NHAI delivers LOA to Dwarka expressway contractor

Construction work on the much-delayed Package-II of the Dwarka Expressway is set to start as the NHAI has recently delivered the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to a contractor. The work on the 4.5-km long elevated road from Dwarka Sector 21 underpass to the Haryana border has been delayed by nearly two years because of the Delhi government’s reservations over felling trees. But now, both the transport ministry and NHAI have agreed to transplant a large number of trees, said chief general manager, NHAI, Manoj Kumar. The Delhi government had recently given the go-ahead for starting the ₹1,500 crore of package 2 of the project that comprises elevated structures, a large interchange to provide connectivity on multiple sides, and a toll plaza. There will be eight elevated lanes and six surface lanes with multiple entry and exit points from Urban Estate Road-2 and the India International Convention Centre in Dwarka Sector 25. The 29.1-km Dwarka Expressway will start from Shiv Murti at Mahipalpur and end near the Kherki Daula toll plaza, connecting the Southern Peripheral Road through an interchange on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.