Delhi–Meerut Expressway

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The Delhi–Meerut Expressway is a high-speed, access-controlled highway in northern India designed to significantly reduce travel time and improve connectivity between Delhi and the city of Meerut.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Delhi–Meerut Expressway canonical 4
Delhi–Ghaziabad stretch 1
Delhi–Meerut Road 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf access-controlled highway
expressway
national highway
abbreviation DME
accessControl fully access-controlled on expressway sections
aimsTo decongest existing NH 9 corridor
category Expressways in Delhi
Expressways in Uttar Pradesh
National highways in India
connectsCity Delhi
Meerut
country India
designSpeedKmph 100
endPoint Meerut
surface form: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
features dedicated expressway carriageways
flyovers
interchanges
service roads
underpasses
formerRouteDesignation part of old NH 24
hasSection Phase 1: Nizamuddin Bridge to Delhi–UP Border
Phase 2: Delhi–UP Border to Dasna
Hapur
surface form: Phase 3: Dasna to Hapur

Phase 4: Dasna to Meerut greenfield alignment
implementedBy National Highways Authority of India
inauguratedBy Narendra Modi
inaugurationDate 27 May 2018
laneConfiguration up to 14 lanes
maintainedBy National Highways Authority of India
openedToTraffic April 2021
partOf National Highway 9 NERFINISHED
passesNear Ghaziabad
Hapur
passesThroughDistrict East Delhi
Ghaziabad
surface form: Ghaziabad district

Hapur district
Meerut district
projectAnnouncedBy Government of India
projectType greenfield expressway and highway widening
purpose improve regional connectivity
reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut
reducesTravelTimeBetween Delhi NCR
surface form: Delhi and Meerut
region northern India
surface form: Northern India
ruralSegment greenfield Dasna–Meerut stretch
startPoint Nizamuddin Bridge, Delhi
state Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
tollRoad yes
totalLengthKm 96
urbanSegment Delhi–Meerut Expressway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Delhi–Ghaziabad stretch

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Meerut connectedByExpressway Delhi–Meerut Expressway
National Capital Region containsMajorExpressway Delhi–Meerut Expressway
Delhi–Meerut Expressway urbanSegment Delhi–Meerut Expressway self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Delhi–Ghaziabad stretch
Modinagar locatedOn Delhi–Meerut Expressway
this entity surface form: Delhi–Meerut Road
Sahibabad Industrial Area nearbyTransportHub Delhi–Meerut Expressway
Vijay Nagar Industrial Area locatedNear Delhi–Meerut Expressway
Eastern Peripheral Expressway reducesTrafficOn Delhi–Meerut Expressway
this entity surface form: Delhi–Meerut corridor