New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will shortly inaugurate the much awaited Eastern Peripheral Expressway at Khekra in Baghpat of Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister will also hold a mega rally in Baghpat, which is the stronghold of RLD leader Ajit Singh, son of late Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, ahead of the Kairana by-poll.

Here are the key features of the expressway:

The 135 km long expressway, which is being called the armour of Delhi will have six lanes teeming with a large number of trees.

This is India’s first smart expressway which has been made with the newest technology.

A total of 11 thousand crore has been invested in the construction of the expressway. It has been completed in a record time of 500 days.

200 tonnes of steel has been used in the construction for the strength of the road.

The significance of the expressway:

The Expressway running along the peripheries of Delhi’s exterior, will not only reduce the burden of traffic on Delhi roads but will also reduce the pollution level of the city by diverting the traffic to the exteriors of the city.

The expressway will connect Kundali of Sonipat to Palwal along the exterior of Delhi. Starting from Kundali in Haryana, it will pass through Noida, Ghaziabad and Baghpat districts of Uttar Pradesh and will connect it to Palwal.

It is more like a ring road running along the peripheries of Delhi. This will eliminate the Delhi route for connectivity between states like Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Himachal and Jammu Kashmir. People commuting between these states now do not need to go through Delhi.

This will reduce the load on Delhi’s roads and will also save time because of direct connectivity and comparatively lesser traffic.