Highlights of the project

EPE is India’s first highway to be lit by solar power besides provisions of rain water harvesting every 500 metre on both sides. It also showcases 36 national monuments and 40 fountains.

There are 8 solar power plants on this expressway having a capacity of 4000-kilo watt (4MW).

The state-of-the-art road has a radar system to catch speeding motorists. It will have provisions of toll only for the distance travelled. The expressway has an iconic toll plaza at the entry point on Kundli side besides digital art gallery.

It is also equipped with smart and intelligent highway traffic management system (HTMS) and video incident detection system (VIDS) and is environment-friendly with world-class safety features and smart/ interactive infrastructure.

The foundation stone was laid by Modi on November 5, 2015. About 250,000 trees have been planted alongside the expressways including transplant of 8-10 year old trees with drip irrigation system for plantation.

It has consumed 1.1 million tonnes of cement, 100,000 tonne of steel, 36 million cubic metres earthwork and 12 cubic metres fly-ash. Gadkari has said earlier that the project has generated employment opportunities of about 5 million man-days and 9,375 manpower was deployed here.

The fully access-controlled six-lane expressway provides entry and exit designated interchanges only. It has 406 structures of which 4 are major bridges, 46 minor bridges, 3 flyovers, 7 interchanges, 221 underpasses and 8 ROBs.

The Eastern and the Western Peripheral Expressways were planned in 2006 following the apex court’s order to build a ring road outside the national capital for channelling the traffic not bound for Delhi.