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RITES to prepare estimate for 7km stretch of 44km link road to connect Jewar airport with Ballabhgarh
GREATER NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) has roped in the central government agency, RITES, as the consultant to prepare an
GREATER NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) has roped in the central government agency, RITES, as the consultant to prepare an estimate for building 7-km long road, which will be part of a 44-km expressway to be built to connect proposed Jewar airport with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Ballabhgarh in Haryana.
“We have asked RITES to prepare an estimate required to construct the 7km stretch that is part of 44km link road. Since the 44km road will be an additional link road between Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, a new bridge will be built across Yamuna. Therefore, RITES will conduct a study and help in finalizing the alignment of the 7km stretch,” said Arun Vir Singh, chief executive officer, Yeida.
The Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari, had last year directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to explore options to connect Jewar with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Ballabhgarh. The objective was to provide an additional link to the proposed international airport at Jewar with the rest of the national capital region, said Yeida officials.
Yeida said that once estimate, alignment and site of a new bridge are finalised, NHAI will start work on this 7km stretch as it is already working on this project in Haryana region.
“The best thing is that NHAI is funding the entire 44km link road, including the 7km stretch that comes under our jurisdiction. RITES will decide the site of a new bridge as per the alignment, and provide all technical aspects of this project so that we can coordinate with NHAI and work is put on fast-track,” said Singh.
Zurich International AG -- the Swiss firm selected to develop the Jewar airport – is likely to start construction for the project by mid-2021, with a completion deadline of 2023-24.
“This 44km link road will be ready before 2024 so that the Jewar airport enjoys connectivity with rest of Delhi-NCR areas,” said the Yeida CEO.
The international airport at Jewar, with a budget of around Rs 25,000-30,000 crore, is touted as the biggest in the country as it is to be developed on 5,000 hectares of land when it reaches its full capacity, said the officials.
