Eastern Peripheral Expressway
{{Short description|135 km long expressway in Delhi NCR, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NE
| route = 2
| maint = National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
| name = Eastern Peripheral Expressway
| alternate_name = Kundli–Ghaziabad–Palwal Expressway
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3|id= Q6972545|title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Eastern Peripheral Expressway in red
| length_km = 135
| terminus_a = Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana
| cities = Sonipat, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Palwal
| terminus_b = Dholagarh, Palwal, Haryana
| formed = 27 May 2018
| history =
| junction =
| Asian Highway Network =
| states = Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
| direction_a = North
| direction_b = South
| photo =
| photo_notes = Eastern peripheral expressway beyond Muradnagar and near Duhai and Basantpur Saitli in Ghaziabad
}}
The Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) or Kundli–Ghaziabad–Palwal Expressway (KGP Expressway) is a {{Convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}} long,{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/3-projects-in-haryana-to-be-completed-soon/article24008708.ece|title=3 projects in Haryana to be completed soon|website=The Hindu |date=27 May 2018 }}{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/hardlook-narendra-modi-eastern-peripheral-expressway-5193752/|title=First 'Smart' highway holds out hope for a congested, choking capital|first=Sourav Roy |last=Barman|date=28 May 2018|access-date=5 June 2018|work=Indian Express}} 6-lane wide expressway passing through the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India.{{Cite web|url=http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/noticeimages/NIT_expressway9427269686.pdf|title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway - Invitation of Proposals|access-date=9 January 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/RInfra_sole_bidder_for_Eastern_Peripheral_Expressway_project/articleshow/3887055.cms|title=Reliance Infrastructure is sole bidder for Eastern Peripheral Expressway|date=26 December 2008|work=The Economic Times|access-date=9 January 2016}} The expressway starts from the Western Peripheral Expressway at Kundli, Sonipat,{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/after-9-yr-delay-kmp-eway-to-be-completed-by-august/625454.html|title=After 9-yr delay, KMP eway to be completed by August}} passing through Baghpat, Ghaziabad and Noida districts in UP and Faridabad district in Haryana before rejoining the Western Peripheral Expressway near Dholagarh, Palwal.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/10-days-after-its-grand-opening-chaos-on-eastern-peripheral-expressway/story-bKfPdgyXp2FkGRMiQsqIKO.html|title=Chaos, theft, accident: All is not well with Delhi's 'smart' eastern expressway}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/some-way-to-go-for-the-brand-new-expressway/article24131403.ece|title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway: Some way to go for the brand new expressway|website=The Hindu |date=10 June 2018 |last1=Chandra |first1=Jagriti }} Eastern Peripheral Expressway along with Western Peripheral Expressway completes the largest Ring Road around Delhi.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-western-peripheral-expressway-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/66676579.cms|title=PM Modi to inaugurate Western Peripheral Expressway: All you need to know|website=The Times of India |date=18 November 2018 }}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/ring-around-delhi-final-piece-to-fall-in-place-as-western-e-way-opens-today/articleshow/66686208.cms|title=Ring around Delhi: Final piece to fall in place as Western Peripheral Expressway opens today|website=The Times of India |date=19 November 2018 }} The Eastern Peripheral Expressway was declared as National Expressway 2 (NE-2) in March 2006.[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2006/E_308_2011_012.pdf Notification dated March 30, 2006]
The expressway has been constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|11000|c|lk=on|year=2017}} to relieve traffic congestion in the Faridabad–Ghaziabad stretch and also to prevent pollution causing commercial vehicles from entering Delhi.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/eastern-peripheral-expressway-built-at-rs-11-000-crore-to-be-inaugurated-tomorrow-1858023|title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Built At Rs 11,000 Crore, To Be Inaugurated Tomorrow|work=NDTV|access-date=26 May 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/New-expressway-to-link-Noida-with-Faridabad/articleshow/37668220.cms|title=New expressway to link Noida with Faridabad|last=Keelor|first=Vandana|date=3 June 2014|access-date=5 June 2018|work=Times of India}}Government of India approved funding for the expressway in August 2015 on build-operate-transfer mode under NHDP Phase VI.{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/government-approves-17000-crore-highways-upgradation-projects/articleshow/48426159.cms|title=Government approves 17,000-crore highways upgradation projects|work=The Economic Times|access-date=9 January 2016}}
