NEW DELHI: The first leg of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway’s DND-Jaitpur stretch in Delhi will be ready by June, govt told Lok Sabha on Thursday.In a written reply to a question from south Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said the 59-km DND-Faridabad-Sohna link of the expressway is being developed in three construction packages, out of which the last two packages have been completed and opened for traffic.
“Project package-1 from DND junction to Jaitpur of 9 km is in advance stage of construction with physical progress of 94.23% and is scheduled to be completed by June 2026. Package-1 is delayed due to delay in approval of the general arrangement drawings of the structure from the Uttar Pradesh irrigation department for crossing of Agra canal,” Gadkari said.He added that Rs 71,718 crore has been spent till the date on the entire Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project.
