious project to develop an access-controlled, high-speed road connecting Delhi with Agra, is going to miss the October deadline.

Sources in the UP government said it became clear at a review meeting here on Tuesday that the project may not be ready before December 2011. Senior government officials and representatives of the Jaypee Group, which is developing the project, attended the meeting.

Representatives of the Jaypee group informed that about 86 per cent of the civil construction work had been completed on the 165-kilometre expressway, but the project cannot become operational by October, as planned.

Originally, the project was to be completed by October 2010 so that it was ready in time for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. However, the project got delayed because of problems in land acquisition and related issues.

After these issues were settled, a new deadline of October 2011 was set by mutual agreement between the government and the developer. It was chosen keeping in mind the first-ever Formula-1 race in India, which is scheduled to be held in October 2011 at the race track being developed along the expressway.

This race track, which has been named the Buddha International Race Circuit, is also being developed by the Jaypee Group.

Government officials suspect that the expressway was getting delayed because the race track was higher in the developer’s scheme of priorities. However, representatives of the Jaypee group have denied this, sources said.

The government was so keen on opening the project in October that it did not mind if the expressway alone was readied by that date, leaving other features, like the interachanges, to be completed later.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-03/noida/29733092_1_forest-land-indian-forest-act-yamuna-expressway

GREATER NOIDA: Another hurdle has been removed in way of the Yamuna Expressway with Jaypee Infrastructure Limited having received the approval of the Union environment and forest ministry to go ahead with the construction. The clearance came after the company agreed to regenerate the forest land diversified for the purpose of development.

The company has promised to plant thousands of trees in the next few months along the under-construction expressway. The group has submitted a detailed proposal for the plantation and maintenance of trees in the promised span of time.

The proposed 165-km Yamuna Expressway, connecting Agra with New Delhi, hit a roadblock after the forest department raised objections over acquisition of 16.7401 hectares of "notified forest land" in five districts of Uttar Pradesh including Gautambudh Nagar, Agra, Aligarh, Mathura and Mahamaya Nagar. "The said area has been divided into two parts. The first part of the forest land to be replaced totals 6.7376 hectares and includes some parts of Agra, Aligarh and Mathura while the remaining 9.1365 hectares include other parts of Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Mahamaya Nagar and Gautambudh Nagar," said Capt S K Dwivedi, chief executive officer, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). The state government was asked not to encroach upon the forest land and look for a detour. "It was not possible as the expressway is being constructed at the right bank of River Yamuna and in no way could this patch of land be by-passed," said a senior official of the Authority.

In an effort to regenerate the lost forest land, the Union environment and forest ministry proposed that the state government should instruct the private company in-charge to plant evergreen trees along the two sides of the expressway and ensure their maintenance. "Two villages of Ohawa and Rani Damar in districts Mathura and Kanshiram Nagar, respectively, have been identified for the purpose of the "compensatory aforestation" plan. A total of 16.7401 hectares has been earmarked in the two areas for the plantation," said Capt Dwivedi.

The company will plant and maintain trees across 43.83 acres of land earmarked for the purpose by the YEIDA. As per the Indian Forest Act, 1929 the construction company has also been instructed to handover the "regenerated forest" area to the forest department within the stipulated time frame failing which the "agreement for the go-ahead of the project" will stand void. "The cutting of trees in the forest area will be undertaken by the forest department or the YEIDA, while the proceeds from the sale will go to the state ex-chequer," said the YEIDA official.

The Rs 11,000 crore-project is expected to be operational by October this year. In all probability, the stretch will be ready for traffic movement by December. Initially, the six-lane Yamuna Expressway would be open only to traffic going straight to Agra.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Team-to-conduct-expressway-survey/Article1-720419.aspx

Team to conduct expressway survey

A team of top officials from Lucknow and Greater Noida will do a survey of the under-construction Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway. Work on the toll road is likely to be finished by December this year. "We have expedited work on the construction of interchanges and toll plazas. Plantation of greenery has also begun," said SK Dwivedi, CEO of the Yamuna authority. The 160-km expressway will actually be an extension of the existing 6-lane expressway from Noida to Greater Noida.

Land was acquired for the project in 334 villages of Gautam Budha Nagar and other districts. Five farmers were killed in police firing at Greater Noida in 2008, seeking greater price for their land acquired. Five farmers, who fought over township schemes, were killed in Aligarh last year

I hope Yamuna expressway is of the same standard as MPE.

I hope Yamuna expressway is of the same standard as MPE.

It's actually better, quality wise and capacity wise (all flyovers are already 8 lane). I visited the site in Dec 2009. But the drivers on this road and scenery along the road will be obviously far worse than MPE.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8047259.html

ग्रेटर नोएडा, संवाददाता : ग्रेटर नोएडा से आगरा के बीच महत्वाकांक्षी परियोजना यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे पर बन रहे छह इंटरचेंज में से तीन का निर्माण कार्य पूरा हो गया है। वहीं अन्य तीन इंटरचेंज का निर्माण कार्य 75 फीसदी पूरा हो गया है। अंतरराष्ट्रीय मानकों को ध्यान में रखते हुए एक्सप्रेस-वे का निर्माण किया जा रहा है। 50 साल तक इसकी मरम्मत करने की जरूरत नहीं पड़ेगी। प्रदेश के औद्योगिक विकास सचिव आलोक कुमार व यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे औद्योगिक विकास प्राधिकरण के मुख्य कार्यपालक अधिकारी (सीईओ) कैप्टन संतोष कुमार द्विवेदी ने बृहस्पतिवार को एक्सप्रेस-वे का दौरा कर निर्माण कार्यो का जायजा लिया।

सचिव आलोक कुमार ने बताया कि दिसंबर 2011 तक एक्सप्रेस-वे का निर्माण कार्य पूरा हो जाएगा। एक्सप्रेस-वे से ग्रेटर नोएडा से आगरा तक का सफर 90 मिनट में तय होगा। सीईओ द्विवेदी ने बताया कि 165 किमी लंबा एक्सप्रेस-वे सौ मीटर चौड़ा है। 80 फीसदी निर्माण कार्य पूरा हो चुका है। ग्रेटर नोएडा से आगरा तक छह इंटरचेंज बनाया जा रहा है। इसमें से तीन इंटरचेंज का निर्माण कार्य पूरा हो गया है। पहला इंटरचेंज नोएडा व ग्रेटर नोएडा एक्सप्रेस-वे पर सफीपुर के पास शून्य किमी पर है। इसका निर्माण पूरा हो चुका है। दूसरा इंटरचेंज 36 किमी पर प्रस्तावित जेवर एयरपोर्ट के पास है। इसका भी निर्माण पूरा हो चुका है। तीसरा इंटरचेंज 48 किमी पर बन रहा है। यहां से जेवर-सिकंद्राबाद व अलीगढ़ पलवल मार्ग जुड़ेगा। चौथा इंटरचेंज 110 किमी पर है। इससे मथुरा से राया व हाथरस रोड जुड़ जाएगा। इन दोनों को का निर्माण कार्य 75 फीसदी पूरा हो चुका है।

पांचवां इंटरचेंज 153 किमी पर है। यहां आगरा व अलीगढ़ रोड इंटरचेंज से जुड़ जाएगा। इसका भी निर्माण पूरा हो चुका है। छठवां इंटरचेंज 165 किमी पर आगरा के पास बन रहा है। इससे कानपुर व टुंडला मार्ग जुड़ेगा। जेपी कांस्ट्रक्शन कंपनी के एक्सप्रेस-वे इंचार्ज एसएसपुरी ने बताया कि एक्सप्रेस-वे कंक्रीट से बना है। लिहाजा 50 साल तक इसकी मरम्मत की आवश्यकता नहीं पड़ेगी। 11 हजार करोड़ रुपये की लागत से एक्सप्रेस-वे बन रहा है। एक्सप्रेस-वे पर फिलहाल तीन टोल प्लाजा होगा। भविष्य में इसकी संख्या बढ़ कर छह हो जाएगी। ग्रेटर नोएडा से आगरा के बीच सात स्थानों पर साढ़े आठ हेक्टेयर में सुविधा केंद्र बनाया जा रहा है। सुविधा केंद्र पर पेट्रोल पंप, रेस्टोरेंट, मेडिकल, शौचालय आदि की सुविधा रहेगी। वाई-फाई सिस्टम से लैस पेट्रोलिंग गाड़ियां मौजूद रहेंगी। एक्सप्रेस-वे पर कोई वाहन खराब होने पर फोन करते ही पेट्रोलिंग गाड़ी मौके पर पहुंच जाएगी। जगह-जगह पर इमरजेंसी पार्किंग की भी सुविधा रहेगी। हर गांव के पास अंडरपास दिया गया है, जिससे ग्रामीणों को आने-जाने में असुविधा नहीं होगी।

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Work on three out of six interchanges has been completed on the ambitious project of Yamuna Expressway. The rest of the three interchanges have been done by around 75 percent. It is being built keeping in mind the international standards and it won't need any repairs for 50 years.

By December 2011, the work is expected to finish. It will take 90 min. to cover the distance from Greater Noida to Agra. 165 KM long expressway is 100 meters wide. Around 80% work has been done already.

First out of six interchanges is at zero km. on the Noida-Greater Noida expressway. Work has been completed on it.

Second interchange is at 36 km near proposed Jewar airport. It has also been finished.

Third interchange is at 48 km. Jewar-Sikandarabad and Aligarh-Palwal roads would join this interchange.

Fourth interchange is at 100 km. It will be used for connecting Mathura-Raya and Hathras roads. Both third and fourth interchanges have been finished by around 75%.

Fifth interchange is at 153 km. Agra and Aligarh roads will join here. It has been completely finished.

Sixth and last interchange is near Agra. Kanpur and Tundla roads will join here.

Jaypee said, the entire expressway is made of concrete and it will not need any repairs for next 50 years. The total cost is around 11,000 crores.

There will be three toll-plazas initially but this number will increase to six later. The facilitation centers are being built on seven places along the expressway. They will have petrol pump, restaurant, medical and toilet facilities. Wi-fi enabled patrolling vehicles will be available, which can be called upon the conking out of vehicles. Emergency parking will be available at several places. Underpasses are being built near each of villages for safe passage of villagers across the expressway.

so only 6 interchanges for the 165km expressway? thats one exit every 25km to 30km? THis can't be right??? thats just too far apart. what if you missed an exit? you have to drive another 30km to turn around?????

I must be missing something here:nuts:

^^ And for initial few months, there will not be any interchange because when the expressway will opened, the interchanges would still be under construction. A person may have to drive upto Agra if there is no U-turn available.

loopholes in planning? :shifty:

^^ And for initial few months, there will not be any interchange because when the expressway will opened, the interchanges would still be under construction. A person may have to drive upto Agra if there is no U-turn available.

No wonder I see some vehicles going against traffic on some of indian highways. I wouldn't blame them, if the next exit is 160km away...lol

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I don't even know what to say. Problems are coming up before the road is even open!

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^^ Whats that project at 1:20 - 1:35?

Not directly relevant to Yamuna Expressway but posting to this thread because we had discussion on the same some time back.

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5323130

Land sold at no-profit-no-loss: Greater Noida Authority

Greater Noida, Jul 27 (PTI) In the wake of controversy over land acquisition for the Yamuna Expressway, the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority today clarified that the land acquired from farmers for development is sold at no-profit-no-loss basis.
"Cost of land per square meter calculates to Rs 11,000 (per square meter) for the Authority," Chief Executive Officer Rama Raman told reporters here, adding that the land is purchased as well as sold at the same rate.
Giving the break-up to explain how the amount settles at Rs 11,000 per square meter, he said, "Rs 850 per square meter is land compensation cost. For internal development, expenditure is Rs 1,500 per square meter. It includes internal sector roads, electric poles and transformers and other infrastructure. External cost is Rs 850 per square meter which includes construction of wide roads, Expressways, for better connectivity."

