Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad_Expressway
Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway
Road in India
The Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway or FNG Expressway is an under-construction 56 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) expressway in Delhi NCR region of India. It will connect Faridabad in Haryana with Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
| Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway | |
|---|---|
| FNG Expressway | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Status | Under-construction |
| Existed | 2022 (expected)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Ghaziabad |
| South end | Faridabad |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh and Haryana |
| Major cities | Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad |
| Highway system | |
The expressway is around 56 km long with 20 km in Noida–Greater Noida region, 8 km in Ghaziabad, while the remaining 28.1km is in the Faridabad region, especially the developing sectors of Neharpar. According to the plan, the expressway from Noida side will become operational in the next 14 months, while it would take three years for the whole stretch to become fully operational.[1]
Detailed route is as follows:[2]
- Ghaziabad district
- From NH34 (near Arya Nagar & Hindan Vihar) to NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar).[2]
- Noida
- From NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar), through Noida's sector 121, 122, 140 and 150, to sector 168 (near Chhaproli Khadar) to intersect with Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and bridge ove Yamuna near Chak Mangroli.[2]
- Faridabad district
- From Chak Mangroli bridge, along DFC corridor, to Shahpur where it connects to Faridabad Bypass Expressway (part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway project which also connects it to Sohna-Gurugaon Sohna Elevated Corridor).[2]
The completed expressway designed by IIT-Roorkee will offer commuters direct connectivity between Noida and Greater Faridabad[3] A bridge is also planned from Noida's Sector 150 to National Highway 19 in Faridabad as a part of the FNG (Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway).
Following will either connect to or will provide an alternate route to the FNG Expressway:
- Okhla-Noida SEZ Expressway i.e. Aghapur-Bhangel Elevated Road: from Aghapur near southeast corner of Okhla Bird Sanctuary to Bhangel (Noida SEZ).[4]
- Chilla-Okhla Expressway i e. Chilla-Shahadra Drain Elevated Road: from DND Flyway at Chilla, then over and along the Shahdara Drain to Okhla Bird Sanctuary (beginning of Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway).[4]
- Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway: nearly 25 km long, INR 400 crore, 6-lane expressway between Yamuna river and existing Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will run over the bundh (flood prevention embankment) from Noida Sector-94 (southeast corner of Okhla bird sanctuary) to Noida Sector-168. Near sector 94, it will start from the existing Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, then along the way near Gulavali & sector 160 will interchange with Gulavali-LG Chowk road, and end near sector 168 at Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway (FNG).[5][6]
- Sep 2014: Work is under progress on the Uttar Pradesh part of the upcoming expressway.[7][8]
- Oct 2015: 70% work on Noida part is completed. Work not started in Faridabad part.
- Dec 2017: Work on the expressway to start in 2018.
- Apr 2018: Work on expressway started in Noida.
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- "New E-Way to Link Noida with Faridabad - Times of India - 3-July-2014". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- Factories to flyovers, what 2021 has in store for Noida and greater Noida., Times of India, 31 December 2021
- नोएडा और ग्रेटर नोएडा के बीच बनेगा 25 किमी मिनी एक्सप्रेसवे, जानिए किन सेक्टरों को मिलेगा फायदा, TriCity Today, 1 dec 2020.
- Noida-Greater Noida mini expressway will run 25 km, find out which sectors will benefit, TriCity Today, 3 dec 2020.