Delayed Interchange on Yamuna E-way: Moved by a Japanese executive, PMO intervenes; Asks NHAI to clarify

Hanging fire for many years, the proposed construction of a cloverleaf interchange on the Yamuna Expressway has finally caught the much-required attention of the Prime Minister Office (PMO) of India.

Moved by a Japanese executive expressing concern on the delay, the PMO recently wrote to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and sought a clarification on the current status of the project.

Costing around Rs. 75 Crore, the cloverleaf interchange on the Yamuna Expressway if of great strategic significance. It is aimed at connecting Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) and Yamuna Expressway to ease access to upcoming Jewar International Airport from Delhi-NCR towns like Gurugram but the project has been put on the back burner for so many years.

In its reply, the NHAI informed the PMO that the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has awarded the project to a private sector company through e-tendering, and indicated that the work on this project would take off soon. Read more...