Nitin Gadkari  inspects  Faridabad Bypass Site and  construction of Package 1 & 2 of DND Sohna Highway on National Highway-148 NA including spur of Delhi Mumbai Expressway

New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari  inspected the Faridabad Bypass Site and the construction of Package 1 & 2 of DND Sohna Highway on National Highway-148 NA including spur of Delhi Mumbai Expressway. The project spans 33 km, with a cost of Rs 3565 Crore, developing under Bharatmala Pariyojana on Hybrid Annuity Mode.

Encompassing a 6-lane access-controlled highway with 3-lane service roads on both sides in the brownfield stretch, the urban project integrates 8 elevated sections (total length 12.034 km), 10 flyovers, 6 VUPs, 11 LVUPs, 13 Minor Bridges, 1 ROB, 1 RUB, 6 Bus Bays, and 102 box culverts.

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐲𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟏 & 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 (𝐍𝐇-𝟏𝟒𝟖 𝐍𝐀), 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢-𝐌𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬… pic.twitter.com/Yymk3ZZpU8

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Spanning over Metro Line at 4 locations at a maximum height of about 27 m, it incorporates vertical gardening on piers for aesthetic, physiological, economical, and environmental advantages. A noise barrier along elevated sections mitigates noise pollution, while 10 hectares of barren land, once used for fly ash dumping, undergo plantation for a jungle safari project initiated by the Delhi government.