Western Peripheral Expressway

File:Nitin Gadkari meeting the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss the issues of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal, KMP Expressway and various NH and road issues in Haryana, in New Delhi on December 01, 2014.jpg

The 53-km Manesar to Palwal section was inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari in April 2016.{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/kundli-manesar-stretch-of-western-peripheral-e-way-ready-before-time/story-QU0nOAmMVcnnGTvxI3IuAJ.html|title=Kundli-manesar stretch of western peripheral e-way ready before time}} The remaining 83-km-long Kundli to Manesar section of KMP expressway was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 November 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}} Toll plazas became operational on KMP Expressway in December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/7-toll-plazas-begin-operations-on-kmp-e-way-200-marshals-deployed-to-manage-traffic/story-dmybuT3r4pT8DKYuzade3N.html|title=7 toll plazas begin operations on KMP e-way, 200 marshals deployed to manage traffic}}

In 2003, the Western Peripheral Expressway was first proposed along with the Eastern Peripheral Expressway as a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) project to construct a 135.6 km, access controlled four lane expressway from NH-1 near Kundli, Sonipat to NH-2 near Palwal.{{cite news|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/kmp-expressways-achieves-financial-closurebot-project_260449-0.html|title=KMP Expressways achieves financial closure of BOT project|work=Money Control|date=9 January 2007|access-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200525/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/kmp-expressways-achieves-financial-closurebot-project_260449-0.html}} Since Delhi would benefit from rerouting the vehicular away from it, Delhi state agreed to bear half of the land acquisition cost of the expressway.{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Rough-road-ahead-for-incomplete-Haryana-Delhi-Expressway/2013/07/14/article1682307.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718152436/http://newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Rough-road-ahead-for-incomplete-Haryana-Delhi-Expressway/2013/07/14/article1682307.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2013|title=Rough road ahead|work=The New Indian Express|date=14 July 2013|access-date=9 January 2016|first=Tarun|last=Nangia}} In 2006, the Haryana government began work on Western Peripheral Expressway project,{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/western-peripheral-expressway-likely-to-open-next-month-5237930/|title=Western Peripheral Expressway likely to open next month}} when the tender was awarded to KMP Expressways ltd. with commercial operations supposed to begin in June 2009, which was revised to May 2013.{{cite news|url=http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/lenders-to-ask-developer-to-give-up-highway-project/1102416|title=Lenders ask developer to give up|publisher=The Financial Express|date=5 April 2013|first=Vishwanath|last=Nair|access-date=9 January 2016}} In 2016, repeated delays forced the Government of Haryana to terminate the contract and pay KMP Expressways and lenders {{INRConvert|1300|c|lk=on|year=2015}} as termination payment.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/bjp-govt-in-dilemma-over-kmp-e-way-project/article1-1291965.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125162200/http://www.hindustantimes.com/haryana/bjp-govt-in-dilemma-over-kmp-e-way-project/article1-1291965.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2015|title=BJP govt in dilemma over KMP E-way project |work=Hindustan Times|date=1 December 2014|first=Hitender|last=Rao|access-date=9 January 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Haryana-asks-Centre-to-take-over-incomplete-expressway/articleshow/45985999.cms|title=Haryana asks Centre to take over incomplete expressway|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 January 2016|date=23 January 2015|first=Dipak K|last=Dash}} In January 2016, after intervention of the Supreme Court of India, the project was revived and new bids were invited,{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kmp-expressway-project-put-on-fast-track/article6926771.ece|title=KMP Expressway put on fast track|work=The Hindu|access-date=9 January 2016|date=24 February 2015|first=Gaurav Vivek|last=Bhatnagar}} and the plan was upgrade from four lanes to six lanes.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Finally-work-on-bypass-e-ways-begins/articleshow/46857383.cms|title=Finally, work on bypass e-ways begins|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 January 2016|date=9 April 2015|first=Deepak K|last=Dash}} The whole completed expressway became operational in November 2018.

