Urban Extension Road-II (UER II) or NH-344M is an upcoming 75.7 km long, 6 lanes (main expressway) & 6 lanes (service roads) wide grade separated expressway in Delhi NCR, India.[1] It would start from National Highway 44 at Alipur then passes from Rohini, Mundka, Najafgarh, Dwarka and end at Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway on National Highway 48 near Mahipalpur.[2] Its main route forms a semicircle on the western side of Delhi, additionally it has two side spurs - one from Bawana in Northwest Delhi to Sonipat in Bawana's North and second in west Delhi from between Tikri border & Najafgarh to NH9 Bahadurgarh south bypass. [3] Delhi NCT has 4 concentric ring roads around it - namely Inner Ring Road; Outer Ring Road; third ring outside it formed by the combination of UER-II & Chilla-Okhla Expressway,[4] and fourth ring formed by the combination of part of Dwarka Expressway (from Tikampur) & Gurugaon-Ghata Expressway, Gurgaon-Sohna Elevated Corridor Expressway, Sohna-Faridabad section of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway (FNG), Ghaziabad-Narela Expressway (planned) and Rai-Narela-Bahadurgarh-Gurgaon Expressway (meet Dwarka Expressway at Tikampur in Gurugaon). Outside these ring roads, NCR region will have 3 Regional Circular Expressways (first of which is the existing combination of WPE and EPE)[5][6] and 3 Zonal Circular Expressways (ZCE).
| Urban Extension Road-II | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 75.7 km (47.0 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Alipur |
| South end | Mahipalpur |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Delhi and Haryana |
| Major cities | Delhi, Bahadurgarh, Sonipat |
| Highway system | |
The project also features two 4 lane spurs
- NH-344P to Bahadurgarh Bypass
- NH-344P to Barwasni Bypass
History
editIn the year 2000, DDA's NCR Transport Plan 2021 conceived the UER-II project, which did not materialize due to financial viability and land procurement problems. In 2018, NHAI took over the implementation of UER-II phase-1 on payment of INR4000 crore financial viability gap funding by DDA, while DDA itself simultaneously undertook the construction of phase-2.[3]
Route
editThe access-controlled UER-II expressway project phase 1 & 2 have a main 74.98 km long 6-lane semi-circular route on western side of Delhi NCT, with two additional spurs - the 29.6 km long 4-lane Bawana-Sonipat spur in northwest and second 7.3 km long 6-lane Najafgarh-Bahadurgarh spur in west. UER-II is an at grade expressway with elevated flyovers at intersections.[3]
- Main route:
- Phase-1: 75.7 km - covers northwest quadrant from NH44 Alipur to NH48 IGI Airport Shiv Murti:
- Spurs: both are part of phase-1.
- Najafgarh-Bahadurgarh spur: from UER north of Najafgarh to its northwest to 9 Bahadurgarh south bypass.[3]
- Phase-2 - covers southwest quadrant:
- Rangpuri Bypass Expressway: 6-lane expressway from Shiv Murti to Nelson Mandela Marg in Vasant Kunj with interchanges at Andheria Mor and NH148A Anuvrat Marg-Mehraul intersection, then Mehrauli to Badarpur at NH19.
- Rangpuri-Mahrauli-Badarpur Expressway: 6-lane expressway from Rangpuri Bypass, via Saket-Mehrauli-Tughlakabad, to Badarpur interchange, with elevated corridor over the Vasant Vihar T-section, Khanpur, Hamdard Nagar and Maa Anandmayi Marg intersections.
- Kalindi Bypass: connects at Badarpur interchange.
- Phase-3 - covers eastern semicircle:
- Badarpur-Noida Expressway (BNE): from Badarpur interchange, over the yamuna river via new bridge, to Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway (NGNBE) at Asgarpur Jagir & Noida-Greater Noida Expressway (NGNE) at Noida Sector-98 interchange - both of which converge at Okhla Bird Sanctuary.
- Chilla-Okhla Sanctuary Expressway (i.e. Chilla-Shahadra Drain Elevated Road): from Noida end of DND Flyway at Chilla, then over and along the Shahdara Drain to Okhla Bird Sanctuary (beginning of Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway).[4]
- Chilla-Akshardham-Agraula section of Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway: from Chilla-Okhla Expressway (Chilla-Shahadra Drain Elevated Road), via Akshardham temple & Loni to Agraula.
- Spurs:
- Burari-Loni-Ghaziabad-Okhla - North Delhi-Ghaziabad inner loop: will pass through Khanpur Japti, Loni, south of Hindon Airport, Chaudhary Charan Singh Marg (Bhopura, Saheed Nagar, Kaushambhi & Ghazipur), and via Ghazipur Road to DND Flyway.
- Agraula-Jawli-Ghaziabad Expressway - North Delhi-Ghaziabad outer loop: Alipur-Burari-Agraula will continue to Jawli and then to NH9 Morti interchange in Ghaziabad where it will meet Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway (FNG).
Construction
editPhase 1
editThe NHAI has divided the construction work of UER II project into 5 packages and its construction cost is around ₹7,716 crores.[1]
| Sr No | Package | Length in km | Value in crores | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | NH1 to Karala-kanjhawala Road | 15 | ₹1,552 | Delhi |
| 2. | Karala-kanjhawala Road to Nangloi Najafgarh Road | 13.450 | ₹1,121 | Delhi |
| 3. | Nangloi Najafgarh Road to Dwarka Sector 24 Road | 9.661 | ₹685.31 | Delhi |
| 4. | Starting From Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi to Village Barwasani, Sonipat In Haryana | 29.6 | ₹694 | Delhi and Haryana |
| 5. | UER-II near Bakkarwala to Bahadurgarh bypass of NH-10 near Bahadurgarh in Haryana | 7.269 | ₹324 | Delhi and Haryana |
Current status
edit- 2021 Mar: Expected completion date for UER II set to August 2023.[7] Delhi Govt granted permission to transplant 6600 trees.[8]
- 2021 Nov: H.G. Infra Engineering awarded the tender by NHAI for the Phase-I Package-1.[9]
- 2024 Oct: Entire UER-II Phase-I 75.7 km will become operational by December 2024, Alipur-Kanjhawala section will be ready by December 2024, Najafgarh-Dwarka section is already operational, Kanjhawala-Najafgarh section will be ready by December 2024.[10]
As per the ground reports, the project is not expected to be completed before March 2024. The company completing phase 2 is very bad at work copletion
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Delhi: Work on second phase of UER-II to start by September-end". Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Delhi Urban Extension Road 2 – Information & Status". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Delhi Urban Extension Road 2 – Information & Status, The Metro Guy, accessed 7 dec 2022.
- ^ a b Factories to flyovers, what 2021 has in store for Noida and greater Noida., Times of India, 31 December 2021
- ^ शामली से होकर गुजरेगा सर्कुलर एक्सप्रेस-वे, Amar Ujala, 22 sept 2021.
- ^ Draft NCR Regional plan 2041, NCR planning board accessed, 6 dec 2022.
- ^ "Finish Delhi's 3rd ring road by 2023, make delayed projects list: PM Modi". Times of India. 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Permission to cut, transplant 6,000 trees for third Ring Road in Delhi". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2021.
- ^ "H G Infra Engineering receives appointed date from NHAI for Delhi project". IIFL Securities. 2 November 2021.
- ^ UER-II to be ready by year end: Delhi LG office, Hindustan Times, 18 Oct 2024.