Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway Complete Details & Key Features
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Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway Complete Details & Key Features
Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway of length 165KM. connects Delhi and Agra. Yamuna Expressway, a 6-lane (extendable to 8 lane) access controlled Expressway, is designed to have 5 LFDs (Land of concessionaire) with provisions of 6 Interchanges and 4 Toll Plazas, along the entire length.
YEIDA notified area covers2,689 sq. kms. falling in 6 districts to be constructed in two phases. It is currently India’s 3rd longest expressway. It was constructed to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra National Highway or Mathura Road.
The cost of Expressway is ₹12,839 crore was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 Akhilesh Yadav.13 different service roads of about 168 km have been constructed for local people to access the expressway. Yamuna Expressway will be connected with E.P.E(Eastern Peripheral Expressway) via an interchange which is being constructed at Jaganpur Afzalpur village near Noida International University.
Length & Route of Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway
Length of Yamuna Expressway is 165 KM .It is surrounded by major cities Noida, Greater Noida, Khurja, Faridabad, Aligarh, Dadri, Mathura, Agra etc.
Cost of Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway
The coast of Yamuna Expressway is ₹12,839 crores.
History of Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway
For constructing the Yamuna Expressway Project and related development in the region, the Government of Uttar Pradesh had constituted TEA (Taj Expressway Industrial Development Authority) under Uttar Pradesh Industrial Area Development(UPIAD) Act, 1976 . The main role of the former TEA (now Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority), inter alia, included:
- Construction of Yamuna Expressway
- Land acquisition for construction of Expressway and area development
- Preparation of Master plan/Zonal plan for planned development along the Expressway
- Construction of feeder roads, Drainage, , electrification and other facilities in the area
It was emerged with the idea of reducing the travel time between Agra and Delhi NCR . The project was initiated by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2001. But the construction could not start because of regular change of Uttar Pradesh state government till 2003 and also it was not financially feasible back in 2003. The project was restarted in 2007 when former Chief Mayawati came back in power in 2007 elections and was renamed from Taj Expressway to Yamuna Expressway in 2008.
Key Features of Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway
| Type | · Concrete Paved |
| Length | · 165.537 Km |
| ROW (Right of Way) | · 100 m |
| Number of Lanes | · 6 Lanes |
| Lane Width | · 3.75m each |
| Top Width of Embankment | · 47.60 m. (i/c 6.0 m Median) |
| Height of Embankment | · 1.50 to 7.0 m. |
| interchange | · 6 Nos. |
| Main Toll Plaza | · 3 No. |
| Ramp Plaza | · 8 No. |
| Vehicular Underpass | · 70 No. |
| Minor Bridge | · 41 No. |
| Cart Track Crossing | · 76 No. |
| Culvert | · 183 No. |
| Earthwork including Fly Ash | · 411.1 Lakh m3 |
| Concrete | · 33.2 Lakh m3 |
| Cement | · 12.0 Lakh Ton |
| Steel | · 1.30 LakhTon |
| Stone Aggregate | · 130 LakhTon |
| Admixtures | · 12,500 Ton |
| Bitumen | · 7,500 Ton |
| Speed Limit for LMV | · 100 Kmph |
| Speed Limit for HMV | · 60 Kmph |
Route Map of Yamuna Express Highway / Expressway