Raman said the third expense is special development such construction of hospitals, schools, fire stations and other infrastructure needed. "Its expenditure calculates to Rs 1,600 per square meter," he said."

Beside these there are other expenses. Total cost per square meter calculates to Rs 5,500. Only 50 percent land is available for sale as rest goes in development of roads and parks.

The actual expenditure per square meter land to authority calculates to Rs 10,500 to Rs 11,000 per square meter," he said.

Raman said the price is fixed at Rs 10,000 to 11,000 per square meter for residential plots while industrial and institutional land is sold at subsidised rates of Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,000 per square meter.
The loss from these allotments is recovered from sale of commercial allotments, he added.

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great! :cheers:

Outstanding

total cost incurred till 31.3.2011 is Rs 9854 cr

source (http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/financialresults/2010-11/aud-result-31-03-11.pdf)

total expenditure incurred till 30.6.2011 is Rs 10,612 crore

source (http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/financialresults/2011-12/quarterlyresult-q1-11-12.pdf)

So in three months expenditure of around Rs 800 cr was incurred :cheers:

YEW updates


http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3131/img2hbu.jpg By rajesh_81 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/rajesh_81) at 2011-08-24

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:rock:

First picture looks a little odd.

First picture looks a little odd.

Yeah, looks like flyover has concrete surface and rest of the road has asphalt surface.

^You mean the other way around.


Another one from his album:

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5954/pic9a.jpg

The left carriageway is for traffic coming from Noida and the right one is coming from Greater Noida. They go on to merge as shown in the first picture.

^You mean the other way around.

Yeah.

Isn't that merge rather abrupt, or am I misinterpreting that picture (1st pic post 293)? Compare that merge to this (sorry, this was the best graphic I could find). Also it the merge area doesn't look very "polished."
http://i52.tinypic.com/2l5hyp.jpg

^It's absolutely ridiculous. Road companies in India do bring in international consultants or tie up with firms (mostly south-east asian) but they still can't get some of the basics.

Given what they've already built, here's how I'd paint the lanes for a smooth entry:

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6764/yew1.jpg

Lanes 2 and 3 merge and then go onto merge with lane 1 which merge with the highway. The last merger is a bit tricky given that it's on a curve. It would have looked prettier if there was more space.

bhai logo, When is this expressway going to be open [without interchage at Agra side]? any idea?

Maybe end of this year.

By December this year

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-23/delhi/29694196_1_mumbai-pune-expressway-yamuna-expressway-toll-charge

X-Posting from the Noida F1 Thread

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Smooth-ride-awaits-Delhi-F1-race-buffs/Article1-741329.aspx

Here comes good news for motorsports enthusiasts planning to visit the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida, the place where India’s inaugural Formula One Grand Prix is set to get underway from October 28-30. Visitors will have a hassle-free ride from DND Flyway to the race site. The signal-free approach road from the flyway to BIC has been completed. Yamuna Expressway interchange on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway has been developed and visitors will be able to use the Yamuna Expressway stretch to reach the venue. It will take about two hours to reach BIC from IGI Airport in Delhi.
Though the 165-km-long Yamuna Expressway from Greater Noida to Agra is expected to be operational by 2011 end, visitors will be given free passage on the expressway in October. The work on the stretch from Greater Noida to the race site is complete.

As over one lakh people are expected to visit the race site, there would be a huge traffic load on the route. “The events on all three days will take place from morning till evening. Due to the rush hour, travel to BIC might take much longer than normal.

The gates would open two hours before the first event of the day,” said an official of Jaypee Sports International Limited (JPSI). On Saturday, more labourers were employed to speed up the work at the circuit, which received green signal from FIA on Friday.

“The FIA team has asked for increasing the height of marshals area for better security. They were satisfied with the track,” Askari H Zaidi, senior vice-president of JPSI told Hindustan Times.

Meanwhile, the ticket sale for the event has picked up. The JPSI will get R126 crore through sale of tickets, which have been priced between Rs 2,500 to Rs 35,000 per person.

The event’s organisers on August 30 started the sale of tickets offline at selected outlets of Café Coffee Day and Mercedes-Benz across the country.

Café Coffee Day outlets, where tickets will be available, include four outlets in Delhi and one each in Gurgaon and Noida. Besides, there are three outlets in Mumbai at Andheri, Matunga and Clanfield Lokhanwala. Mercedes Benz showrooms include one each at New Delhi (Okhla) and Bangalore (Kasturba Road) and two in Mumbai at Andheri (West) and Prabhadevi. Mercedes Benz is the official automotive partner for Buddh International Circuit.

The online sale of tickets was launched by JPSI on August 20.

I hope the YE has the same effect on Agra's economy as MPE had on Pune. UP Govt should follow up YE with other expressways. There are two planned between Noida-Dehradun and Noida-Kanpur but from what I know, they aren't making much progress.

For Ganga Expressway EIA has been done and on the basis of the EIA report UP govt has already denotified approx 700 villages from the original list of villages (1949).

UP will go for elections in 2012 and no one will start massive infra project just before it. All effort are on to complete the preperation (EIA, Land survey, design, alingment etc.) for the expressway projects by the end of this year.

If BSP comes to power after elections we can see work on ground starting otherwise we can forget rest of Expressways in UP (8-9 proposed across UP).

We also have to see the impact of new land acquisition policy from center on the proposed expressway. Congress will come up with soemthing which is going to be more to launch Rahul Gandhi in UP than in the interest of development of state/country.

If everyhting goes in favor then also we can see work starting on only 3 expressways in next 1-2 years times.

http://udyogbandhu.up.nic.in/expressways.htm (2nd, 3rd & 4th in the list)


I hope the YE has the same effect on Agra's economy as MPE had on Pune. UP Govt should follow up YE with other expressways. There are two planned between Noida-Dehradun and Noida-Kanpur but from what I know, they aren't making much progress.

SP or the populist Congress may even return back the land to farmers if they come to power!!
Maya- love her or hate her - was instrumental in getting UP off the ground. And because of TINA factor - I hope she returns with full majority!!!

Faddu expressway..! :)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/987/dscn2959z.jpg

Patterns on concrete
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slip road
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:applause::applause:

Why do the pavement markings randomly stop in the last picture? Thanks for the pics though!

Why do the pavement markings randomly stop in the last picture? Thanks for the pics though!
I think in the last picture, the dark tar road with the markings is not the expressway.. It's the temporary slip road. The expressway is on the left.

Nice pics. Its nice to see that those barriers are now commonly used on Indian highways. Great for safety of vehicles.

SO what happened to Yamuna expressway ? I think jaypee said that they will "finalize" it only in March 2012 but they also said they would use it for F1 event. So the expressway or part of it be open for public before the F1 race ?

SO what happened to Yamuna expressway ? I think jaypee said that they will "finalize" it only in March 2012 but they also said they would use it for F1 event. So the expressway or part of it be open for public before the F1 race ?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=80142274&postcount=261

Thanks. Will be visiting india for a month in december. So i can dri e on the expressway to agra.

looks amazing!!

bspx9oY_pRE

^^ Nice vid. A special Kudos to the two wheelers going in the opposite direction at 1:31!! Must have had a more than urgent loo emergency to ghost-rider an untested expressway!

^you meant @1:41

The expressway section in the video ends at 1:35. After that, the video shows the local side road next to the expressway. That's where those fellas were riding. At 1:47, the video pans to the left and shows the expressway.

I think we finally have a few more roads on par with the MPE now.
More pics will flood the expressways thread.

Does anyone know the width of the median/central reservation? I hope that it is decently-sized.

Took some poor quality pics of Yamuna expressway yesterday from my phone camera. There was a signage stating that this expressway is India's longest expressway. Isn't Hyderabad ORR longer than this one?

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9236/27321156.jpg

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Does anyone know the width of the median/central reservation? I hope that it is decently-sized.

Median can add about half a lane to both carriageways.

Took some poor quality pics of Yamuna expressway yesterday from my phone camera. There was a signage stating that this expressway is India's longest expressway. Isn't Hyderabad ORR longer than this one?

Yeah i saw that sign while driving. I believe it said longest "concrete" access controlled expressway.
And I think ORR and this one are approximately the same length.

Yeah, just checked ORR's length. At some places it say 158 km and at others, it says 167 km. Yamuna expressway is 165 km. Almost equal.

Just putting this out there for the record.

Hyd's ORR is actually 154 kms with a 4 kms link to Gachibowli-HITEC City to meet NH9.

Yamuna expressway from Greater Noida to Agra is 165 kms and if you add the Noida-Greater Noida expressway (part of the same expressway system) then that adds another 21 kms in Delhi's direction and 3 kms towards Greater Noida's.

Thanks for this info. Now I recall that Noida-Greater Noida expressway will become a part of Yamuna expressway when the latter is complete. So there will be 186 km of expressway with a 3 km spur.

After Eastern peripheral expressway is complete, peripheral expressway will become the longest expressway in NCR and surrounding region with 270 km length.

Abhishek, NumbSoul - I've moved your posts to the KMP expressway thread.


Some shots of the Yamuna expressway:

Copyright karan.arora
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9331/628692482632f2727c74z.jpg

Copyright Mohit Chadda
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http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/144/dsc0915i.jpg

Nice pics IU, another strong addition to India's expressway network :cheers:

thankx for pics.

Some pics clicked by me from a moving vehicle.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2705/chamba065.jpg


http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/8215/chamba063.jpg


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http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7572/chamba076.jpg

finally. than you. "dil maangey more"

Itne me itna ich milenga :)

klpd

:lol:

Actually I tried to click more but had to delete many because of poor quality. Bus was speeding at 100 kph so I could click only when it slowed down.

:lol:

Actually I tried to click more but had to delete many because of poor quality. Bus was speeding at 100 kph so I could click only when it slowed down.

Thanks for the pics.

What is the maximum legal speed limit on this expressway.

Cheers

Boyds

Also Its clearly very Hazy and Dusty.. Was there a dust storm or what?:nuts:

Actually I tried to click more but had to delete many because of poor quality.

nice attempt there. You should take and post pictures more often. Maybe start with the gurgaon rmrg project? We really don't have many pictures showing progress.


What is the maximum legal speed limit on this expressway.

100 kmph and it'll be enforced through radar speed guns.

nice attempt there. You should take and post pictures more often. Maybe start with the gurgaon rmrg project? We really don't have many pictures showing progress.

Those pics were from friend's cam. I can try to click and post pics with my 2 MP phone cam if that's ok.

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5957/dsc00064xr.jpg

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Is the third white sedan an interceptor?


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^^^^ Radio cab..!

Nice pics!

The quality is very high and well executed.

The landscaping is also v.good.

the icing on the cake would be if people would follow lane discipline and speed limit to some extent.

100 kmph and it'll be enforced through radar speed guns.

Thank you.
100kmph is nice, same as 65mph here in states. I guess when I actually visit Gr Noida / Yamuna Expressway, it would a thrill.

Boyds

Those pics were from friend's cam. I can try to click and post pics with my 2 MP phone cam if that's ok.

