What is YEIDA or Yamuna Expressway?

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The Yamuna Expressway (previously known as the Taj Expressway) Project is a Uttar Pradesh government project, conceived with the idea to not only reduce the travel time between New Delhi and Agra but also to open up avenue for Industrial and Urban development of the region and provide the base for convergence to tourism and other allied industries. The proposed current proposal is to create a new 6 Lanes (extendable to 8 lanes) Access Controlled Expressway with brand name of Yamuna Expressway.

This expressway will stretch from Greater Noida to Agra, via Mathura, and will provide much needed expansion space to the National Capital Region. There will be residential, commercial, and industrial all around the expressway.

Below is the current plan for the expressway development (near NCR).

[yogi]

Quick facts about Yamuna Expressway:

Length-------------------------->165.537 Km
Right of Way-------------------->100m
Number of Lanes ---------------->6 Lanes extendable to 8 lanes
Type of Pavement---------------->Rigid (Concrete)

Structures
Interchange------------------------>7
Main Toll Plaza-------------------->3
Toll Plaza on Interchange Loop----->7
Underpass-------------------------->35 
Rail Over Bridge------------------->1
Major Bridge----------------------->1
Minor Bridge----------------------->42
Cart Track Crossing---------------->68
Culverts--------------------------->204

Technical Specifications

Pavement width of Carriageway (One Direction)----->15.70 m
Earthen Shoulder Width 	-------------------------->5.10 m

Pavement width of Service Road
Urban Area --------------------------------------->7.00 m
Rural Area  -------------------------------------->5.50 m

Thickness of Pavement, Quality & Concrete
Main Carriageway 3 ------------------------------->20 mm
Urban Area Service Road -------------------------->290 mm
Rural Area Service Road -------------------------->220 mm

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