After Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway, the Haryana Government has now kick-started work on the Yamunanagar-Bawana (Delhi) Expressway which would run along the Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) and go via Indri– Karnal–Munak–Sonepat.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has accorded approval for preparation of the detailed project report for the 200-km-long expressway that would cost about Rs.1,000 crore; Rs.1 crore has been approved for preparation of the detailed project report.
The expressway will cross NH-1 at Karnal, NH-71 Panipat to Rohtak and bypass; State Highway No.7, No.8 (Karnal Kaithal road), No.9 (Karnal–Kachwa–Samli–Kaul road), No.14 (Panipat –Jind road), MDR No.114 (Kond– Munak–Salwan Asandh road), and other village roads.
A spokesperson of the Public Works Department (Building and Roads) said the construction work would be undertaken under the National Capital Region Planning Board scheme (NCRPB). Out of the total length of the expressway, 160 km fall in the NCR and 40 km in Yamunanagar. While a sum of Rs.850 crore would be spent by the NCRPB on the 160-km stretch, the stretch in Yamunanagar will cost Rs.150 crore which will be borne by the State Government.
The minimum land width along the WYC is approximately 20 metres. The first phase will connect NH-1 (Uchana Lake), Karnal–Kachwa–Pehowa Road, Karnal Kaithal Road, Karnal Assandh–Hansi Road, Karnal–Munak Road, again NH-1 near Madhuban. It will cross Delhi-Ambala railway line for which Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) shall be required, the spokesman said. The project will help decongest traffic on NH-1 at Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal and Yamunanagar. The Expressway would have four ROBs, 10 flyovers and a ten-metre service road.