At this moment any picture showing progress would be appreciated.


the icing on the cake would be if people would follow lane discipline and speed limit to some extent.

and not drive on the shoulder lane either. That's just plain dangerous for anyone who has pulled over to the side.

They should put up lane-use signage at regular intervals or rumble strip the entire length.

The entrance from NH2 (Blocked)

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5/img0460t.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9973/img0464kx.jpg

exit and entrance work complete. Once land is acquired for the ring road the Yamuna Expressway will be connected to it

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http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9753/img0470rx.jpg


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http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6573/img0477ie.jpg

Exit to NH2

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1809/img0472iz.jpg

Work started on the 5th land parcel to develop township around Yamuna Expressway and NH2. This will initiate the revival of Agra which currently is in really bad shape


http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3917/img0463ik.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9441/img0473fn.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9509/img0475fa.jpg

Nice pics :cheers:

the icing on the cake would be if people would follow lane discipline and speed limit to some extent.

Keep dreaming :lol:

[QUOTE=Abhishek901;85330499]Nice pics :cheers:

QUOTE]
+1

Work started on the 5th land parcel to develop township around Yamuna Expressway and NH2. This will initiate the revival of Agra which currently is in really bad shape


Agreed. This expressway will also bring in a major shift in the axis of the city since majority of the tourists will now use the expressway instead of NH2. I remember reading somewhere that some of the major emporiums like kalakriti and akbar international have already setup shop in that part of town.

Thanks for the pictures :)

It looks like the quickest/shortest way to get to the Taj Mahal will be via NH93 which goes into the city:

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6515/yamunamap.jpg


NH93-Yamuna Expressway interchange:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3931/nh93interchange.jpg

In what a deplorable state the river Yamuna is :cripes:

Yamuna Expressway will be extended as ring road from NH2 to Agra Gwalior Road and New Agra will be developed along this new ring road. JP is implementing the project and has one more land parcel to develop the township.

From this ring road we might see news access road for Taj Mahal

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6226/agraringroad.jpg

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/4585/img0588vb.jpg


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Great pictures guys. I am impressed with the execution of this road. JP has done a fabulous job. All concrete construction, 3 wide lanes with safety pull off lane.. this is how golden quad should have been constructed but they did not. UP needs this infrastructure badly, since many areas are undeveloped. Yamuna and Ganga expressway are great visionary infra projects. God speed towards its speedy implementation.

Yamuna Expressway: From December, zoom to Agra at 100kmph

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/10663410.cms


Commuters on the much awaited 165km Yamuna Expressway between Greater Noida and Agra will be able to zoom at 100 kmph when it is thrown open to the public by the end of December. The speed limit of 100kmph for light motor vehicles and 60 kmph for heavy vehicles has been fixed after due consultation with the Uttar Pradesh government, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority and Jaypee Infratech officials in accordance with the norms set by the union ministry for roads & highways.

To ensure safety of the road users, the expressway will have certain restrictions and conditions for use by motor vehicles. According to sources, a few categories of and slow moving vehicles like pushcarts and bullock carts are likely to be barred from using the expressway. Overtaking and parking on the e-way will also be strictly prohibited. Vehicles will be allowed to park in case of a breakdown, but only on a marked parking site along the shoulder of the expressway.

"The speed limit and restrictions will come into force once the Yamuna Expressway opens to the public," said a Jaypee Infratech spokesperson. He added that drivers will have to follow the signboards installed on the expressway with regard to the speed limits, curves, gaps and other safety aspects.

The Jaypee official said that 99 per cent of the work is complete and construction of two toll plazas and cloverleaves was under progress. "Currently, toll plazas are being set up at the two interchanges that are under construction. Once the work is complete, trial runs will be conducted along the expressway to take care of any shortcomings," added the official. As it is a toll road, the charges to be levied from motorists will be announced shortly.

To be opened two years ahead of schedule, it has been projected that the Rs 11,000 crore access-controlled and elevated Yamuna Expressway corridor would daily benefit an estimated 1.2 lakh commuters heading towards Agra and beyond. The six-lane toll road between Greater Noida and Agra will provide commuters seamless connectivity along a six-lane main carriageway and a single-lane shoulder road, besides the option for extending the expressway by another lane in the future. The expressway is completely concretized and has been designed for speeds up to 120kmph. Commuters using the expressway would be able to cover the distance between the two cities in a mere 90 minutes, compared to the present 2.5-3 hours.

The expressway will have six interchanges along its path located at 10km, 36km, 48km, 110km, 153km and finally the last one exiting at Agra at 165km. Ramps will be provided for exiting at 7km, 11km and 15km, respectively along the expressway. To provide connectivity to the areas along the expressway, 70 underpasses for vehicles, 76 underpasses for pedestrians and cart track crossing and 41 bridges will also be available for use.

"CCTV cameras will be fixed at an interval of every 5km along the expressway for safety. Moreover, mobile radars to monitor speeding will be put to use and there will be one highway patrol for every 25km, besides exclusive fire brigades," said an official. He added that emergency services like towing, ambulances, petrol sheds, rest-houses and food court services will be available along the expressway at regular intervals.

^^ Dang, End of December ? :(
I have a trip planned on the 13th of December..

In one of the recent CII meets, it was told that JP Industries have 10 batching plants of 240 cu.m / hr capacity for this project and the average output 1 Km per day. They have beaten many world records in road construction, it seems.

The whole of Europe has only one batching plant of this capacity.

Yeah the Expressway has been completed in pretty short time and the quality looks great too.

I hope I will be able to use it when I am in India after 20th December. Hopefully they will open it by then !!

In one of the recent CII meets, it was told that JP Industries have 10 batching plants of 240 cu.m / hr capacity for this project and the average output 1 Km per day. They have beaten many world records in road construction, it seems.

The whole of Europe has only one batching plant of this capacity.

1 Km per day, vow. If we can have a JP Industry per state we can have 30km/per day compared to the bumbling NHAI and their lazy implementation. JP Ind did a wonderful job with F1 car racing too. These are the kinds of enlightened forward thinking visionary companies India needs. 30 of them can transform the nation in a few short years. Kudos to UP CM Mayawati for taking this bold step.

1 Km per day, vow. If we can have a JP Industry per state we can have 30km/per day compared to the bumbling NHAI and their lazy implementation. JP Ind did a wonderful job with F1 car racing too. These are the kinds of enlightened forward thinking visionary companies India needs. 30 of them can transform the nation in a few short years. Kudos to UP CM Mayawati for taking this bold step.

The ex Surface Transport Minister told that India will achieve 20km of Highway per day soon and it looks like it is possible. But we need 20 JP equivalents and 20 similar projects.

L&T, Gammon, IVRCL, GMR, Reliance, NAPC etc are also capable.

1 Km per day, vow. If we can have a JP Industry per state we can have 30km/per day compared to the bumbling NHAI and their lazy implementation. JP Ind did a wonderful job with F1 car racing too. These are the kinds of enlightened forward thinking visionary companies India needs. 30 of them can transform the nation in a few short years. Kudos to UP CM Mayawati for taking this bold step.

It's not as fast as it sounds. Yamuna expressway is under construction since last 2-3 years. By 1 km per day they would have built the 165km long road in 165 days (5.5 months).

Actually there is lot more work which needs to be done before which they start pouring concrete at a rate of 1 km/day or whatever. Actual progress will be a fraction of 1 km/day.

construction phase is the last and easiest phase in such large infra project. Tougest part is the background work that govt and comapny does before it reached stage of actual ground work

1. Project proposal preperation (1-2 years time)
2. Tender process (can take upto one year depending on interest shown by companies). This process has to be cleanest so that it can withstand the scruitny from law
3. EIA (takes atleast 1 year)
4. EIA report submitted to center for clearence (can take 1-3years times or more)
5. Most difficult part is land acquisition (can take any number of years depending on the will power of govt and strength of protesters)
6. Managing litigations in courts (can be few thousand in numbers)

after above all role of company starts (here also list is quite long)

Once all is done then only we can start construction

Actually projects under PPP has to go thorough 70 step process

https://udyogbandhu.com/topics.aspx?mid=106

any violation means struck in litigation




It's not as fast as it sounds. Yamuna expressway is under construction since last 2-3 years. By 1 km per day they would have built the 165km long road in 165 days (5.5 months).

Actually there is lot more work which needs to be done before which they start pouring concrete at a rate of 1 km/day or whatever. Actual progress will be a fraction of 1 km/day.

The ex Surface Transport Minister told that India will achieve 20km of Highway per day soon and it looks like it is possible. But we need 20 JP equivalents and 20 similar projects.

L&T, Gammon, IVRCL, GMR, Reliance, NAPC etc are also capable.
IL&FS, HCC and many more :)

construction phase is the last and easiest phase in such large infra project. Tougest part is the background work that govt and comapny does before it reached stage of actual ground work

1. Project proposal preperation (1-2 years time)
2. Tender process (can take upto one year depending on interest shown by companies). This process has to be cleanest so that it can withstand the scruitny from law
3. EIA (takes atleast 1 year)
4. EIA report submitted to center for clearence (can take 1-3years times or more)
5. Most difficult part is land acquisition (can take any number of years depending on the will power of govt and strength of protesters)
6. Managing litigations in courts (can be few thousand in numbers)

after above all role of company starts (here also list is quite long)

Once all is done then only we can start construction

Actually projects under PPP has to go thorough 70 step process

https://udyogbandhu.com/topics.aspx?mid=106

any violation means struck in litigation

It's not as fast as it sounds. Yamuna expressway is under construction since last 2-3 years. By 1 km per day they would have built the 165km long road in 165 days (5.5 months).

Actually there is lot more work which needs to be done before which they start pouring concrete at a rate of 1 km/day or whatever. Actual progress will be a fraction of 1 km/day.


And to add to it the bridges, cloverleaf, underpass etc. etc. takes more time to build and that affects the project time.

total expenditure incurred till 30.6.2011 is Rs 10,612 crore

source (http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/financialresults/2011-12/quarterlyresult-q1-11-12.pdf)

So in three months expenditure of around Rs 800 cr was incurred :cheers:

total expenditure incurred till 31.9.2011 is Rs 11288 crore, so in this quarter Rs 662 cr spent :cheers:

source (http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/financialresults/2011-12/unaud-result-30-09-11.pdf)

Till now in six months i.e. H1 2011-2012 Rs 1,462 crore spent and in next 6 months hopefully it will be completed.

http://logisticsweek.com/news/2011/11/efkon-india-wins-four-contracts/


4. One of the largest contract until date in the Indian toll industry was awarded to EFKON: the company will provide to the Jaypee Group a turn-key Toll Management System Solution at the prestigious 165-kms Yamuna Expressway Project covering 129 Toll Lanes across 3 main-line and 7 Ramp Plazas. The system once implemented will boast of state-of the art features in tolling including the first of its kind implementation in India of the ISO 180006-C Rf-iD Electronic Tolling Technology. This technology has been recommended by the Nandan Nilekeni committee as the ETC technology for the Indian Toll Roads.

:eek:

129 lanes??????

^^seems to be total number of lanes among all the toll plazas..

it looks we will get a complete opening in next 6 -8 months :cheers:

^^seems to be total number of lanes among all the toll plazas..

Yeah. These lanes are spread over 10 toll plazas.

oh crap yes. my bad :doh:

https://udyogbandhu.com/RecentUpdatedetails.aspx?mid=35

Present Status

The estimated cost of the project is Rs.9,935 crores. 98.20% of Expressway has been constructed till November, 2011.

