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Gadkari does an aerial survey of eastern peripheral road as work picks up

Once completed, the expressway would reduce Delhi's traffic congestion by half

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari  interacting with media regarding Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) in Baghpat
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Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari interacting with media regarding Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) in Baghpat

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
The 135-km Eastern Peripheral Expressway project to connect Kundli to the north of Delhi on National Highway-1 with Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, with the idea to unclog traffic in and bound for the national capital, is about half-done, say ground engineers here.
 
Completion, they add, is six to eight months away. Once done, the hope is that it would reduce Delhi-bound traffic congestion by half. Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, who arrived here (60 km on the other side of Delhi) for a site visit, said he’d like it done by August 15 but agrees this