There are 10 tolled entry and exit points. There are 52 underpasses and 23 overpasses,{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/kmp-to-miss-august-deadline-too-could-take-3-more-months/articleshow/65205258.cms|title=KMP to miss August deadline too, could take 3 more months}} including the following:{{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}}

• 4 railway overbridges,
• 10 overpasses and underpasses at crossings on the national highways and state highways,
• 7 overpasses, 9 underpasses and 27 underpasses at crossings on major district roads and village roads,
• 33 agricultural vehicular underpasses, 31 cattle crossing passages, 61 pedestrian crossing passages.

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Interchanges from north to south are:{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/kmp-eway-to-partially-open-in-march/|title=KMP e-way to partially open in March|date=22 December 2010|work=The Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2016}}

The expressway has fuel refilling stations, 2 truck stops, 4 bus stands, 1 medical trauma centre with helipad, traffic police stations and 5 passenger multimodel transit stations (MMTS) with refreshment and recreational facilities.

The Government of Haryana envisages development of profile land uses as Knowledge City, Medi City, Fashion City, Leisure and Entertainment Cities, Cyber City and Dry-Port facility along with other similar developments, resulting in establishment of five new cities 2 km wide on either side along this express way in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Haryana govt has notified this plan and implementation started by inviting bids for preparing the Master Plan for the first city as 50,000 hectare 'Manesar Global City.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jun/29/five-new-cities-to-be-developed-along-the-kundli-manesar-palwal-expressway-1835666.html Five new cities in Haryana along KMP expressway]

Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation is building 5 Multimodal Transit Centres (MMTC) along this expressway at Sonipat, Bahadurgarh, Gurugram and Faridabad in the following places for which the land has been already acquired (c. Dec 2018):{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/haryana-govt-to-set-up-multi-modal-transit-centres/1227684|title=Haryana govt to set up multi modal transit centres|work=Outlook|date=11 January 2018|access-date=5 June 2018}}

From north to south:

• Kundli MMTS: Located at Kundli (Sonipat): between Rajiv Gandhi Education City and under-construction Delhi–Panipat RRTS station.

• Bahadurgarh MMTS: Located at Bahadurgarh between the bus stand and Bahadurgarh City metro station.
• Panchagaon Chowk MMTS: Located at Pachgaon Chowk in Manesar between the proposed metro station and under-construction Delhi–Alwar RRTS station, Gurugram–Manesar Metro and Jhajjar–Palwal rail line.
• Kherki Daula MMTS: Located at Kherki Daula in Gurugram near the proposed metro station, under-construction Delhi-Alwar RRTS station and bus stand on the junction of Chhapra and Naihati villages.
• Balramgarh MMTS: Located at Balramgarh (Ballabhgarh) between Raja Nahar Singh metro station, bus stand and Balramgarh railway station.

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Delhi NCT (national capital territory) is the area of Delhi state. Core NCR (CNCR), which also includes Delhi NCT area, is the area contained within and 5 km outside the circle formed around Delhi by the combination of WPE and EPE. Area outside of CNCR included in the NCR plan is called NCR Region. In addition to 4 ring roads in Delhi CNCR, the NCR Regional Plan 2041 also envisages construction of series of concentric expressways expanding away from and around Delhi which will be interconnected through several national and state highways originating from Delhi, which includes 3 Regional circular Expressways (RCE) within NCR region and at least 3 Zonal circular Expressways (ZCE).[https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli/circular-expressway-will-pass-through-shamli-shamli-news-mrt557425382 शामली से होकर गुजरेगा सर्कुलर एक्सप्रेस-वे], Amar Ujala, 22 sept 2021.[https://ncrpb.nic.in/drp2041.html Draft NCR Regional plan 2041], NCR planning board accessed, 6 dec 2022.

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• Ring roads in Delhi NCR.

• Inner Ring Road: 40 km ring from Shalimar Bagh, Ashok Vihar, Punjabi Bagh, Rajouri Garden, New Moti Bagh, Hyatt Hotel, AIIMS Delhi, Lajpat Nagar, Kashmere Gate ISBT, ITO and Azadpur Mandi.

