(TOI)
The highway ministry has planned a mega event to mark the inauguration of Delhi-Ghaziabad stretch of NH-24 and Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE). Highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday there would be a major road show by the Prime Minister riding an open vehicle on a highway stretch.
“These two projects will be big gifts to Delhi, which got materialised during this government. These will reduce traffic burden on Delhi roads. We are planning a major road show. We will request the PM to take a ride on both the highway stretches. We have sought time from him to inaugurate these two stretches and lay foundation stone for Dwarka Expressway,” Gadkari told reporters.
Sources said the completion of these two major road projects gains significance considering that PM Modi had laid foundation stone after coming to power. Secondly, widening of the eight-kilometer stretch of NH-24 between Nizamuddin Bridge and Delhi Border to 14 lanes is getting completed one year before the official deadline. Secondly, even the construction of 135 km EPE is set for completion in record time despite several protests by farmers against land acquisition.
