The Centre's decision has come after a delegation of all seven Delhi MPs today met Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari where officials of PWD and NHAI were also present.
Delegation also demanded an elevated corridor between Delhi and Meerut, which is later to be extended to Haridwar, so that the volume of traffic on this stretch could be minimised.
"There is dire need to decongest Delhi's Ring roads from heavy vehicles entering from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In the meeting, Gadkari has set a deadline of three years for the completion of Eastern Peripheral Expresway and Western Peripheral Expressway," BJP national spokesperson and New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi said.
Eastern Peripheral Expressway envisages to provide signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gautam Budh Nagar (Greater Noida) and Palwal while the Western Expressway connects Kundli to Palwal via Manesar in Haryana.
"Although Centre has given three-year time for the completion of this project, contractor, who complete work in 2 or two and half years, will be given incentive by the centre. We want this project to be completed as soon as possible so that Delhi's roads could be decongested," Lekhi said.