The expressway crosses India’s widest 14-lane expressway, Delhi–Meerut Expressway, and provides connectivity to Meerut.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway (KGP Expressway) Route, Map, Toll Charges and More - Infra Info Hub |url=https://infrainfohub.com/eastern-peripheral-expressway-kgp-expressway/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |language=en-US}}
Eastern Peripheral Expressway is expected to divert more than 50,000 trucks away from Delhi and reduce air pollution in Delhi by 27%.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/day-1-of-epe-50000-fewer-trucks-in-delhi/articleshow/64360999.cms|title=Day 1 of Eastern Peripheral Expressway: 50,000 fewer trucks in Delhi|work=Times of India|first=Somreet|last=Bhattacharya|date=29 May 2018|access-date=5 June 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/eastern-peripheral-expressway-inaugurated-by-pm-modi-is-likely-to-decrease-delhi-pollution-by-27-per-cent-1243728-2018-05-28|title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway inaugurated by PM Modi is likely to decrease Delhi pollution by 27 per cent|work=India Today|date=28 May 2018|access-date=5 June 2018}} It was inaugurated on 27 May 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Baghpat.{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-inaugurate-eastern-peripheral-expressway-on-may-27-1759493.html|title=Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Inaugurate Eastern Peripheral Expressway on May 27|work=News18|access-date=25 May 2018}} Eastern Peripheral Expressway will be connected with Yamuna Expressway via an interchange which is being built at Jaganpur Afzalpur village near Noida International University in Gautam Buddha Nagar district.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/interchange-at-yamuna-expressway-to-connect-eastern-peripheral-expressway/articleshow/65355866.cms|title=Interchange at Yamuna Expressway to connect Eastern Peripheral Expressway|website=The Times of India |date=10 August 2018 }}
Construction
The construction work of 135 km-long Eastern Peripheral Expressway was divided into 6 packages and was awarded to 5 different contractors. There are 406 structures including 8 railway-over-bridges (ROB), 4 major bridges, 46 minor bridges, 2 toll plaza, 3 flyovers, 7 interchanges, 70 vehicular-underpasses (VUP), 151 pedestrian underpasses, and 114 culverts. The total construction cost (excluding land acquisition cost) was ₹4,418 crores. The list of contractors is as follows:
| class=wikitable
!Sr. No !Package !Length in km !Contractor |
| 1. (Kundli end)
| km 01.0 – km 22.0 | 21.0 | Sadbhav Engineering{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sadbhav-engineering-bags-rs-1-557-crore-projects-from-nhai-115081000243_1.html |title=Sadbhav Engineering bags Rs 1,557 crore projects from NHAI |work=Business Standard |date=10 August 2015 }} |
| 2.
| km 22.0 – km 46.5 | 24.5 |
| 3.
| km 46.5 – km 71.0 | 24.5 |
| 4.
| km 71.0 – km 93.0 | 22.0 |
| 5.
| km 93.0 – km 114.0 | 21.0 | Oriental Structural Engineers |
| 6. (Palwal end)
| km 114.0 – km 136.0 | 22.0 |
Salient features
This expressway boasts of many features that are being implemented for the first time in India.{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/to-be-ready-in-500-days-eastern-peripheral-expressway-boasts-of-many-firsts/articleshow/63867393.cms|title=India's Eastern Peripheral Expressway boasts of many firsts, to be ready within 500 days|date=23 April 2018|access-date=5 June 2018|work=The Economic Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623010233/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/to-be-ready-in-500-days-eastern-peripheral-expressway-boasts-of-many-firsts/articleshow/63867393.cms|archive-date=23 June 2018|url-status=dead}}
- The 135 km-long Expressway has a closed tolling system in which toll will be collected only on the distance travelled, and not on the entire length.
- There is a provision for electronic collection of toll to ensure disruption-free movement of traffic.
- Weigh-in motion sensors on all entry points which ensure that over-loaded vehicles are not allowed to enter the Expressway. The sensors are installed at all entry points with two gates—one leading to the Expressway and the other redirecting the vehicle if it is over-loaded.