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I guess this excludes interchange

https://udyogbandhu.com/RecentUpdatedetails.aspx?mid=35

Present Status

The estimated cost of the project is Rs.9,935 crores. 98.20% of Expressway has been constructed till November, 2011.

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I guess this excludes interchange
Woah, then the whole thing can be completed by say Jan 15th ???

yes soft opening in last week of december...

@m_1973 it has already overshoot the budget, till 30 Sept 2011 around Rs 11,388 cr have been spent by JAL.

I am driving from Delhi to my home town Bokaro on 23rd December. I ope I cna take the expressway till Agra. Let's see , I will try at least :)

What's the status of the interchange on the Agra end?

exit and entry for NH2 at Agra end is complete.

Images from previous post
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=85329807&postcount=349

Connection of Yamuna Expressway to ring road around agra will take 2-3years as land acquisition is under process

What's the status of the interchange on the Agra end?

I am driving from Delhi to my home town Bokaro on 23rd December. I ope I cna take the expressway till Agra. Let's see , I will try at least :)

Take lots of pics along the way - especially at both entry and exit. Would be nice to see 360 degree pics of this expressway!
While you're at it - see if you can take pics of the few township landbanks that they did successfully acquire.

Not asking too much am I? :)

I am actually preparing to take a lot of pics. The only problem is that I am not sure if it would be open when i drive there around 22nd december

it may open by first week of january, when are you returning back?

Jhaadu please takes pictures

I will be flying back in January mid so cannot take pic at that time. ANyways let's see. I will be driving a lot in a month and hopefully will be able to take a lot of pics. Will try to upload all the pics in relevant threads !!

I seriously hope they allow me to take Yamuna Expressway !!

:banana: just show the pics...awesome work. Very neat work indeed by Jaypee. One question though..is the full length - starting from Noida to Agra - Access controlled?

^^ Yes.

^^ Yes.

:cheers: nice

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_8633986.html


यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे को पब्लिक के लिए खोलने के पहले जेपी के आला-अफसरों ने खुद ट्रायल पूरा कर लिया। ये काम गुपचुप तरीके से हुआ। न जेपी के स्थानीय अफसरों को खबर दी गई और न ही प्रशासनिक अफसरों को। बुधवार को तीन गाड़ियों से आए जेपी के अफसरों ने निर्माण की गुणवत्ता से लेकर काम की मौजूदा रफ्तार को भी देखा। ये टीम एक्सप्रेस-वे अथॉरिटी से रायशुमारी के बाद मुख्यमंत्री कार्यालय के मार्फत 'बहनजी' से उद्घाटन की तारीख और समय मांगेगी। विधानसभा चुनाव को देखते हुए बहनजी पब्लिक को नए साल की सौगात दे सकती हैं।

जेपी समूह के उच्चपदस्थ सूत्रों के मुताबिक नोएडा से आगरा तक 165 किमी. छह लेन वाले यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे का उद्घाटन जल्दी ही हो सकता है। इसके लिए जितनी जल्दी जेपी के अफसरों को है, कहीं उससे ज्यादा सरकारी तंत्र को। ये जल्दी विधानसभा चुनाव को लेकर है। बहनजी ने इस हाईवे-प्रोजेक्ट को पूरा कराने के लिए क्या कुछ नहीं झेला? टाउनशिप के लिए 500 हेक्टेयर और इंटरचेंज के लिए 50 हेक्टेयर पर कब्जा जमाने के दौरान किसानों से जबर्दस्त टकराव भी सहा। बीते साल 14-15 अगस्त को किसानों पर गोलीबारी हुई तो टप्पल राजनीति का अखाड़ा बन गया, नई पुनर्वास नीति भी लानी पड़ी। अब निर्माण पूरा हो चुका है। अब इंतजार है तो बस 'बहनजी' के हाथों हरी झंडी का।

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8286/img0596to.jpg

Wow, lovin' this. Like the landscaped banks, keeps the dust levels low and the drainage ducts on the side. Looking good. Cant wait to try this out.

New images are long overdue.

some shots from the service lane before the trumpet interchange to the expressway starts

Copyright Bipul Keshri

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Shai hai Bhai

Beautiful pics :cheers:, especially in the last pic the greenery developed looks pretty nice.
Thanks for posting the pictures Indian, can somebody please post the aerial/satellite images of trumpet interchange.

The pics were taken from the outermost road on the south-west side

Imagery from 2010 (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=greater+noida&hl=en&ll=28.451892,77.493943&spn=0.005179,0.006899&sll=28.523606,77.429581&sspn=0.331211,0.441513&vpsrc=6&gl=us&hnear=Greater+Noida,+Gautam+Buddha+Nagar,+Uttar+Pradesh,+India&t=k&z=17)):
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/300/14209017.jpg

from oriental india's website (http://www.orientalindia.com/yamuna-expressway-page58.html):
http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/226/4ed08746543ae0000layer1.jpg

from automark-india's website (http://www.automark-india.com/projects/view_details/34#):
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/439/620x3351323266511132247.jpg

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/8952/620x3351322467620yep1.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/3328/620x3351322467651yep2.jpg


Copyright Rajesh Kumar - Click on it to view super-large
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4176/98344503.jpg (http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2484/23249983.jpg)


Copyright keshoraiya
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^^ Great pictures. Design and workmanship looks great too. Excellent job. :cheers:

that what we call international standards. hope all da expressways and highways are of that quality in india. distant dream it seems.

Awesomeness!!! It will be mesmerising to watch cars steering at 60-70kmph in the loop in all the six lanes. Can't wait to watch that video.

Guess with this the Bollywood producers won't have to go abroad to shoot their road scenes.

wow! great pics IU! :cheers:

big feather in UP's cap!! :applause:

Awesome. Cant believe its in UP. good job Jaypee :banana:

:cheers1:

:banana::banana::banana: JAI HIND

The opening has been pushed back to March:

Yamuna e-way likely to miss year-end deadline (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-e-way-likely-to-miss-year-end-deadline/articleshow/11260286.cms)

NEW DELHI: The December-end deadline for the opening of Yamuna Expressway is likely to be extended. Sources in the Uttar Pradesh government said with the poll schedule announced, the 165km controlled access highway would most likely be opened only after March 4 - the day the assembly poll results will be announced.

Government sources said the toll-rate notification for the expressway has not yet been issued. This has to be publicized one month before toll collection starts. Sources in Jaypee, which is constructing the expressway, said the highway is almost ready, and the toll plazas would be complete by March.

"There will be no legal hassles in opening the stretch. Since some work is still to be completed, waiting for the polls to be over will be a better option," said an official.
...
The six-lane road is likely to reduce travel time between Delhi and Agra to only three hours. Sources said car users using the Yamuna Expressway would have to shell out between Rs 210 and Rs 220 per trip.

The six-lane road is likely to reduce travel time between Delhi and Agra to only three hours. Sources said car users using the Yamuna Expressway would have to shell out between Rs 210 and Rs 220 per trip.

I am guessing these numbers are for roundtrip? Rs210 for 165km sounds steep.

It's for one way. A recent article suggesting the toll rate:

"Due to the delay on account of different reasons including the farmers' protests, the construction cost of the structures have gone up. So, there are chances that the per km user fee might touch Rs 1.8 against the earlier project of about Re 1 per km," a source said. Source (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-10/delhi/29527971_1_yamuna-expressway-cost-escalation-nhai-projects)

The Boston pike charges ~$2 for 100 miles (160km) http://www.massdot.net/user-cgi/tollcalc.cgi. it's interesting that tolls are more expensive in India although construction cost should be cheaper (?). Maybe it is the volume of cars that is higher in former case. But I guess as long as the private builders have enough incentive to build such highways, it is ok since we do need such roads. And the user has a choice to take the old highway for free or this expressway for a toll.

The MassDOT doesn't have a reason to charge a hefty toll on the turnpike since it's a publicly funded (through bonds) nonprofit project. Initially the toll was used to pay back the debt with interest but now it is simply used for maintenance and small construction projects. A couple of years ago, they even wanted to remove the toll but the fin crisis took over.

Btw the current highway (NH2) has a Rs 90 toll right now but that'll go up when it gets converted into 6 lanes by 2015.

On a side note, it'll be interesting to see how Reliance builds and tolls NH2 to make their asset competitive and investment profitable. Essentially it'll be Reliance (Samajwadi Party)'s NH2 vs Jaypee (Bahujan Samaj Party)'s Yamuna Expressway.

Some Pics taken on 23rd December of the Yamuna expressway interchange on NH2 .. you can see why it cannot be opened now !!


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The MassDOT doesn't have a reason to charge a hefty toll on the turnpike since it's a publicly funded (through bonds) nonprofit project. Initially the toll was used to pay back the debt with interest but now it is simply used for maintenance and small construction projects. A couple of years ago, they even wanted to remove the toll but the fin crisis took over.

Btw the current highway (NH2) has a Rs 90 toll right now but that'll go up when it gets converted into 6 lanes by 2015.

On a side note, it'll be interesting to see how Reliance builds and tolls NH2 to make their asset competitive and investment profitable. Essentially it'll be Reliance (Samajwadi Party)'s NH2 vs Jaypee (Bahujan Samaj Party)'s Yamuna Expressway.

Thanks, that explains it.
NH2 vs Yamuna expressway - I like the competition :)

The Boston pike charges ~$2 for 100 miles (160km) http://www.massdot.net/user-cgi/tollcalc.cgi. it's interesting that tolls are more expensive in India although construction cost should be cheaper (?). Maybe it is the volume of cars that is higher in former case. But I guess as long as the private builders have enough incentive to build such highways, it is ok since we do need such roads. And the user has a choice to take the old highway for free or this expressway for a toll.

Tolls vary. On Colorado's E-470, an expressway completed within the last 10 years, we pay $6 for about 25 miles (40 kilometers), one way. In Europe, tolls are even higher. Italy's border, I have paid Euro 37 to cross Alps, one way.

If one gets better fuel efficiency, saves on fuel and time, using the toll expressways pays for itself.

Damn thats one nice road. cant wait till this gets opened. Awesome for UP

toll is independent of the quality of road. Toll will depend on the number of bridges/ROB etc.

You can download the notification from UP govt from
http://upeida.in/rti.htm

The Uttar Pradesh Expressway (Levy of Tolls and fixing of Fees and realization there of ) Rules, 2010

0.8rs per km for car/LMV is the base price as on 2010



The MassDOT doesn't have a reason to charge a hefty toll on the turnpike since it's a publicly funded (through bonds) nonprofit project. Initially the toll was used to pay back the debt with interest but now it is simply used for maintenance and small construction projects. A couple of years ago, they even wanted to remove the toll but the fin crisis took over.

Btw the current highway (NH2) has a Rs 90 toll right now but that'll go up when it gets converted into 6 lanes by 2015.

On a side note, it'll be interesting to see how Reliance builds and tolls NH2 to make their asset competitive and investment profitable. Essentially it'll be Reliance (Samajwadi Party)'s NH2 vs Jaypee (Bahujan Samaj Party)'s Yamuna Expressway.

[QUOTE=jaadu;87015137]Some Pics taken on 23rd December of the Yamuna expressway interchange on NH2 .. you can see why it cannot be opened now !!

Exit and entry from NH2 to YE is complete (images posted by me earlier). Interchange will take 2-3 years to complete because NH2/YE end is starting point for the Agra ring road. Jaypee will develop the agra ring road and currently land acquisition is under progress.

m_1973 - Yes, I'm aware that there are a number of variables that go into toll calculation.

The base rate (.80) is just a part of the overall applicable rate that will be charged to the user. This will be revised in April of every year depending on the wholesale price index of that week.

