NCR Highways and Expressways updates

[aveeral.Vstar]

Originally Posted by shanware

Abhi, how different is the alignment to the Yamuna expressway ? Any ideas ?

The Yamuna Expressway runs parallel to the yamuna river on its eastern bank......and its alignment is almost parallel to NH - 2...........the Yamuna Expressway meets NH - 2 after/outside Agra....note that Y.E. is meeting with NH - 2 beyond Agra i.e. towards Kanpur................and moreover now the Yamuna Expressway is viewable on Google Earth, hv a look to see the exact alignment

[pgarg2000]

KMP e-way to open by June 2011


The company constructing Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway (also known as Western Peripheral Expressway) on Monday assured the Haryana Government that the project would be completed in June 2011. It also assured that the partial 50-km stretch between Manesar and Palawal would be opened in February 2011.
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"Some of the land is still to be transferred to us following litigation issues. We are going to have enough skilled manpower soon and this will speed up work. Skilled labour had been diverted for CWG and T3 projects. We have sought permission to open partially in February 2011 and fully in June 2011," Kohli said.

[Abhishek901]

Originally Posted by aveeral.Vstar

Hey Abhi ....I really wonder how this NH - 2 6 laning nd Delhi Metro Extension to YMCA Chowk Faridabad would take place simultaneously ?

Most probabaly the metro will run on the central verge nd keeping this in mind its nearly impossible to widen the road nd construct grade separators & interchanges at NHPC Chowk, Badhkal Chowk, Old Chowk, Ajronda Chowk, Bata Chowk nd YMCA Chowk as these are the intersections exactly where the metro stations are to be built......nd whenever an elevated metro station is built at a place it totally occupies the airspace above the road (as evident from elevated metro lines uptill now) thereby making the construction of flyovers or interchanges at those very intersections near to impossible task

Please clarify nd discuss according to ur understanding

Metro will run along one side of the road, leaving enough space for flyovers. There are many such places in Delhi where metro run on side instead of centre because of flyovers.

[aveeral.Vstar]

Originally Posted by Abhishek901

Metro will run along one side of the road, leaving enough space for flyovers. There are many such places in Delhi where metro run on side instead of centre because of flyovers.

hmmm......I somehow knew that this would be ur answer.....but the problem that arises here is that on Faridabad stretch of NH - 2 not much land is available on the sides.....as there are industrial sheds, warehouses, commercial sites, malls etc. all along the stretch nd flyovers alongwith metro line is a very wide space affair....hehe...anyhow would be really interesting to see how things shape up

[Abhishek901]

All those encroachments will have to go as I think the highway will have service lanes also. And anyways at the crossings where flyovers will be built, encroachments have to go to make space available not only for a 6 lane flyover but also 4-6 lane surface road along the flyover for exits.

[aveeral.Vstar]

Originally Posted by Abhishek901

All those encroachments will have to go as I think the highway will have service lanes also. And anyways at the crossings where flyovers will be built, encroachments have to go to make space available not only for a 6 lane flyover but also 4-6 lane surface road along the flyover for exits.

yes u are right the highway will have service lanes too ....but what u are calling encroachments are not encroachments actually....they are industrial units nd malls nd offices nd warehouses which are govt. approved...they would be compensated IMO.....

[pgarg2000]

Originally Posted by aveeral.Vstar

yes u are right the highway will have service lanes too ....but what u are calling encroachments are not encroachments actually....they are industrial units nd malls nd offices nd warehouses which are govt. approved...they would be compensated IMO.....

govt do acquire approved land for development. Compensation given is < 10% of the market rate.

[pgarg2000]

GURGAON: With Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) facing over a dozen land acquisition cases, progress of its ambitious Southern Periphery Road (SPR) has been reduced to snails pace. As part of the SPR project, the development authority plans to construct a 17-km-long road connecting Faridabad-Gurgaon stretch to National Highway-8.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/6595566.cms

[pgarg2000]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/6647550.cms

National Highways Authority of India officials said the concessionaire of the Badarpur elevated road to Faridabad has agreed to open the main corridor for traffic by Sunday

Meanwhile, NHAI officials said that Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), which is constructing the Badarpur elevated stretch, has told the authority that traffic would be allowed on the elevated corridor as 'diversion' so that they can expedite the remaining work on the ground road to complete the project by the end of October. "Effectively, this will bring relief to commuters from major traffic jams at the border," said an NHAI official.

[Master of Disguise]

Will take more time then expected.....don't be so excited about this...its a complete mess at the moment..!!

cheers

[SSCaddict]

Eastern peripheral expressway back on the block

After two unsuccessful attempts during the economic crisis, the Union road transport and highways ministry has, once again, planned to come out with a fresh request for qualification (RFQ) for the Rs2,700 crore eastern peripheral expressway project in New Delhi.

