Overview
- The Noida Authority granted final alignment approval Monday for a roughly 50‑kilometre elevated expressway running from near Akshardham in East Delhi to Noida International Airport in Jewar, with about 27 km of the route inside Noida.
- The route was shifted five metres away from the Yamuna embankment after the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department flagged flooding risks and structural‑safety concerns.
- The project is now in the Detailed Project Report stage and will undergo soil investigations before design is finalised; the National Highways Authority of India has been named to oversee construction and long‑term maintenance.
- Planners propose a six‑lane main carriageway with some approach stretches widened to eight lanes, a 120‑metre access road from Sector 94, and an estimated cost of around ₹4,000 crore, with projected Akshardham–Jewar travel times of roughly 60–70 minutes for nearby East Delhi neighbourhoods.
- The expressway is being positioned as part of wider NCR connectivity plans alongside proposed rapid‑rail and transit links to Jewar, but final alignments, costs and a construction schedule will depend on DPR outcomes and test results.