I don't know the current WPI and neither do I wish to find out. I was merely quoting some official who suggested the toll rate/km (not base rate) will go up since the construction cost (which is related to the WPI) went up.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jaypee-says-no-to-soft-opening-of-yamuna-eway-on-maya-bday/899667/


The Jaypee Group has turned down a suggestion from the UP government for a soft opening, without fanfare, of the 165-km Yamuna Expressway, connecting Delhi with Agra, on Chief Minister Mayawati’s birthday on January 15, it is learnt.

The expressway, which is being developed by Jaypee Infratech Ltd, is almost complete, except for the toll plazas at Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, Mahamayanagar and Agra.

Sources said the government was keen on the opening so that the Chief Minister could flaunt it as an achievement of her government in the assembly elections. The developer company, however, did not want to throw open the expressway without the toll plazas, fearing that if people were allowed to use the expressway free of charge, collecting toll later may become a major problem.

Besides, the idea of a low-key opening, without any celebration, of such a prestigious project also did not appeal to the company, it is learnt.

Once opened, the high-speed, access-controlled expressway will cut down travel time between Delhi and Agra to less than two hours. Travel on the existing highway takes more than four and a half hours.

The expressway was set to be completed in October 2010 but got delayed by the farmers agitations in Tappal, Noida and Agra. The cost of the project, which was awarded to the Jaypee Group in 2003, has touched Rs 10,000 crore.

Intitally, the plan was to complete the project by December 31, 2011 and have a grand inauguration by Mayawati on her birthday.


However, the plan of a grand opening by Mayawati had to be abandoned after the announcement of elections. The government then came up with the idea of a simple inauguration by a non-political personality, along with a group of farmers.

Company officials said while the main expressway was nearing completion, the five toll plazas would take another two months. In view of the history of farmers agitations, they do not like the idea of opening the expressway until the toll plazas are complete. The company has the right to collect toll for the next 36 years.

Sources said the company should in a position to start collecting toll from April 2012. It has decided to keep the toll charge per kilometre lower than the rates of the National Highway Authority of India on its existing highway.

Noida-Greater Noida expressway likely to become toll road soon (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-20/noida/30646336_1_yamuna-expressway-noida-e-way-noida-greater-noida-expressway)

GREATER NOIDA/ NEW DELHI: The free ride on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway is likely to end in the next few months. Sources in the Uttar Pradesh government said the management and maintenance of the 24.5-km expressway was likely to be handed over to the Jaypee group in the coming months after which the private developer can charge a user fee from commuters.

The toll plaza is likely to come up about 500m before the Hindon river crossing from Noida side, after the city authority clears land for the toll gates. Sources said that as per the agreement between Jaypee Group and the state government, the expressway will be handed over from the date the developer starts collecting toll on the Yamuna Expressway. The commercial operation of that expressway, linking Noida and Agra, could start by April.

A Jaypee official has confirmed this, but said they have not yet decided by when tolling on this stretch would start. Sources added that the developer had raised the issue of land required to build the toll plaza, but so far, the government had not sanctioned it.

Officials privy to the government process said the concession agreement for Yamuna expressway, which also covers issues relating to the Noida expressway, clearly mentions that the developer would have to pay back a fixed amount - Rs 330 crore - to the Noida authority for taking over the Noida-Greater Noida link.

This would be paid at the end of 10 years of collecting toll on the Yamuna expressway and the amount will come to the authority in five instalments.

At present, the Noida expressway takes off from Mahamaya flyover and has six lanes. Though a plan has been prepared to widen it to eight lanes, a timeframe has not yet been fixed. The Noida-Greater Noida expressway became operational about a decade ago, but the Noida authority has failed on several counts to make the stretch safe for commuters.

"The authority had made plans to deploy armed security guards on both sides of the expressway alongside recovery vans to help in case of accidents. They also wanted to place CCTV cameras and speed monitors to control errant driving," admitted an official, but little has been done so far.

Currently, the expressway is manned by only six patrol vehicles and six shelters on each carriageway.

When Jaypee takes over this expressway, the Yamuna Expressway will become about 190 kms long.

Will Noida-Greater Noida expressway be rebranded as Yamuna Expressway or is it only that this expressway will be transferred to Jaypee group for toll collection and retaining its original name.

Officially the N-GN expressway has always been a part of the original Taj expressway. Toll collection and better highway management/maintenance will just make the entire 190 kms seamless.

I understand that these two will become seamless like Ring road and DND Flyway, etc.

What I was asking is will the name "Noida-Greater Noida expressway" cease to exist and whole 190 km stretch will be called "Yamuna Expressway" or will both expressways will retail their original names but they will be seamless and under one management.

Both the options are not entirely true, so it's a mix of both.

The Noida-Greater Noida expressway will continue to be referred to with either name depending on the context, as it always has been for anyone who's familiar with it. That name helps to easily identify and differentiate that section of the Yamuna expressway from the newly built stretch, so it'll definitely be used as well.

^^good point.
In US, even if a highway runs from west coast to east coast, it has different names for subsections of the highway. These names are used to identify the smaller parts of the highway for road or traffic condition or for indicating where a house or office is located (reduces the scope). So it is useful.
Sometimes it becomes confusing though if I don't know the name for a particular subsection, until the other person who is telling me the address (or I see it in the map), that I just need to come further on the big highway that I know about.

total expenditure incurred till 31.9.2011 is Rs 11288 crore, so in this quarter Rs 662 cr spent :cheers:

source (http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/financialresults/2011-12/unaud-result-30-09-11.pdf)

Till now in six months i.e. H1 2011-2012 Rs 1,462 crore spent and in next 6 months hopefully it will be completed.

this quarter(October-December) only Rs 299 crore spent which shows that the expressway is almost complete.

Till 31.12.2011 Rs 11,587 crore.For 9 months this fiscal Rs 1,761 crore spent.

source (http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/financialresults/2011-12/financial%20result%2031dec11.pdf)

I have been looking through this thread and I think that the road looks okay. I would not say stunning. Still, UP... who would have thought that Mayawati would bless UP with such a present.

Concrete roads are used heavily in the United States and Canada, not so much in Europe (mind you, Europe has some but not as many as the USA and they prefer to use asphalt). Concrete does not provide a pleasureful driving experience because the ride seems a bit noisy and somewhat bumpy when compared. Slabs of concrete are a bit nicer.

But the USA, even though they drive a lot to go everywhere, are not confident drivers. They often go only at 55mph on freeways even when the speed limit is a mere 65. They are if you like "pussies" of drivers (they love automatic cars).

Whereas europeans are far more pro with their cars. They love driving manual (shows mardangi) and have higher speed limits in general save norway.

A lovely high quality asphalt build would have been heavenly but concrete is still damn good and the length of this expressway as well as the location (UP) is quite impressive. I am also happy to see that the expressway is 6 lanes rather than 2.

I am also happy to see that the expressway is 6 lanes rather than 2.

Are you kidding who will construct 2 lane expressway(I know there are few) that too in UP
but yeah your point is not wrong even I also prefer manual than automatic it gives best experience while driving and about concrete it makes long journeys very tiring and it won't be good in India where no one follows speed limit tires will burn down on concrete roads

I have been looking through this thread and I think that the road looks okay. I would not say stunning. Still, UP... who would have thought that Mayawati would bless UP with such a present.

Concrete roads are used heavily in the United States and Canada, not so much in Europe (mind you, Europe has some but not as many as the USA and they prefer to use asphalt). Concrete does not provide a pleasureful driving experience because the ride seems a bit noisy and somewhat bumpy when compared. Slabs of concrete are a bit nicer.

But the USA, even though they drive a lot to go everywhere, are not confident drivers. They often go only at 55mph on freeways even when the speed limit is a mere 65. They are if you like "pussies" of drivers (they love automatic cars).

Whereas europeans are far more pro with their cars. They love driving manual (shows mardangi) and have higher speed limits in general save norway.

A lovely high quality asphalt build would have been heavenly but concrete is still damn good and the length of this expressway as well as the location (UP) is quite impressive. I am also happy to see that the expressway is 6 lanes rather than 2.

You have a lot of misconceptions my friend. If you want to define passion - the very first thing that pops into your head is US - like it or not- American love affair with Cars is hard to emulate anywhere else.
Europe- with its tiny roads (for the most part -there are some impressive highways but nothing beats the US Interstate system ) just cannot pull of America's feat.

As for the 55 mph - there's a rule - once a cop has passed by - punch the gas because odds of seeing another enforcement cop car is very low. Most people do 75-80 mph on Virginia to Florida I95 merrily and 65-75 elsewhere. Virginia's speed limit is 70 mph :D.

I have been looking through this thread and I think that the road looks okay. I would not say stunning. Still, UP... who would have thought that Mayawati would bless UP with such a present.

Concrete roads are used heavily in the United States and Canada, not so much in Europe (mind you, Europe has some but not as many as the USA and they prefer to use asphalt). Concrete does not provide a pleasureful driving experience because the ride seems a bit noisy and somewhat bumpy when compared. Slabs of concrete are a bit nicer.

But the USA, even though they drive a lot to go everywhere, are not confident drivers. They often go only at 55mph on freeways even when the speed limit is a mere 65. They are if you like "pussies" of drivers (they love automatic cars).

Whereas europeans are far more pro with their cars. They love driving manual (shows mardangi) and have higher speed limits in general save norway.

A lovely high quality asphalt build would have been heavenly but concrete is still damn good and the length of this expressway as well as the location (UP) is quite impressive. I am also happy to see that the expressway is 6 lanes rather than 2.

The asphalts roads are harder to maintain. The lanes in asphalt expressways become grooved quite easily, especially the slower lanes in which the trucks drive. Driving is not that easy along those grooves and in rains they become quite nasty when filled with water.

But I do agree the ride is much smoother on a nice asphalt with bitumen on top. Concrete roads have higher initial investment.

So there are advantages and disadvantages.

Are you kidding who will construct 2 lane expressway(I know there are few) that too in UP
but yeah your point is not wrong even I also prefer manual than automatic it gives best experience while driving and about concrete it makes long journeys very tiring and it won't be good in India where no one follows speed limit tires will burn down on concrete roads

Whoops. I meant two lanes a side. Or 4 lanes :D sorry!

You have a lot of misconceptions my friend. If you want to define passion - the very first thing that pops into your head is US - like it or not- American love affair with Cars is hard to emulate anywhere else.
Europe- with its tiny roads (for the most part -there are some impressive highways but nothing beats the US Interstate system ) just cannot pull of America's feat.

As for the 55 mph - there's a rule - once a cop has passed by - punch the gas because odds of seeing another enforcement cop car is very low. Most people do 75-80 mph on Virginia to Florida I95 merrily and 65-75 elsewhere. Virginia's speed limit is 70 mph :D.

Americans love cars. There is no arguing that. But the large majority of them rarely do anything with them. They mainly care about the features in cars rather than the experience. And trust me man when I say that people drive at 55 for no reason even when the limit is 70. This is frequently common in south and north carolina. Europe has tiny roads and expressways too. America is one big country, therefore the number of expressways will be very different naturally. But europe has plenty of expressways and the roads there are certainly not tiny. Europe does have plenty of backroutes which wind and twist (they are pretty fun to drive around too) but I assure you that europeans usually have more road driving courage which can be seen especially in italy, spain and germany (and the UK. well sometimes).

Anyways, we are deviating from the topic and I apologise for that. Let us stop the discussion on this.

I think a speed limit of 110 km/h would have been more appropriate as 100 is not really a expressway standard speed limit unless you look at states like New York and New Jersey.