• Outer Ring Road:
• Salimgarh–Rohini–Okhla Outer Ring Road: 47 km long 6-lane highway,{{cite news|last1=Kaushik|first1=Krishn|title=Highways and others: How India classifies roads, reclassifies them|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/highways-and-others-how-india-classifies-roads-reclassifies-them-4602694/|access-date=26 April 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=7 April 2017}} ends abruptly at Salimgarh Fort, hence Kalindi Bypass is constructed to close the loop.[https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/nhai-third-ring-road-decongest-delhi-nitin-gadkari-1044276-2017-09-14 NHAI proposes 'Third Ring Road' in an attempt to decongest Delhi], India Today, 14 sept 2017.

• {{anchor| ERR | Kalindi }} Kalindi Bypass (Delhi Eastern Ring Road: along the western bank of Yamuna river from Salimgarh Fort to DND Flyway & Faridabad Bypass Expressway, with connection to Badarpur interchange along the way.

• {{anchor| Third }}Third Ring Road: formed by the Urban Extension Road-II (UER II):
• UER-II phase-1: from Alipur on NH44 in north Delhi to NH48 IGI Airport Shiv Murti.

• UER-II phase-2: from NH48 IGI Airport Shiv Murti to Badarpur, via Rangpuri Bypass.

• UER-II phase-3: from Badarpur to Noida-Greater Noida Expressway (NGNE), over & along Sahadra Drain, to Akshardham and Loni.

• {{anchor| Fourth }}Fourth Ring Road (Delhi Elevated Ring Expressway) in Core NCR: This greenfield route will have following subsections, it will be partially elevated and rest at grade.

• {{anchor | KNDB | KNDBE }}Kundli–Narela–Dariyapur–Bahadurgarh Expressway (KNDBE): begins in north Delhi at NH48 Kundli Drain No 8, via northwest of ITBP Camp at Saboli, west of Lampur, between Katlupur & Ghoga, Dariyapur, Jaunti, Garhi Rindhala, build a north bypass around Bahadurgarh, NH9 Bahadurgarh east bypass near UHBVN power station.

• {{anchor | BMDG | BMDSG BMDSGE | BMDSG }}Bahadurgarh–Mitraon–Dharampur–South Gurugaon Expressway (BMDSGE): in the west from Bahadurgarh south bypass at Balaur, Mitrao, Pandwala, bridge over Sahibi River (Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary) between Jhatikara in Delhi to Dharampura in Gurugaon in Haryana, to Dwarka Expressway at Daultabad Chowk.

• {{anchor | GBP | GBPE }}Gurgaon–Bandhwari–Pali Expressway (GBPE): southwest of Delhi via Dwarka Expressway (from Daultabad Chowk to Gurgaon sector 88 at Rao Sheoram Chowk), Gurgaon Southern Peripheral Road to Ghata, Bandhwari (realign existing Ghata-Bandhwari Rajesh Piolet Road so that it will not pass over the hill), Dera Mandi, tunnel between Jirkhod temple & Pakhal (or between Kholi Dham Temple & Pali).

• {{anchor | PAF | PAFE }}Pali–Ankheer–FNG Expressway (PAFE): south of Delhi from Pakhal (or Pali), via Badkhal, to Ankheer Chowk where FNG begins.

• Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway (FNG) - Ankheer–Badshahpur–Noida Sector 168–Ghaziabad (Rahul Vihar & Hindan Vihar Sewa Nagar): 56 km long, with 28 km in UP & 28.1 km in Haryana, from Ankheer, to NH19, Faridabad Bypass Expressway, Badshahpur, Dhadhar, Lal Pur bridge over Yamuna to Chak Mangrola, Noida sectors (sec 168 near Chhaproli Khadar, 150, 149, 122, 121) to NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar), to NH34 near Arya Nagar (in Hindan Vihar of Sewa Nagar in Ghaziabad).{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2014/04/12&PageLabel=57&EntityId=Ar05700&ViewMode=HTML|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141108/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2014/04/12&PageLabel=57&EntityId=Ar05700&ViewMode=HTML|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2014|title=Article Window|website=epaper.timesofindia.com}}

