Starting this December, commuters from Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad will have a smoother, faster route to Agra and the newly built Mumbai Expressway, avoiding the often congested Mathura Road. The 59 km stretch linking the DND Flyway near Maharani Bagh to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Sohna is set to open by the end of the year. During a recent inspection, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress of the 33 km section between the DND Flyway and the Ballabhgarh Bypass, confirming that the project is nearing completion.
The final 26 km segment from Ballabhgarh to Sohna, which connects directly to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, has been operational since March 2023. This new corridor, built at a cost of Rs 7,000 crore, will significantly reduce traffic on Mathura Road, currently the main route for vehicles heading to Faridabad, Palwal, Agra, and beyond. According to a senior NHAI official, this new link will allow travelers to reach Palwal in just 25-30 minutes.
The completion of this route will also enable seamless, non-stop travel from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to Mumbai via the Delhi-Dehradun and Delhi-Meerut expressways, which are expected to be fully operational by 2025. Minister Gadkari emphasized that these road development projects are part of a larger effort to tackle Delhi’s air pollution and traffic congestion issues. Projects worth Rs 30,000 crore have already been completed, with another Rs 35,000 crore in infrastructure developments slated for completion in 2024-25.



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