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Delhi–Jaipur Travel In 2.5 Hours Starting End Of May: New Expressway And Ring Road Link To Cut Travel Time
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Travel between Delhi and Jaipur will become much quicker, with a new expressway connection set to open in June. The new 67 km access-controlled road from Bandikui to the Jaipur Ring Road will enable non-stop travel, cutting travel time to two and a half hours between the two cities.
Economic Times reported, this crucial section, one of the stretches of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, reduces the distance by 20 km and avoids the existing bypass at Dausa through NH-21 which is a four-lane highway meandering through towns and villages, with speed capped at 100 kmph that caused frequent delays.
“The access-controlled highway is complete except one carriageway of rail over bridge (ROB) on Delhi-Ahmedabad railway section, which is expected to be complete by May-end. Efforts are on to see if traffic can be allowed by last week of next month by creating a small diversion for this one-km stretch,” said a senior NHAI official.
NHAI Chairman Santosh Yadav has urged caution ahead of the highway’s inauguration. "There should be no deficiency. So, it’s necessary that field officers and authority engineers drive on these stretches multiple times before giving the certificate to allow traffic," he said.
Learning from past monsoon disruptions, NHAI has tightened its quality checks. “We would prefer a little delay to address all deficiencies before opening,” Yadav added, emphasising that preventive maintenance is being prioritised to avoid waterlogging and damage.