- Provision for parking of overloaded trucks where they can unload some of the cargo to satisfy the weight criteria and then move to the Expressway.
- To check for speed, cameras have been put up every 2 kilometres. Over-speeding vehicles will be issued the challan at the toll plaza and the challan amount would be added to the total toll amount.
- Facility for rainwater collection at every 500 meters has been made.
- 2.5 lakh trees have been planted along the highway along which will be watered through drip irrigation system
- A cycle track of 2.5 metre has been developed on both sides of the expressway
- Solar panels have been installed at various locations to provide power to illuminate the expressway. 8 solar power plants with a total capacity of 4,000 kilowatts (4 MW) have been made by the side of the expressway.
- 33% of the earthwork on the highway was done using fly ash from coal power plants thereby compounding its contribution to reducing pollution.
- The expressway has 406 structures of which 4 are major bridges, 46 minor bridges, 3 flyovers, 7 interchanges, 221 underpasses and 8 Railway-over-bridges (ROB).
Status updates
- Sep 2015: Construction work of expressway divided by NHAI into 6 packages and awarded to 5 private firms.{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/five-firms-bag-eastern-expressway-project-115092100035_1.html |title=5 firms bag Eastern peripheral expressway project |work=Business Standard |date=21 September 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/decongesting-delhi-eastern-peripheral-expressway/ |title=Decongesting Delhi: Eastern Peripheral Expressway |work=Indian Express |date=23 September 2015 }}
- Nov 2015: Foundation stone of 135-km long expressway laid by PM of India Narendra Modi.{{cite press release|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=130259|title=Expressway foundation laid by CM}}
- Feb 2016: Construction work started on expressway.{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/construction-of-rs-5-763-cr-eastern-expressway-begins/194614.html|title=Expressway construction begins|work=The Tribune}}
- Apr 2017: An estimated 60% of the work has been completed. It is expected to be completed by August 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/eastern-peripheral-expressway-to-be-ready-in-august-gadkari/article9670803.ece |title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway to be ready in August: Gadkari|work=The Hindu}}
- Jul 2017: Around 70% of the work has been completed. It is expected to be completed by March 2018, 3 months ahead of the deadline of July 2018 set by the Supreme Court of India.{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/kgp-e-way-may-miss-august-15-deadline/441521.html|title=KGP e-way may miss August 15 deadline|work=The Tribune|date=2 July 2017}}
- Oct 2017: Few farmers agitating against land acquisition in Greater Noida area and who forced stop the road construction work were arrested in Sep 2017 and police force are deployed to give cover to road workers so that work can proceed.{{cite news|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/noida/issue-of-closure-of-eastern-peripheral-expressway/articleshow/60994722.cms|title=ईस्टर्न पेरिफेरल एक्सप्रेसवे का निर्माण बंद कराने का मामला|work=Navbharat Times|date=9 October 2017|trans-title=Eastern Peripheral Expressway work shutdown case|access-date=5 June 2018}}
- Dec 2017: 85% work completed. Land acquisition related issue is there at two places in Greater Noida impacting length of about 1 kilometre each, which delayed the project completion.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/ring-bypasses-may-be-ready-in-3-months/articleshow/61599959.cms|title=Ring bypasses may be ready in 3 months|work=Times of India}}
- Apr 2018: The expressway was scheduled to be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 April 2018 but was cancelled due to elections in Karnataka.{{cite news|title=MODI TO OPEN EASTERN PERIPHERAL EXPRESSWAY ON 29 APRIL|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/top-stories/modi-to-open-eastern-peripheral-expressway-on-29-april.html|work=The Pioneer|access-date=23 April 2018}}
- May 2018: The Supreme Court of India has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to open the expressway before 31 May 2018.{{cite news|title=Supreme Court directs NHAI to open Easter Peripheral Expressway before 31st May 2018|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-directs-nhai-to-open-eastern-peripheral-expressway-before-may-31/article23834837.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=10 May 2018}}
- May 2018: KGP Expressway is inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Baghpat on 27 May 2018.{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/gurgaon-sultanpur-kundli-manesar-expressway-inauguration-5452647/|title=Gurgaon: Kundli-Manesar expressway inauguration today|access-date=5 November 2018}}
See also
References
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