Delhi-Meerut Expressway dedicated to public
MEERUT: The second and fourth phases of Meerut-Delhi Expressway (MDE) were thrown open to public on Thursday by Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
The expressway cuts the travel time between Delhi and Meerut to just 45 minutes from the earlier two-and-a-half hours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid down the foundation stone of MDE in 2016 and its two phases (Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to UP gate and Dasna to Hapur) were inaugurated earlier while the 2nd (UP gate to Dasna) and 4th phase (Dasna to Meerut) were thrown open to public on Thursday. The toll collection on the MDE would start from December 25.
The Delhi-Meerut Expressway has a total length of 96km and comprises 14 lanes. The route has been divided into four phases; while the first phase connects Akshardham in the national capital to UP gate, the second is between UP gate and Dasna. The third and fourth are between Dasna and Hapur, and Dasna and Meerut, respectively.
“The expressway would help in development of the area,” the road transport and highways minister said.
Accompanied by Union minister Gen V K Singh and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Gadkari also inaugurated country’s first automatic number plate reading system installed at Kashi toll plaza of MDE and intelligent traffic management system at Eastern Peripheral Expressway. This technique is being used first time in the country.
The intelligent traffic management system is a revolutionary state-of-the-art technology that will help in minimizing traffic problems, prompting efficient infrastructure usage, enriching users with prior information about traffic and reducing travel time as well as enhancing safety and comfort of commuters.