• {{anchor | GS | GSE }}Ghaziabad NPR–Loni–NH709B Expressway: from Ghaziabad NPR in west to Madhuban Bapudham–Raj Nagar Extension–Bhopura Road in Loni, to NH708B. Proposal has been sent by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GHA) to NHAI in January 2023.[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/ghaziabad-northern-peripheral-road-will-be-connected-to-dehradun-expressway-gda-has-prepared-plan-know-detail/articleshow/96843012.cms गाजियाबाद से देहरादून जाना हो जाएगा आसान, एक्सप्रेसवे से जुड़ेगा नॉदर्न पेरिफेरल रोड, GDA ने तैयार की योजना.], Navbharat Times, 9 Jan 2023.

• {{anchor | GS | GSE }}Ghaziabad–Singhola Expressway (GSE): from FNG, Raj Nagar Extension Road, NH9 NAI Colony, Farukh Nagar (northeast of Hindon Airport), to Singhola.

• {{anchor | NSS | NSSE | Singhola | Subhanpur }}Narela–Singhola–Subhanpur Expressway (NSSE): from Narela at NH44 Singhola, via Jantipur, to Singhola (Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway & NH709B).

• Spurs: either express or signalfree.
• Ferozepur Bangar–Nahra–Saboli–Singhu Road: from between Saboli–Safiabad to NH44 Singhu between Kundli & Narela.

• Kharkhoda–Fereozepur Bangar–Ghoga–South Narela Road terminating at Sri Balaji Mandir on Bawana-Narela Road.

• Bawana–Kanoda–Jasore Kheri Road to connect with Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway.

• Kanjhawala–Bahadurgarh Road:

• Badli–Ghevra Road: along the way interchanges Kair and also with Najafgarh–Bahadurgarh Bypass spur of UER-II at south of Neelwal. Connect to Ghevra-Kanjhawala Road at Ghevra.

• Najafgarh–Badli Road: interchange near Mitraon.

• Badli–Qutub Vihar Road:

• Badsa–Najafgarh Road: with bridge over Sahibi river.

• Badli-BSF Camp- Dwarka Phase-II Road: to meet UER-II on southwest of IGI Airport.

• Bamnoli-Shobha City Road: to connect Golf Course Road in Dwarka to Dhankot.

• Farukh Nagar–Meoka-Sihi Roard: for direct connectivity.

• Palra–Bhondsi–Ghata–Chattarpur–Chandani Chowk Road: interchange with NH248A (Gurugaon–Sohna Elevated Road) at Bhondsi near Lemon Tree Hotel. Near Chattarpur it splits into two spurs to UER-II Phase-2 at two places – Mehrauli and Madangir (Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Marg to reach signal-free to Chandni Chowk). With a short spur as tunnel or elevated between Khshboo Chowk–Aya Nagar to Jaunaur to eliminate hill road.

• Pali–Prithla–Hathin–Uttawar Road (Faridabad–Govardhan–Gwalior–Raipur Expressway): will continue as greenfield expressway to Punhana, Nandgaon & Barsana, Govardhan & Deeg, greenfield bridge over Chambal between Bari & Joura then to Gwalior–Orai–Chattarpur–Raipur–Katni.

• Prithla–Mohna Road: to Jewar Airport. With Shahpura–Maujpur spur, Prithla–Badshahpur along DFC.

• Ankheer–NHPC-NSEZ: From Pali-Badkhal-NHPC-Ninay Nagar to bridge over Yamuna–Basantpur–ATS village–NSEZ to FNG (near Habibpur).

• Pali–Sohna: From Sohna (Baluda) to Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (at Paroli–Ghangola).

• Wazirabad–Burari–Manauli–Bapauli Expressway: will begin at Shinghali bridge near Sangam Vihar along Bund Road to Burari (with another spur beginning from Wazirabadval9ng Wazirabad Rd & Raj Marg to Bund Road), to WPE interchange at Manauli, to NH709AD Bapauli in Panipat. With following spurs: Burari–Loni–Hindon–Bhopura, Burari–Agraula–Farukh Nagar, Ghazibad NAI Colony, UER-III to Bakhtawarpur, Singhola on Narela-Bawana Road to Janti Khurd to Agraula, from NH44 Drain No 8 junction to Khstkar along the drain to WPE interchange at Bahera.

