Delhi-Meerut Expressway Open For Traffic, Cuts Travel Time To 45 Mins

Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on April 1 announced the opening of 'Delhi Meerut Expressway' for common traffic. Notably, the 14-lane expressway will reduce the travel time from Meerut to Delhi to just 45 minutes. Earlier, it used to take over 2.5 hours for the journey. Over 96-kilometre long, the expressway will also benefit travellers from Haridwar, Dehradun and Saharanpur. Tweeting #PargatiKaHighway, Gadkari said, "We have fulfilled our promise."