^^ This is India. Here 80+ speed limit is okay for expressways.

^^ This is India. Here 80+ speed limit is okay for expressways.

Maybe you are right. Until the situation is favourable, this could be a introductory speed limit. But on the other expressways, who follows the limit?

0 Point of YEW in Greater noida


http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/images/approved.jpg

0 Point of YEW in Greater noida


http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/images/approved.jpg

Wow what a pic :cheers:

Its not called the most fertile land of India just like that.

aah the irony. the most fertile land being gobbled up by real estate.

0 Point of YEW in Greater noida


http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/images/approved.jpg

Looks like an artist's rendition, rather than a real photo.

FWIW, 90+ percent of world's major cities are built on very fertile lands.

Amartya Sen, yes that Nobel prize winner, once explained why infrastructure and cities historically got built in developed countries where the most fertile lands were, why it will happen again, and why it must.

I am looking forward to photos of Yamuna Expressway when it opens.

^^ seems to be a real photo with its green channel enhanced deliberately.

Thats one hell of a picture :cheers2:

Hoping the YE will transfer some of the growth of the NCR to Agra. In fact, the entire corridor in Western UP could get opened up for growth with the expressway.

some old pix on YEW

http://www.yamunaexpressway.net/images/bg/p12.jpg

http://www.yamunaexpressway.net/images/bg/p16.jpg

That interchange and the expansive view looks great.

Yamuna Expressway puts politics in fast lane

AGRA/ALIGARH/GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR: There has been mushrooming of brick kilns along the Agra-Aligarh Khair road. Tractor trolleys loaded with rakes of bricks trundle down the road entire day. The construction boom and the swelling number of brick kilns in western UP has come due to six-lane Yamuna Expressway.

The brick kilns dot the roads in villages of Mathura, Aligarh, Gautam Budh Nagar and Bulandshahr. The thriving construction has to do with the enhanced economic status of locals as well as private builders who are rushing to the region because of the Yamuna Expressway.

"It's all inter-linked; expressway has increased the cost of land, which in turn has attracted private builders to the place," says Pravin Panchal, pradhan of Tappal village. The 165 km long expressway will run from Agra to Noida. Taking off some 14 km before Agra, it will connect six districts. The expressway might be extended by 20 km on NH-2 till Gwalior Road. There is a railway line and a stretch of the Yamuna river in between. Officers at the camp office (58) don't reveal much on extension. "It needs acquisition of land," said a senior engineer department official.

Expressway will reduce the travel time between New Delhi and Agra by over two hours. At the same time, it will bring in urban and industrial development to the region. Some 1,182 villages of Aligarh, Mathura, Mahamayanagar, Bulandshahr, Greater Noida and Agra have been notified by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).

The project, however, courted controversy over massive land acquisition in the area by YEIDA. When asked about the opening or extension of the expressway, engineers at the site said they are waiting for instructions from the management. Work, however, is on in full swing in the six districts where expressway runs along. Currently, approach roads, underpasses and crossings are being constructed. Once it becomes functional, Yamuna Expressway will bring more development to the region due to better connectivity between the districts, and with New Delhi.

"Brass industry which has taken off in a big way in the last seven to eight years will grow further with better connectivity," says Ramesh Arora, secretary, All India Lock Manufacturers' Association, Aligarh.

In Tappal, the village which hit headlines for farmers' agitation in August 2010, land prices have touched a new high. Even an `usar' land is selling for at least Rs 20 lakh per bigha. A marshy land, which was lying vacant till some time back, has found buyers in Tappal now. "People are investing in land," says Panchal. Lot of people from neighbouring districts, including Lucknow, are buying land in these villages.

"With expressway being constructed, there is lot of potential for growth here. In future, industries, hotels and may be educational institutions will come up along it, making the land more valuable in the region," says Arunodaya Bajpai, who teaches political science in Agra College.

Farmers, in Aligarh and Gautam Budh Nagar, most of whom don't even know what an expressway means, say they never opposed when the government took away their land for building a "road". "We knew it will bring development to the village, as roads always connect and make movement easy," says a farmer in Zikarpur village of Aligarh, which witnessed violence and blood over land acquisition in August 2010. "We never said we will not give our land for the expressway. We are against things which are not of public utility like townships," says Hardutt, a farmer in another affected village, Jahangarh. The farmers of at least 100-odd villages in the affected districts took to agitation when the government started acquiring land, invoking the urgency clause of the Land Acquisition Act, and started selling it to private builders for erecting townships. Though farmers have still not given up the fight, they know they can't sustain it for long. And in that case, it's the substantial amount of compensation that most of them are fighting for, making it, more of a fight over `money' than the fight for land. "Farmers are not averse to parting with their land, provided they get good money," says Sudhir Panwar, president, Kisan Jagriti Manch. On the other hand, economy of villages where farmers have got the compensation has changed slightly.

At least 70% of agitating farmers have taken compensation. No wonder, whichever of the affected villages, one visits, it's not difficult to see several houses being either constructed or renovated. "Most of the farmers bought land and got houses constructed from the compensation money," says Ravinder Singh Malik, a farmer in Parsaul village of Gautam Budh Nagar.

Source: Times of India
Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Yamuna-Expressway-puts-politics-in-fast-lane/articleshow/12049761.cms

Today's Dainik Jagran had 2 full-pages advertisement of Jaypee Group. It mentioned that Yamuna Expressway would be opened in April 2012. Though, the exact date was not given, I guess it will be decided soon.

I hope they make provisions for the poor to cross the road without any problems.

I hope they make provisions for the poor to cross the road without any problems.

Good point. Otherwise they will do suicidal things.

There are dozens of pedestrian underpasses along the expressway.

There are dozens of pedestrian underpasses along the expressway.

That is good. How close are they located? Will the people know to use 'em?

You can find the details at following link


http://yamunaexpresswayauthority.com/features

There are dozens of pedestrian underpasses along the expressway.

Yes, there are enough pedestrian crossings along the e way. The main thing is people should be ready to take that pain of walking few meters to take those pedestrian passes rather than deciding to cross the road from the same point where they intent to cross.

Yes, there are enough pedestrian crossings along the e way. The main thing is people should be ready to take that pain of walking few meters to take those pedestrian passes rather than deciding to cross the road from the same point where they intent to cross.

Well the expressway is quite elevated (not on pillars but it's built on top of an embankment) . It's probably easier to walk the extra few meters than to climb all the way to the top of the expressway, risk your life crossing it, and then climb down.

Well the expressway is quite elevated (not on pillars but it's built on top of an embankment) . It's probably easier to walk the extra few meters than to climb all the way to the top of the expressway, risk your life crossing it, and then climb down.

+1. There is a steep gradient along the sides of the expressway.

That's good I hope gai n bakriya will do not climb those embankments

^^ If a kutta can cross onto a F1 track, nothing can stop gaay and bakri from climbing embankments.

From Brazil to Egypt, from South Africa to New Zealand, from Canada to Turkey, I have seen pedestrians and livestock enter highways, even freeways.

The most interesting case was in South Island, NZ. A sheep, for some reason, had jumped the access controlled road barriers and was running towards the on-coming traffic, then stopped. I was told by my local friend, this is usual. The local govt had raised the access control barriers, but sheeps were more agile. The roads must be patrolled he said, and traffic speeds adjusted (=slowed) in areas where problems were more serious.

People and cattle on highways is as common outside India, as in India. Yes, European and US freeways do not have this issue; but you know, less than 15% of world's population lives in EU+US+Canada.

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I was just checking on assembly elections results for regions where there were land acquisition protests and Rahul Gandhi / congress led media frenzy on farmer issues near Yamuna Expressway. Remarkably, these areas, did not vote for his candidates/congress. They elected those who champion infrastructure such as Yamuna Expressway. Bhatta Parsul, if I am spelling it right, for example was the name I remember from media reports here in the West, that mirrored news from Indian media on Rahul Gandhi and land acquisition issues. Bhatta Parsul did not elect the congress candidate, rather elected someone from the BSP.

The most interesting case was in South Island, NZ. A sheep, for some reason, had jumped the access controlled road barriers and was running towards the on-coming traffic, then stopped


Thats hilarious :lol:

In rural Trinidad in the West Indies, highways are sometimes so narrow that goats sometimes seem to occupy half the road.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Yamuna-Expressway-to-open-in-April-trial-runs-on/articleshow/12310774.cms


NOIDA: Dispelling fears regarding the fate of Yamuna Expressway, the developer of the project said the 165-km corridor is gearing up for a grand opening in April. Trial runs are being conducted on the much-awaited expressway, which was initially set to open in January.

The return of the SP government had put the developer, Jaypee Group, in a quandary over the future of the project. However, putting an end to all speculation, officials from the group said that work on the expressway is in the final stages of completion. "Though the deadline has repeatedly been pushed back, this time things are expected to fall in place by the scheduled date," said an official.

At present, finishing touches are being added to the toll plazas and cloverleaves. "We are testing the toll plazas in order to iron out any errors. Trial runs by our company officials are also being conducted regularly to take care of any shortcomings," added the official. "As it is a toll road, the charges to be levied on motorists will be announced shortly," he added.

To ensure safety of the road users, the expressway will have certain restrictions and conditions for use by motor vehicles. Officials of the Jaypee group said that since a new government has taken charge of the state, they were expecting a change of guard at Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Authorities. "When the new set of officials takes charge, we will meet with them to decide on the safety aspects and speed limits to be fixed for the expressway. The speed limit and restrictions will come into force once the Yamuna Expressway opens to the public," said a company spokesperson.

To be opened two years ahead of schedule, the Rs 11,000 crore access-controlled and elevated Yamuna Expressway corridor is expected to benefit an estimated 1.2 lakh commuters heading towards Agra and beyond daily. The six-lane toll road between Greater Noida and Agra will provide commuters seamless connectivity along a six-lane main carriageway and a single-lane shoulder road. The expressway is completely concretized and has been designed for speeds up to 120kmph. Commuters using the expressway would be able to cover the distance between the two cities in merely 90 minutes.

The expressway will have six interchanges and ramps. Underpasses and bridges have been built to provide connectivity to areas along the expressway. To ensure commuters' safety, CCTV cameras will be installed at regular intervals. "Mobile radars will be used to monitor speeding. Ambulance services, petrol sheds, rest-houses and a food court are also in the offing.

Looking forward to US/Germany style highway reseraunts/eateries and hotels and gas stations all along the highway as well as swanky Mercedez Benz buses moving down the road. :cheers:Now if they can only clean up Agra. :ohno:

Thats hilarious :lol:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This modern miracle called highway is as natural as sliced bread.

Here in Canada we have wild deer called Moose. They look like the size of an elephant.
I saw one in the middle of the road with police all around, they finaly shot it with a drug and put it to sleep before it got hit or hit by traffic. Lots of smaller animals even other deer, rarely even bears end up on highways.

It's hardly a joke, human life is precious!

Looking forward to US/Germany style highway reseraunts/eateries and hotels and gas stations all along the highway as well as swanky Mercedez Benz buses moving down the road. :cheers:Now if they can only clean up Agra. :ohno:

Those hotels you so speak of would be motels.

Those hotels you so speak of would be motels.

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... by Patels :-O.

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This modern miracle called highway is as natural as sliced bread.

Here in Canada we have wild deer called Moose. They look like the size of an elephant.
I saw one in the middle of the road with police all around, they finaly shot it with a drug and put it to sleep before it got hit or hit by traffic. Lots of smaller animals even other deer, rarely even bears end up on highways.