According to officials from the transport ministry, certain new initiatives have been taken to generate investors’ interest this time. Toll rates have been capped and concession period has been increased to attract investors to take up the project.

Consultants preparing the detailed project report have been advised to study the feasibility, considering the concession period as 23.5 years, instead of the earlier 20 years.

Regarding the tolling issue, the ministry felt that imposing a cap on toll was important, as rates on the eastern peripheral expressway should not exceed the maximum toll rate being charged on Western peripheral expressway, which is a similar facility.

“In view of the modifications, further changes are required, particularly in view of the proposed modification in the concession period. About the proposal of capping the rate, NHAI has been suggested to prepare a note for the department of legal affairs, seeking its opinion on the issue, as well as, to seek approval of the finance ministry,” said an official.

The 135-km expressway starts at Kundli on NH-1, passes through Bagpat, bypassing Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, and Faridabad and terminates at Palwal on NH-2. Of the total 1680 ha of land to be acquired, 1360 hectare (92%) has already been acquired and acquisition of the remaining land is in progress.

When the project was put on the bidding block for the first time in 2008, Reliance Infrastructure emerged as the sole bidder for the project. The government restructured the project and put it yet again on the bidding block in April 2009. Single bidder scenario emerged yet again, only to be scrapped later.

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[pgarg2000]

Originally Posted by SSCaddict

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The 135-km expressway starts at Kundli on NH-1, passes through Bagpat, bypassing Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, and Faridabad and terminates at Palwal on NH-2. Of the total 1680 ha of land to be acquired, 1360 hectare (92%) has already been acquired and acquisition of the remaining land is in progress.

92 % ??? thats like 80% ...

Consultants preparing the detailed project report have been advised to study the feasibility, considering the concession period as 23.5 years, instead of the earlier 20 years

They want to keep the toll rates same so traffic is diverted equally on both sides...that sounds good...but...if toll period is extended to 23.5 years instead of 20 years then for the last 3.5 years WPE will be toll free and EPE will be charging toll....wouldn't this cause same problem again.

[pgarg2000]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/6686388.cms

Tuesday morning when the Faridabad-Badarpur stretch of the elevated road under construction will be opened for traffic. Though, it's not yet clear when the other carriageway will be made operational.

A spokesperson of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), the private concessionaire of the 4.4-km elevated road project, said one carriageway will be opened around 6am. "After due safety checks, the independent consultant has permitted diversion of traffic on Faridabad- Delhi carriageway. Finishing works and safety checks for the other carriageway are underway,'' an email reply from HCC said.

[Abhishek901]

Originally Posted by pgarg2000

They want to keep the toll rates same so traffic is diverted equally on both sides...that sounds good...but...if toll period is extended to 23.5 years instead of 20 years then for the last 3.5 years WPE will be toll free and EPE will be charging toll....wouldn't this cause same problem again.

That may happen only if somebody want to go from NH-1 (Kundli) to NH-2 (Palwal), as he would have 2 options - WPE or EPE. In all other cases, he will have to use both of the roads. Though he may try to cover more distance with WPE than EPE (since on a circular road there are always 2 possible routes) but he will still have to pay some toll on EPE.

[numb.soul]

GURGAON/NEW DELHI: Commuting between Delhi, Gurgaon and beyond will be smooth in the next few years. The NHAI will extend the National Highway (from MG Road to Delhi border) to Kherki Dhaula, making it an 18-20 km 4-lane highway via Sohna Road.

This will help commuters beat the big jams on the Expressway between IFFCO Chowk and Hero Honda crossing.

After the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road recently got NH status, the road transport highways ministry had asked HUDA and state PWD to study the feasibility of the newly proposed alignment of NH-236 from Delhi-Gurgaon border on MG Road to Kherki Dhaula. Sources said that the site has been inspected by top ministry and Haryana government officials.

HUDA sources said that the present NH will be extended from Delhi border via Gawalpahari and Ghata village before it joins Sohna Road. Then it will be extended to Kherki Daula toll plaza on NH-8.

HUDA is constructing a 7.38-kilometre road on this stretch as a green field project. Another 2.1 kilometre road is also being laid between Gawalpahari and Ghata village that is likely to be completed next month.

Similarly another 5.28 kilometre stretch is under construction between Sohna Road up to Kherki Dhaula toll plaza, said a senior HUDA official.

The new alignment has been proposed since the earlier plan to connect NH-236 from Delhi border to the NH-8 via the Mall Mile was found unviable.

It's already a crowded stretch and there is hardly any space available for further widening of the road. So the new alignment is more convincing. We are waiting for response from the state government. Once they inform us about their decision we will start work. NHAI will develop this stretch on cash contract,'' said a senior ministry official.

