Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway on Sunday, August 17, 2025. This event marks a significant step in decongesting Delhi and improving connectivity across the National Capital Region (NCR). The inauguration ceremony will be held on the expressway near Dwarka, with several prominent leaders in attendance, including Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, along with various MPs and MLAs from the Delhi-NCR region.
The UER-II, also known as NH-344M, is a 75.7 km long, 6-lane wide grade-separated expressway in Delhi NCR. It starts from National Highway 44 at Alipur and passes through Rohini, Mundka, Najafgarh, and Dwarka, ending at the Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway on National Highway 48 near Mahipalpur. This route will serve as a modern "outer ring road" for Delhi, providing seamless access to the airport from multiple parts of the city.
The Dwarka Expressway is being developed as India's first 8-lane, fully access-controlled urban expressway with a 6-lane service road. The Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway spans from Kherki Daula toll plaza to Shiv Murti in Mahipalpur. The Gurugram section of the expressway was inaugurated by PM Modi last year.
Collectively, the UER-II and Dwarka Expressway projects are poised to significantly reduce travel times and improve connectivity. For instance, travel time from Noida to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport is expected to be reduced to just 20 minutes. The projects are anticipated to ease traffic congestion on existing routes, save fuel, and enhance connectivity between cities within the NCR.
The UER-II project, estimated to cost INR 7,715 crores, is divided into several construction packages awarded to different contractors. The expressway will connect the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway at Alipur to the Dwarka Expressway and further link to the Delhi-Jaipur Highway at Mahipalpur. Special connector roads will also link Bahadurgarh, the Delhi-Rohtak Highway, the Sonipat Highway, and the Gurugram-Sohna Highway, eventually feeding into the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
The operationalization of the UER-II is expected to function as a modern "outer ring road" for the capital, facilitating direct airport connectivity to key areas of Delhi and improving links between NCR cities like Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Ambala, Rohtak, Jind, and Bahadurgarh. Furthermore, it is projected to reduce traffic on existing roads in and around Noida by rerouting traffic away from central Delhi.
Looking ahead, there are plans for an eastern extension of the UER-II, which would further enhance connectivity across Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. This extension would begin at Alipur in North Delhi and run through Tronica City in Ghaziabad, connecting to the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway near Mandaula, and eventually link up with the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
