Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Reviews Dwarka Expressway Hopes It To Be Completed Before Independence Day Next Year

Nitin Gadkari said Dwarka Expressway will be the first-ever elevated Urban Expressway in India.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said he is hopeful that the construction work on Rs 8,662-crore Dwarka Expressway will be completed before August 15, 2022.

The road transport and highways minister was reviewing the progress work on the 29-km expressway, which connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram.

Dwarka Expressway, being constructed under the Bharatmala Project at a cost of Rs 8,662 crore, would be completed before Independence Day next year, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.

"The Minister made an inspectional visit to Dwarka Expressway. He reviewed the progress of India''s First Grade Separated Urban Expressway, Dwarka Expressway.

Inspected Dwarka Expressway with public representatives and media personnels. The 29 km long 8 lane access controlled expressway is being constructed at a cost of 8662 Cr & will be inaugurated before 15th August 2022. #PragatiKaHighway@Rao_InderjitS@rameshbidhuri@p_sahibsinghpic.twitter.com/EapmLKVznY