Yamuna Expressway
| Yamuna Expressway | |
|---|---|
Yamuna Expressway in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Jaypee Infratech Ltd for Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) until 2048 | |
| Length | 165.537 km (102.860 mi) |
| Existed | 9 August 2012–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Pari Chowk, Greater Noida |
| South end | Kuberpur (NH-2), Agra |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh |
| Major cities | Greater Noida, Jewar, Vrindavan, Hathras, Mathura and Agra |
| Highway system | |
Yamuna Expressway is a 6-lane (expandable to 8), 165.5 km (102.8 mi) long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is presently India's sixth longest expressway and connects Greater Noida with Agra. It was built to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra national highway (NH-2) or Mathura Road. The Noida-Greater Noida Expressway feeds into the project.
Built by Jaypee Infratech Ltd (JIL) on a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) basis, the company has the rights to collect for a period of 36 years, starting from its Commercial Operations Date (COD) on August 9, 2012 until the agreement expires, after which the expressway will be transferred to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).
The Noida International Airport located in Jewar of the Gautam Buddha Nagar District also lies on the side of the expressway, with it acting as the main connection to multiple cities.
The expressway saw an investment ₹12,839 crore (US$1.5 billion) and was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by then Chief Minister of UP Akhilesh Yadav. A total of 13 service roads of about 168 km were built for local commuters to access the expressway.