Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway

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
Length56 km (35 mi)
StatusUnder-construction
Existed2022 (expected)–present
Major junctions
North endGhaziabad
South endFaridabad
Location
CountryIndia
StatesUttar Pradesh and Haryana
Major citiesGhaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad
Highway system

Route

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The expressway is around 56 km long with 20 km in NoidaGreater 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]

  • Noida
    • Connecting thru Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and 700-meter-long bridge over Yamuna - near Chak Mangrola, it will link Faridabad and Noida at sector 168 (near Chhaproli Khadar).[2]
    • Sector 98 and Sector 143 in Noida will be starting points of a 5.6 km elevated road. It also plans to build a service road.[3]
    • It will reach NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar), through Noida's sector 121, 122, 140 and 150.[3]

Design

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The completed expressway designed by IIT-Roorkee will offer commuters direct connectivity between Noida and Greater Faridabad[4] A bridge is also planned from Noida's Sector 150 to National Highway 44 in Faridabad as a part of the FNG (Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway).

Inter-connectivity

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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).[5]
  • 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).[5]
  • 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).[6][7]

Status Updates

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  • Sep 2014: Work is under progress on the Uttar Pradesh part of the upcoming expressway.[8][9]
  • 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Article Window". epaper.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Upcoming infrastructure initiatives, impacting real estate in NOIDA, Reality Buzz, 5 oct 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Online, ET (24 April 2024). "Faridabad Noida Ghaziabad Expressway: 30mins travel time, route, distance, IIT link". The Economic Times.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b Factories to flyovers, what 2021 has in store for Noida and greater Noida., Times of India, 31 December 2021
  6. ^ नोएडा और ग्रेटर नोएडा के बीच बनेगा 25 किमी मिनी एक्सप्रेसवे, जानिए किन सेक्टरों को मिलेगा फायदा, TriCity Today, 1 dec 2020.
  7. ^ Noida-Greater Noida mini expressway will run 25 km, find out which sectors will benefit, TriCity Today, 3 dec 2020.
  8. ^ "FNG cleared of squatters". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Noida plans a double-decker elevated road". The Times of India.