It's hardly a joke, human life is precious!

+1

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-24/delhi/31233797_1_expressway-dream-project-greater-noida-and-agra

Maya gone, but her e-way dream project gets nod

LUCKNOW: After missing several deadlines, Mayawati's dream project - the Yamuna expressway corridor - is likely to get the nod of UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. The six-lane, access-controlled, elevated expressway corridor will be thrown open to public in the last week of April.

Senior officials of Jaypee Group, developers for the expressway, have confirmed that the final trials are underway. "An automated toll plaza along with facilities for mobile patrolling and emergency medical care are being put in place. We expect to complete the process by first week of April. The project will then be handed over to the government for assessment.''

The Rs 11,000 crore expressway project is expected to benefit an estimated 1.2 lakh commuters heading towards Agra and beyond. It will also reduce travel time between Greater Noida and Agra by 90 minutes.

The second part of the project involves development of an industrial corridor along the expressway for which the Mayawati government had notified nearly 1,165 villages under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Act.

The expressway was scheduled to be open by December last year. But assembly polls, followed by regime change and a bureaucratic shake-up delayed the inauguration. "Once the newly inducted officials settle down, the process of assessing the project will begin. CM may decide to travel along the expressway and after that the project will be inaugurated,'' a Jaypee official said.

A technicality that still remains to be ironed out between the developers and the state government is finalizing the speed at which vehicles will be allowed to travel.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Raman-gets-charge-of-Yamuna-E-Way/articleshow/12399464.cms

Raman gets charge of Yamuna E-Way

LUCKNOW: In yet another bureaucratic reshuffle, the Samajwadi government on Saturday gave Rama Raman the additional charge as chief executive of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority. Raman is currently serving as president and chief executive officer of Greater Noida.

Commissioner of Meerut division, Santosh Kumar Yadav has also been posted as vice president Ghaziabad Development Authority. Special secretary, Panchayati Raj department, Ram Bodh Maurya has been made managing director of UP Pradeshik Cooperative Federation.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/yamuna-expressway-to-be-ready-by-midapril/930422/


Putting to rest all speculation about Yamuna Expressway’s fate, its developer Jaypee Infratech Ltd has informed the UP government that the 165 km-long, six-laned corridor will be ready in 15 days. The corridor, which will cut down travel time between Noida and Agra to nearly 100 minutes, will open with just three toll-tax plazas, at Jewar, Mathura and Agra, instead of five toll plazas as planned earlier.

The state government will carry out a safety inspection of the project built on a Public Private Partnership model with an investment of about Rs 11,000 crore. The date of opening of the expressway is likely to be decided thereafter.

Sources said the developer has decided to open the expressway with three toll plazas as the construction of two more plazas — proposed near International Airport in Jewar and near Noida-Greater Noida Expressway — would have taken more time.

“The construction of two poll plazas has been postponed for the time being as the future of Jewar International Airport is uncertain whereas certain land issues need to be settled for the toll plaza near Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. The decision has been taken to save time,” said a senior official of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority.

There are still certain issues that are yet to be settled between the developer and the state government, the most important being the speed limit to be allowed on the expressway. While the proposed permissible speed of vehicles on the expressway is around 110-120 kmph, a final decision has not been taken yet. There is also no decision on medical facilities to be provided on the expressway and opening of food joints.

Planned in 2003 during the Mayawati regime, the project, earlier called Taj Expressway, was taken up again during the last BSP regime (2007-2012). The deadline for the project was 2013. However, the project could not be completed for launch before the 2012 Assembly elections.

The expressway will provide connectivity to four UP districts, including Gautam Budh Nagar, Mathura, Aligarh and Agra, and also five proposed residential townships of Jaypee in Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh and Agra.

Significantly, the expressway will halve the time of travel between Noida and Agra, which is about 3.5 hours to four hours at present. It is also expected to give a boost to the economy of the entire region, including tourism and leather industry in Agra, brassware in Aligarh, and milk production near Mathura.

lot of speculative news in media

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Pay-toll-for-smooth-drive-through-Yamuna-e-way/articleshow/12498438.cms

NEW DELHI: The zip drive to Agra on the yet-to-be-opened Yamuna expressway, which will reduce travel time to less than two hours, will come at a price. The developer of this 165km-long expressway has submitted maximum proposed toll rates for each vehicle category to the UP government. Sources said a single car trip could cost anything between Rs 250 and Rs 350, which is the upper limit quoted by the developer.

Though the developer Jaypee has proposed a charge of Rs 2.2 per km from cars on this six-lane access controlled expressway, sources said it would have to reduce the fare to draw traffic from the Delhi-Agra stretch of NH-2. At present, the toll charge on the NH-2 Delhi-Agra stretch is about Rs 110 per trip for a car. Sources in the Yamuna Expressway Authority (YEA) said the toll charges proposal was submitted to them in February-end and had been sent to the state government earlier this month.

The developer has also submitted a plan to offer discount to travellers on return trips on this stretch within 24 hours. For example, if the maximum one-way fare for cars is Rs 350, a round trip would cost Rs 560. There will also be monthly passes issued at discounted rates.

YEA officials said the maximum tariff has been proposed for heavy vehicles and over seven-axle vehicles, and would be Rs 10.65 and Rs 13.7 per km. These two categories of vehicles are likely to generate most revenue for the project. "The expressway would be a convenient route for heavy vehicles since they won't have to cross several states and pay toll," said an official associated with the project.

Though two- and three-wheelers are "not preferred" on this expressway with only three access roads for them on each carriageway - Jewar, Mathura & Agra - there is a provision to allow them to use the stretch. "They will have to pay 50% of the toll charged from cars. These vehicles will be allowed to ply only on the extreme left lane," said the official.

This is also the first expressway project in the country where those using dedicated tag lanes at toll plazas without a valid tag would be penalized. The UP government's toll policy for expressways notified in February 2010 has provision for levying five times additional user fee in case of such violations. (what does this para means?)

Sources said the developer plans to deploy 1,000 men for operation and maintenance of the stretch. The stretch will have 32 cameras to monitor the traffic movement. They said the likely speed limit would be 100kmph. Though the smooth drive is expected to bring down travel time and save fuel, there may be major traffic congestion on the last lap. The roads on the 12km-stretch from where the expressway terminates till Agra are not adequate to handle the traffic volume. The expressway is likely to be opened by April-end. The toll rates would be notified a few weeks before operations begin.

magery update from Google Earth:
This interchange looks amazing! great finishing!
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/210/nnoida1.jpg

awesome

This is also the first expressway project in the country where those using dedicated tag lanes at toll plazas without a valid tag would be penalized. The UP government's toll policy for expressways notified in February 2010 has provision for levying five times additional user fee in case of such violations. (what does this para means?)

This means that vehicles which do not have a tag will not be allowed to enter tag lanes and they will have to use cash lanes (like other expressways). However, this will be the first expressway where the violators (non tagged vehicles entering tag lanes) would be penalised. These people will have to shell out 5 times more toll.

Excellent news!


Though the developer Jaypee has proposed a charge of Rs 2.2 per km from cars on this six-lane access controlled expressway, sources said it would have to reduce the fare to draw traffic from the Delhi-Agra stretch of NH-2. At present, the toll charge on the NH-2 Delhi-Agra stretch is about Rs 110 per trip for a car. Sources in the Yamuna Expressway Authority (YEA) said the toll charges proposal was submitted to them in February-end and had been sent to the state government earlier this month.


A toll of Rs300 for cars would make it equivalent to MPE on a per km basis (although much higher than NE-1). If they keep the toll too high, they'd lose traffic to NH-2. Smart thing for Jaypee to do would be to keep the toll on lower side (~Rs250) to start with, to attract traffic. Once people get used to the expressway and like its convenience, they won't go back even if the toll rates are raised.

I know toll rates for NHAI built 4/6-lane highways are fixed (regulated). Not sure if there are any standards for toll rates on expressways.

magery update from Google Earth:
This interchange looks amazing! great finishing!
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/210/nnoida1.jpg

:cheers::cheers: simply awesome

here is the expressway toll policy of UP govt

http://upeida.in/Tolls%20Rules,%202010.pdf

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http://upeida.in/


Excellent news!



A toll of Rs300 for cars would make it equivalent to MPE on a per km basis (although much higher than NE-1). If they keep the toll too high, they'd lose traffic to NH-2. Smart thing for Jaypee to do would be to keep the toll on lower side (~Rs250) to start with, to attract traffic. Once people get used to the expressway and like its convenience, they won't go back even if the toll rates are raised.

I know toll rates for NHAI built 4/6-lane highways are fixed (regulated). Not sure if there are any standards for toll rates on expressways.

here is the expressway toll policy of UP govt

http://upeida.in/Tolls%20Rules,%202010.pdf

bottom of main page
http://upeida.in/

Thanks m_1973. I wish the policy was simpler - similar to what NHAI has - a flat per km rate by vehicle type. UP policy of charging for permanent structures (e.g., interchanges, ROB/RUB, flyovers, etc) separately creates opportunity for malfeasance.

Anyway, in this case, there's a parallel highway (NH-2), so ultimately the toll would be dictated by what the market can bear.

In fact, the govt should only set the maximum toll, and let parallel highways compete for consumers (traffic!) on price and quality. It'll give incentive to highway operators to maintain high quality of the road and charge competitive toll (otherwise they'll lose traffic to competition). That's the beauty of free/competitive markets!

At present, the toll charge on the NH-2 Delhi-Agra stretch is about Rs 110 per trip for a car.

Infact it is not even Rs 110!!!. Badarpur skyway (20), Kosi (35), Mathura (35) - Rs 90 in total. And if someone takes a return then it would be Badarpur (40), Kosi (50) and Mathura (50) - Total Rs 140 only for a round trip...!!!!! For people like me who live in south Delhi and quite proximal to both NH 2 as well as Noida -GN Expressway time and distance wise not much of difference. I was expecting a much competitive lower rate (around Rs 200 or 225 one way) for the YEway..

^^

I have geard it takes 3-4 hours to Agra on NH-2 and it will take only two hours on YE ?

^^

I have geard it takes 3-4 hours to Agra on NH-2 and it will take only two hours on YE ?

I live in NFC and for me it takes 3hrs - 3 hrs 15 min to Taj irrespective of the time of journey.If Faridabad - Palwal and Mathura junction can be decongested then one can easily travel in 2 and half hours. I am not a super speed driver.

To Pari chowk in greater Noida (just few km from begining of YEway) It takes me around 40 mins through Sarita Vihar, Kalindi Kunj. If I guess is correct it ll take about 100 - 120 mins from greater noida to Agra for sedate driver like me. so more or less same time.

I DO AGREE that for people from East or north Delhi the route woulld benefit more. the same can be said for people who proceed to Kanpur, Etawah and beyond. For me, I head either south of Agra or to Taj. Hence NH2 would be more convenient than the expressway..

Above all said, I am as such waiting for the Eway to open just to make atleast one trip.. (I have been a passenger in MPE way and have never driven in a international class highway as yet - Gurgaon/ Noida e way excluded)

I guess media was involved in lot of speculation or some people were planting the reports

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/akhilesh-to-review-ppp-projects/931964/

The UP government has decided to review all Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the state, including the ongoing ones like the Yamuna Expressway.

Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Commissioner Anil Kumar Gupta on Monday said all PPP projects in the state would be reviewed and decision on their future taken on case-to-case basis.

