Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway

The Delhi-Gurugram Expressway on NH-48 is a 27.7 km (17.2 mi) six to eight lane[2] expressway connecting the national capital, Delhi and the Millennium city of Gurgaon, Haryana in the National Capital Region of India. The expressway is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, which itself is a part of the National Highway Development Project. The ₹10 billion (US$140.2 million), 27.7 km (17.2 mi) brownfield expressway was opened in phases with the final section opening on January 23, 2008. This expressway is the busiest inter-city route in India and handles more than 180,000 PCUs daily.[3] It starts at Dhaula Kuan in Delhi and terminates on the outskirts of Gurgaon. Gurgaon City is located at both sides of this Expressway.

Delhi Gurugram Expressway
Delhi-Gurugram Expressway highlighted in red
Route information
Length27.7 km (17.2 mi)
HistoryCompleted in 2008
Major junctions
West endManesar (Gurgaon)
East endDelhi
Location
StatesDelhi, Haryana
Major citiesDelhi, Gurgaon (Now Gurugram)
Highway system
The 32-lane now adjunct toll gate at the Delhi-Gurugram border was the largest in South Asia and the second largest in Asia.[1]
Expressway also connects both cities with the airport

See also

References
  1. "Excess cars made tolling a taxing truth at first: Expressway builder". Express India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  2. "DSC Limited : Creating Infra Wealth". dsclimited. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. TNN, Jan 8, 2009, 03.35am IST (8 January 2009). "Easy entry for Visa card holders- Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2010.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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