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National Highway 24 (India)
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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 km (272.2 mi) in length.
A part of this highway within Delhi is known as Gurjar Samrat Mihir Bhoja Marg in tribute to the GurjaraPratihara
ruler Mihir Bhoja. There is a plan to widen National Highway 24 to eight lanes from UP Gate till Vijay Nagar.
The work of widening NH-24, passing through Uttar Pradesh, has commenced while the work of four-laning the national highway from the UP-Delhi border to Hapur has been completed, National Highway Development authorities said.
According to officials, the work of widening the stretches from Hapur to Moradabad and Sitapur to Lucknow under NHDP are in progress and would be completed by September 2007 and June 2009, respectively.
The remaining stretch of the Moradabad-Bareilly-Sitapur section of NH-24, included under NHDP Phase III-B, will also be widened. The DPR for this project is being prepared.Funds to the tune of Rs 82.70 crore have been spent for widening of NH-24 up to February 2007. There are also many projects of residential & commercial properties are in under constructions and many builders are launching new projects near NH 24 like wave city plots. The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has cleared the widening of National Highway-24 starting from Ghaziabad to Dasna near Hapur in Uttar Pradesh involving an investment of Rs. 300 cr. The widening of this road stretch will enable motorists to drive straight to Corbett National Park and Nainital in the Uttrakhand. Similarly, the widening work on the 6km stretch from Nizamuddin Bridge to Ghaziabad is currently in full swing and is expected to be completed this year itself.
The newly cleared 28km stretch is already four lanes road from Ghaziabad border to Dasna and is said to be one of the most congested NH corridors in the country. The completion of the widening process is expected to be completed in about three years after which it will be almost a signal free stretch. The project, which will be widened and there will also be a provision of constructing elevated structures, is being awarded on cash contract and on public private partnership (PPP) model and the ministry is hopeful of awarding it very shortly
India
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that connects the National capital Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
to Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state capital Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
running 438 km (272.2 mi) in length.
A part of this highway within Delhi is known as Gurjar Samrat Mihir Bhoja Marg in tribute to the GurjaraPratihara
Pratihara
The Gurjara Pratihara , often simply called Pratihara Empire, was an imperial Indian dynasty that ruled much of Northern India from the 6th to the 11th centuries. At its peak of prosperity and power , the Gurajara-Pratihara Empire rivaled or even exceeded the Gupta Empire in the extent of its...
ruler Mihir Bhoja. There is a plan to widen National Highway 24 to eight lanes from UP Gate till Vijay Nagar.
The work of widening NH-24, passing through Uttar Pradesh, has commenced while the work of four-laning the national highway from the UP-Delhi border to Hapur has been completed, National Highway Development authorities said.
According to officials, the work of widening the stretches from Hapur to Moradabad and Sitapur to Lucknow under NHDP are in progress and would be completed by September 2007 and June 2009, respectively.
The remaining stretch of the Moradabad-Bareilly-Sitapur section of NH-24, included under NHDP Phase III-B, will also be widened. The DPR for this project is being prepared.Funds to the tune of Rs 82.70 crore have been spent for widening of NH-24 up to February 2007. There are also many projects of residential & commercial properties are in under constructions and many builders are launching new projects near NH 24 like wave city plots. The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has cleared the widening of National Highway-24 starting from Ghaziabad to Dasna near Hapur in Uttar Pradesh involving an investment of Rs. 300 cr. The widening of this road stretch will enable motorists to drive straight to Corbett National Park and Nainital in the Uttrakhand. Similarly, the widening work on the 6km stretch from Nizamuddin Bridge to Ghaziabad is currently in full swing and is expected to be completed this year itself.
The newly cleared 28km stretch is already four lanes road from Ghaziabad border to Dasna and is said to be one of the most congested NH corridors in the country. The completion of the widening process is expected to be completed in about three years after which it will be almost a signal free stretch. The project, which will be widened and there will also be a provision of constructing elevated structures, is being awarded on cash contract and on public private partnership (PPP) model and the ministry is hopeful of awarding it very shortly
See also
- List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
- National Highways Development ProjectNational Highways Development ProjectThe National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...