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• Regional Circular Expressways (RCE) in NCR: These will form the circular expressways around Delhi within NCR region.

• Regional Circular Expressway-1 (RCE1): WPE & EPE: The combination of existing Western Peripheral Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway together form an inner-most regional circular expressway around the Core NCR (CNCR).

• Regional circular Expressway-2 (RCE-2) - Panipat–Rewari–Nuh–Jewar–Shamli:
  This greenfield route will run through Panipat (Samalkha–Israna), Shamli (Chhaprauli), Meerut (Barnava & Gulaothi), Jewar Noida Airport (connect to Yamuna Expressway at Tappal), Palwal (between Hathin–Uttawar), Nuh (Tajpur & Meoli), Bhiwadi (connect planned greenfield Bhiwadi airport at Tapukara), Rewari (Bawal & Kosli), Jhajjar (between Matanhail & Chhuchhakwas, Beri), Rohtak (Kharawar) and Panipat (between Samalkha-Panipat).

• Regional circular Expressway-3 (RCE-3):
  This greenfield route will run through Karnal (Gharaunda–Kutail), Muzaffarnagar, Garhmukteshwar, Narora, Aligarh, Mathura (Vrindavan, Agra Airport, Govardhan), Deeg, Alwar (see Narnaul–Alwar Expressway), Mahendragarh (Baberi–Shamda, Gandala, Narnaul Airport, Kanina), Charkhi Dadri (east of Badhra, east of Jui Khurd), Bhiwani (east of Tosham, Bawani Khera, Garhi), Narnaund (Rakhi Garhi), Jind (Uchana), Kaithal (between Rajaund–Assandh) and Karnal (with spur from new bridge on Yamuna to Karnal Airport–Jyotisar).

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• Zonal Circular Expressway (ZCE) will connect the NCR Counter Magnet Cities (NCRCMC) & other important hubs with each other.

• Zonal Circular Expressway (ZCE1) – Hisar–Dausa–Agra–Roorke–Kurukshetra: Hisar–Neem Ka Thana–Shahpura–Dausa–Agra–Hathras–Sambhal–between Moradabad & Amroha to Bijnore–Roorke–Kurukshetra (Ladwa)–Narwana–Durjanpur–Kharkari–Hisar (Hisar Airport).

• Zonal Circular Expressway (ZCE2) – Agroha–Patiala–Chandigarh–Haridwar–Bareilly–Gwalior–Jaipur-: It will pass through Agroha (Hisar), Dhanaurie–Cheeka–Patiala–Chandigarh–Yanumanagar (Naraingargh & Chhachhrauli)–Chhutmalpur–Haridwar–Bareilly–Firozabad–Pinahat–Morena (with Pinahat–Gwalior–Morena loop)–Sirmathura–Karauli–Lalsot–Jaipur–Neem Ka Thana–Sidhpur–Bhadra–Adampur.

• Zonal Circular Expressway (ZCE3) – Bareilly–Kota–Dabwali–Baddi–Dehradun–Tikampur: will pass through Kalawali (Sirsa), Budhlada, Samana (Patiala), Adi Badri (Haryana), Kolar, Dehradun, Rishikesh, Lansdown, Nainital, Tikampur, Bisalpur, Bewar (between Mainpuri & Farrukhabad, Sheopur (between Kota–Gwalior).

• Expressways in Haryana
• Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway
• Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
• Delhi–Jaipur Expressway

• Expressways in Uttar Pradesh
• Eastern Peripheral Expressway
• Yamuna Expressway

• Other
• Railway in Haryana
• List of longest ring roads

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• [http://ncrhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Orbital-Trains-along-E-W-Periphral-Expressway.jpg Map]
• [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=28.4010271&lon=76.8696213&z=15&l=0&m=s&v=9&show=/7064858/ KMP Expressway] at wikimapia

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