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Delhi, a major metropolitan region of India, is connected to various parts of country through several national highways. Most of the highways from Delhi lead to Haryana or Uttar Pradesh and continue from there. Delhi is directly connected to the state of Haryana by The Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and National Highway 8 to city of Gurgaon, National Highway 2 to the city of Faridabad, National Highway 1 to the city of Panipat, and National Highway 10 to the city of Rohtak. Delhi is directly connected to the state of Uttar Pradesh by the DND Flyway to the city of Noida and National Highway 24 to Ghaziabad.

Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on NH 8 (now NH 48)

Change Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway is a 28 km long access-controlled toll expressway connecting Delhi, the national capital of India, and Gurgaon on National Highway 48 (India) The highway runs from Delhi to Mumbai, Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway till outskirts of Gurgaon. The expressway is a part of Golden Quadrilateral project, which itself is a part of ambitious National Highway Development Project and emphasizes improving road connectivity between four metropolitan cities of India, namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata by developing 4–6 lane highways between them.

The much-delayed Rs.10 billion, 27.7 km expressway opened 23 January 2008. It has helped reduce the travel time for hundreds of thousands of commuters and international air passengers. Vehicle users have to pay a toll for using the expressway, which is collected at three points, near the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Delhi-Gurgaon Border and the 42nd milestone. Since it began operation, it has also achieved notoriety for a large number of accidents involving pedestrians. There are only two overbridges along the entire stretch to cater to the communities living on either side of heavily populated areas through which the expressway runs. The toll plaza at the Delhi-Gurgaon border has also proved inadequate to handle the increasing traffic, leading to traffic jams during peak hours. Though the plaza is tag enabled, only 40 percent of the traffic that passes through avails of this facility.

Delhi Noida Direct Flyway (DND Flyway)

The Delhi Noida Direct Flyway (DND Flyway) is an eight-laned access controlled tolled expressway which connects Delhi to Noida, an industrial suburb area. It was built and is maintained by The Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. The project, built by the Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. was developed under a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer model. The Noida Toll Bridge Company promoted by the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS). The project included the construction of a flyover at Ashram Chowk and the construction of a 552.5 meter bridge over the Yamuna river.

Delhi Faridabad Skyway (Badarpur Tollway)

The NH 44 or Delhi Faridabad skyway is Flyover which Badarpur in Delhi to Sector 37 in Faridabad on Mathura Road. The Toll Plaza (Border) through which thousands of Passengers go to their destinations is called Badarpur border because The Toll is Collected by MCD of Delhi and Nearest area of Delhi which is near to Toll Plaza is Badarpur so the Toll Plaza is Known as Badarpur border.

National Highway 1

Template:Road marker National Highway 1 or (NH 1) is a National Highway in Northern India that links the National capital New Delhi to the town of Attari in Punjab near the Indo-Pakistani border. The highway is maintained by National Highways Authority of India. The highway originally started from Lahore in Pakistan. This is one of the longest and oldest highways of India.

The present day NH 1 passes through Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat and Delhi. It runs for a distance of 456 km. The Delhi–Lahore Bus travels on NH 1 in India. NH 1 presently has 4 different spur routes designated as 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D. Approximately 380 km stretch of NH 1 from Jalandhar to Delhi is a part of the North-South Corridor.

National Highway 2

Template:Road marker National Highway 2 (NH 2), commonly referred as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. It constitute a major portion of historical Grand Trunk Road along with NH 91 and NH 1 in India. The road is the part of National Highway network of India, and it is officially listed as running over 1465 km from Delhi to (Dankuni) Kolkata. The km in each of the states are Delhi (12), Haryana (74), Uttar Pradesh (752), Bihar (202), Jharkhand (190), West Bengal (235).

The highway touches the cities of Faridabad & Palwal in Haryana, Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Mohania & Sasaram in Bihar, Barhi, Dhanbad in Jharkhand and Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata in West Bengal.

Almost all of the 1465 km stretch of NH 2 has been selected as a part of the Golden Quadrilateral by the National Highways Development Project. Approximately 253 km stretch of NH 2 between Delhi and Agra has been selected as a part of the North-South Corridor by the National Highways Development Project.Approximately 35 km stretch of NH 2 between Barah and Kanpur has been selected as a part of the East-West Corridor by the National Highways Development Project.

National Highway 8

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National Highway 8 (NH 8), is a National Highway in India that connects the Indian capital city of New Delhi with the Indian Financial capital city of Mumbai. The highway passes through the State capitals of Gandhinagar and Jaipur, as well as important cities like Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara.

This highway is part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Authority of India and was the first part to be completed. The Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway is a part of NH 8. Before entering downtown Mumbai, NH 8 passes through nearly all suburbs on the Western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway, where it is popularly known as Western Express Highway.

National Highway 10

Template:Road marker National Highway 10 (NH 10) is a National Highway in northern India that originates at Delhi and ends at the town of Fazilka in Punjab near the Indo-Pakistani border.

National Highway 24

Template:Road marker National Highway 24 or NH 24 is a National Highway in India that connects the National capital Delhi to Uttar Pradesh state capital Lucknow running 438 kilometers in length.

See also

• National Highway
• National Highways Authority of India
• National Highways Development Project
• List of National Highways in India
• List of National Highways in India by highway number
• Transport in Delhi

References

1. Who will build overbridges on expressway? -Indian Express
2. "At long last, Ashram Chowk breathes easy". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
3. "About Us". www.dndflyway.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
4. [NHAI Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
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6. ^ "Delhi to Gurgaon Expressway, New Delhi, India". roadtraffic-technology.com. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
7. MapsofIndia.com

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