DDA's UER-II project to become operational by December

Urban Extension Road (UER)-II project, being constructed at a cost of Rs 3,600 crore to improve the commute in outer, west and southwest Delhi, will become operational by December, the DDA said on Thursday.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the project and directed that the remaining work should be completed at the earliest, a statement said.

According to the statement, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is implementing the project and Haryana government, Uttar Pradesh government and Delhi government are other stakeholders, the statement said.

Out of the road's total length of 75.71 km, 54.21 km falls in Delhi, and 21.50 km in Haryana.

UER-II was conceptualised by the DDA as the third Ring Road for Delhi, which later took a larger shape with five packages.

Of the five packages, packages 1, 2 and 3 are in Delhi while the other two are in Haryana, it said.