Gupta also refuted speculation about any decision by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to inaugurate the Yamuna Expressway. He said completion of merely a road does not mean that the project is completed. In a press release issued later in the day, Gupta said, “Project is regarded as complete when facilities like electrification, green belt, etc, have been ensured.”

Meanwhile, the state government has also started the process for a study on alignment of eight-lane greenfield project from Lucknow to Agra. The task has been given to the Public Works Department.

Meanwhile, the state government has also started the process for a study on alignment of eight-lane greenfield project from Lucknow to Agra. The task has been given to the Public Works Department.

Is this something other than the Ganga expressway? Why do we need one more expressway, when there's already 6-lane NH-2 between Agra and Kanpur (and 4 lane NH-25 from Kanpur to Lucknow) and GE planned on a somewhat parallel route? Sounds excessive to me. UP govt should coordinate with NHAI on all these new expressways. NHAI would have to give NH-2 BOT contractors compensation if too many parallel expressways open.

I live in NFC and for me it takes 3hrs - 3 hrs 15 min to Taj irrespective of the time of journey.If Faridabad - Palwal and Mathura junction can be decongested then one can easily travel in 2 and half hours. I am not a super speed driver.


It used to take me ~3.5 hours from Gurgaon to Agra along NH-2 last year. Faridabad/Palwal/Mathura junctions are supposed to be decongested as part of NHDP V (6-laning). Reliance won the contract for it almost 2 years ago, but there's no movement on implementation yet. Don't know what they're doing!

Who knows, perhaps they'll try to get out of the contract with YE opening.

Here is the original plan of network of expressway in UP. The new announcements are the ones which were not worked on during Maya term.
I dont think we need NHAI in UP. They should back out of UP and let UP govt implement all expressways asap



More info on www.upeida.in and

list of work in progress

https://udyogbandhu.com/topics.aspx?mid=Expressways

we had some discussion on this in GE thread

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/6198/upexpressway.jpg


Is this something other than the Ganga expressway? Why do we need one more expressway, when there's already 6-lane NH-2 between Agra and Kanpur (and 4 lane NH-25 from Kanpur to Lucknow) and GE planned on a somewhat parallel route? Sounds excessive to me. UP govt should coordinate with NHAI on all these new expressways. NHAI would have to give NH-2 BOT contractors compensation if too many parallel expressways open.

It used to take me ~3.5 hours from Gurgaon to Agra along NH-2 last year. Faridabad/Palwal/Mathura junctions are supposed to be decongested as part of NHDP V (6-laning). Reliance won the contract for it almost 2 years ago, but there's no movement on implementation yet. Don't know what they're doing!

Who knows, perhaps they'll try to get out of the contract with YE opening.

Reliance has won the contract to widen Delhi - Agra stretch starting from Ashram chowk (underpass). As on 28 Feb 2012 there was not a single sign of any widening work from Ashram till Agra. Land acquisition, sub contracts, survey for bridges, bridge widening etc will all together consume atleast 2 -3 years in total. Once the work starts it is going to be messy for few years atleast (NH1 and NH8 are great examples for how not to do)

One of the toll plazas -

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8497/20120404a00210500203.jpg
- from Amar Ujala

Agra-Lucknow e-way to be eco-friendly (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/239689/agra-lucknow-e-way-eco.html)
Agra, Apr 4, 2012, IANS:

A new eight-lane ‘eco-friendly’ expressway will connect Lucknow with Agra, said UP industrial development commissioner Anil Kumar Gupta on Wednesday.

A feasibility study is being done, he added. The Expressway will also connect to Yamuna Expressway in near Kuberpur. Gupta said chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has instructed officials to make sure that there are large water bodies and community ponds with ample green cover on both sides of the expressway.

These steps will help recharge groundwater during monsoon.

According to government officials, the Yamuna Expressway is an ecological disaster as large tracts of agricultural land have disappeared and thousands of trees have been felled.

Does anybody have an idea where is this proposed link? do we have any photos near this point?

The name mentioned in the report is village at the end of YE at Agra where YE meets NH2.

we have to wait and watch for final alignment. Initial proposal is for Agra-Kanpur but announcement is for Agra - Lucknow. Once alignment is worked out many things will change



Agra-Lucknow e-way to be eco-friendly (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/239689/agra-lucknow-e-way-eco.html)


Does anybody have an idea where is this proposed link? do we have any photos near this point?

News from Dainik Jagran

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/uttarpradesh/4_1_9099898.html


ग्रेटर नोएडा, संवाददाता : ग्रेटर नोएडा प्राधिकरण नोएडा-ग्रेटर नोएडा एक्सप्रेस-वे को यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे का हिस्सा बनाने व टोल टैक्स लगाने पर असहमत है, जबकि इस पर शासन सहमति दे चुका है।
प्राधिकरण के मुख्य कार्यपालक अधिकारी रमा रमण ने बुधवार यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे की कांस्ट्रक्शन कंपनी जेपी ग्रुप के अधिकारियों के साथ बैठक कर निर्माण कार्यो की प्रगति की जानकारी ली। बैठक में यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे पर टोल टैक्स लगाने, सुविधाओं आदि पर चर्चा हुई। कंपनी को सीईओ ने एक सप्ताह के अंदर प्रगति रिपोर्ट देने का निर्देश दिया है। बैठक में सीईओ ने नोएडा व ग्रेटर नोएडा एक्सप्रेस-वे पर टोल टैक्स लगाए जाने का विरोध किया।


यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे प्राधिकरण के सीईओ रमा रमण ने बताया कि एक्सप्रेस-वे के निर्माण की प्रगति के बारे में कंस्ट्रक्शन कंपनी के अधिकारियों से जानकारी ली गई है। कंपनी की तरफ से बताया गया कि एक्सप्रेस-वे का निर्माण पूरा हो गया है। टोल प्लाजा व दो स्थानों पर इंटरचेंज का निर्माण चल रहा है। इसे जल्द ही पूरा करने का प्रयास किया जा रहा है। सीईओ ने कंपनी के अधिकारियों से एक्सप्रेस-वे पर सुविधाओं के बारे में जानकारी ली।


उन्होंने अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिया कि एक्सप्रेस-वे पर सीसीटीवी कैमरा, एंबुलेंस, पेट्रोल पंप, जनसुविधा आदि की व्यवस्था जल्द उपलब्ध कराई जाए। इसके बाद भी एक्सप्रेस-वे को चालू करने पर कोई निर्णय हो पाएगा। कंपनी की तरफ से एक्सप्रेस-वे पर टोल टैक्स वसूलने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया। इस पर सीईओ ने कहा कि टोल टैक्स रेट को लेकर शासन स्तर पर निर्णय लिया जाना है। कंपनी अपने तरफ से केंद्र व प्रदेश सरकार के नियम के तहत टैक्स टैक्स वसूलने का प्रस्ताव बनकर दे, इसके बाद प्रस्ताव शासन को भेजा जाएगा। नोएडा-ग्रेटर नोएडा एक्सप्रेस-वे को यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे का हिस्सा होने पर बैठक में चर्चा हुई। सीईओ ने नोएडा व ग्रेटर नोएडा एक्सप्रेस-वे दोनों प्राधिकरण का है, उसे देने पर समझौता हुआ है, लेकिन वर्तमान परिस्थति को देखते हुए नोएडा व ग्रेटर नोएडा एक्सप्रेस-वे पर टोल टैक्स लगाया जाना संभव नहीं है। इसकी रिपोर्ट शासन को भेजा जाएगा। शासन स्तर पर ही इस बारे में निर्णय लिया जाएगा।

एक्सप्रेस-वे पर टोल टैक्स देने को तैयार नहीं किसान


ग्रेटर नोएडा: अखिल भारतीय किसान सभा ने यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे पर ग्रामीणों के लिए टोल टैक्स माफ करने की मांग की है। सभा का कहना है कि किसानों की जमीन कौडियों के भाव लेकर सड़क बना दी गई। पुनर्वास और रोजगार के लिए कुछ नहीं किया गया। अपनी जमीन से गुजर रही सड़क पर किसान टोल टैक्स नहीं देंगे। उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने हरियाणा की तर्ज पर किसानों के लिए टोल टैक्स माफ नहीं किया तो आंदोलन होगा। सभा ने एक्सप्रेस-वे को नहीं चलने देने की चेतावनी दी है।

किसान सभा ने जेवर में बैठक कर निर्णय लिया कि यमुना एक्सप्रेस-वे पर ग्रामीणों से वसूले जाने वाले टैक्स का विरोध किया जाएगा। हरियाणा समेत कई राज्यों में किसानों से टोल टैक्स नहीं वसूला जाता। ग्रामीणों के लिए पास बनाए जाते हैं। उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने अब तक किसानों के पक्ष में ऐसा निर्णय नहीं किया है। एक्सप्रेस-वे के साथ बनने वाले सर्विस रोड भी अधूरा है। सर्विस रोड पूरा किए बिना एक्सप्रेस-वे को चालू किया गया तो ग्रामीणों को आवागमन में दिक्कत होगी। किसान सभा के जिलाध्यक्ष नत्थीराम शर्मा ने कहा कि सरकार ने किसानों को छूट दिए बिना एक्सप्रेस-वे का उदघाटन कराया तो किसान सड़क पर धरना देकर बैठ जाएंगे। निर्णय लिया गया कि एक्सप्रेस-वे के किनारे पड़ने वाले गांवों में जागरूकता अभियान चलाकर ग्रामीणों को टोल टैक्स के बारे में अवगत कराया जाएगा। एक्सप्रेस-वे के किनारे गांव के लोगों को ढाबा, टायर पंचर लगाने व चाय, कॉपी, कोल्ड ड्रिंक आदि की दुकान चलाने के लिए जगह देने की भी मांग की गई। :lol::lol::lol::nuts::lol:

all india farmer association has warned that if yamuna expway isnt made free for people from nearby villages , there will be agitations,

they also have made demands that these people should get provisions for dhabas and cold drink/tea stalls near expway

all india farmer association has warned that if yamuna expway isnt made free for people from nearby villages , there will be agitations,

they also have made demands that these people should get provisions for dhabas and cold drink/tea stalls near expway

Else there will be expressway-roko agitations and we would see people sitting on the YE.

Looking forward to US/Germany style highway reseraunts/eateries and hotels and gas stations all along the highway as well as swanky Mercedez Benz buses moving down the road. :cheers:Now if they can only clean up Agra. :ohno:

Yes, you would get truely WORLD CLASS hotels and tyre-puncture stations :lol:

Else there will be expressway-roko agitations and we would see people sitting on the YE.

Ha ha ha.. all these days I kept asking about such issues to the local people here.. and most people (who live in city) said the people there (read farmers) would welcome with open arms.. Imagine this.. first u take away the agricultural land.. then make a world class Eway pumping crores of money...then provide access to everyone starting with buffalo to bullock cart to tractor, open dhabas and eateries all along the highway..

I wonder how people involved in this project never thought of such issues when someone as common as me can think of it...

all india farmer association has warned that if yamuna expway isnt made free for people from nearby villages , there will be agitations,

they also have made demands that these people should get provisions for dhabas and cold drink/tea stalls near expway

This is why our country will never grow the way we expect because of our own people,greedy bastards.They think as if it's their own property and an attitude like BHAD MEIN JAYE COUNTRY.:bash::bash::bash:

This is why our country will never grow the way we expect because of our own people,greedy bastards.They think as if it's their own property and an attitude like BHAD MEIN JAYE COUNTRY.:bash::bash::bash:

Well unfortunately, it is considered and to an extent true that indians are some of the cheapest and most selfish people on earth...