This means while commuters taking the expressway will have to pay toll, those using the proposed NH won't have to pay any charge. The NH-236 will decongest the traffic entering Gurgaon from the Delhi-Gurgaon border at MG Road till Kherki Dhaula.

Presently, NH-236 is only a 6-km stretch between Andheria Mor and the Delhi-Gurgaon border. Though the NHAI had awarded the work of widening on this stretch to a 6-lane road before Commonwealth Games, it has already missed the deadlin

Read more: NHAI floats a new jam buster - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/NHAI-floats-a-new-jam-buster/articleshow/6897774.cms#ixzz14sctAAF8

[Abhishek901]

The drive to Taj Mahal through NH 2 will become faster and nearly signal-free in the next three years. NHAI plans to build flyovers or underpasses at all traffic intersections on the route, including one at Ashram Chowk in the capital, and a major private developer will start work on widening of the NH-2 between Badarpur and Agra.

These plans were unveiled during the inauguration of the 4.4km Badarpur elevated road on Monday, which is expected to reduce the Delhi-Faridabad commute time by up to 40 minutes. While the stretch had informally opened a week back, tolling began after the inauguration. The toll rates are Rs 20 for one-way drive and Rs 30 for multiple entries within 24 hours.

Transport and highways minister Kamal Nath said NHAI will soon complete a study on the Ashram-Badarpur stretch of NH-2.

The opening of the elevated road at one of the most congested crossings in the city — the Badarpur intersection — has paved the way for other crowded junctions on NH-2 in Faridabad to get a similar treatment.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha, minister of state for highways, RPN Singh, had submitted that 31 flyovers and underpasses will be constructed on the Delhi-Agra section of this national highway. Six 6-lane flyovers and another underpass, also 6-laned, will be constructed at the sector-59 crossing. ''We hope to start work on this stretch from January. We will create sufficient additional space so that regular commuters don't face any bottlenecks while the construction is carried out,'' said Sudhir Hoshing, senior vice-president of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.

At present, these intersections witness major snarls during peak hours and also during the night when there is heavy movement of trucks on the highway. The construction of flyovers will not only ensure uninterrupted movement of traffic heading towards Agra, but will also reduce the waiting time for vehicles heading for different sectors in Faridabad. Reliance has got the NHAI project and has already achieved financial closure.

According to the reply in Parliament, all flyovers and underpasses on this 180-km stretch will be 6-lane structures, barring only one, in Agra, which will have four lanes. Once the project is completed, it will take just two hours to reach Agra from the capital as the maximum design speed on this stretch will be 100kmph. ''The opening of the Badarpur elevated road has already brought huge relief to daily commuters,'' said an NHAI official.

Reliance officials claimed that the traffic situation on this stretch will not be as bad as that witnessed on the Gurgaon-Jaipur corridor where traffic flow is much more compared to NH-2. The BOT project takes off from Delhi-Faridabad border and goes through Agra and Mathura districts in UP and Faridabad in Haryana.

Experts feel the series of flyovers will drastically change the economy of these areas. ''You'll see the skyline change. New and swanky buildings will soon come up in these areas,'' said an NHAI official.

Times of India

[pgarg2000]

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/UP...-194-cr/727796

[numb.soul]

HUDA will be transferring 15m of land to NHAI/DSC for further wideining of DGE from delhi-ggn toll plaa to manesar toll plaza

i remember reading few months back that service lanes will be widened from 2 to 4 lanes on both sides , if u guyz remember i even critisized lack of coordination as the green belt on this expway had been spruced up, now i will be reallighned again,

ohh , space is no constraint @ all

soon DGE will be 4+4+4+4

[Abhishek901]

Where is it mentioned that service lanes will be 4 each side? Article to post kar deta yar.

As per the last reports, service lanes were supposed to be widened from 2 to 3 lanes each side. Even this won't be completely feasible because of FOBs there is no space left for widening of service lanes. So those parts will still remain 2 lane and may create small bottlenecks.

[numb.soul]

Originally Posted by Abhishek901

Where is it mentioned that service lanes will be 4 each side? Article to post kar deta yar.

As per the last reports, service lanes were supposed to be widened from 2 to 3 lanes each side. Even this won't be completely feasible because of FOBs there is no space left for widening of service lanes. So those parts will still remain 2 lane and may create small bottlenecks.

article post kiya to tha comonwealth games se pehle
us me likha tha ki service lanes would be widened to 4 on each side, @ the same time green belt was being spruced up with new boundary walls and grills and tha i had criticized

the news i posted yesterday had just 2 lines which said that land would be transferred ..

FOB ko thoda sa extend kardenge yar .. it can de done ??
nehow, service lane from ambi mall to shankar chowk already has plans for 4 lane widening with an underpass as per the MOU with HUDA and DLF