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India’s first smart and green highway — Eastern Peripheral Expressway — the 135-km, nearly Rs 11,000 crore access-controlled six-lane expressway, for decongesting Delhi will be completed in August 2017.

The project is replete with smart and intelligent highway traffic management system (HTMS) and video incident detection system (VIDS) besides a closed tolling system in which the collections will be made only on the distance travelled and not on the entire length.

The expressway will have at least 2.5 lakh trees and will be lit by solar panels.

The Eastern Peripheral Expressway will set a benchmark in highway construction by being environment-friendly with world-class safety features and smart/interactive infrastructure.

Source: Rs 11,000-cr Eastern Peripheral Expressway to complete in August: Nitin Gadkari

The Peripheral Expressway Project comprises two expressways  – Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) and Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) connecting NH-1 and NH-2 from Western and Eastern side of Delhi.The EPE and WPE constitute one combined project forming a Ring Road around Delhi with a total length of 270 km. About 183 km length passes through the State of Haryana whereas the remaining about 87 km length passes through the State of Uttar Pradesh.

Source: The Eastern Peripheral Expressway for decongesting Delhi likely to be complete by August 2017