Noida to Delhi airport in 20 minutes: PM to open UER-II, Dwarka Expressway

Getting to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport from Noida is set to get a lot easier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate two major road projects: the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway.

Together, the new stretches promise to cut travel time from Noida to IGI Airport to only 20 minutes. The opening also gives commuters from western Delhi and NCR suburbs a smoother ride, easing congestion on the city’s busy Ring Road.

The UER-II, a 76-kilometre corridor billed as Delhi’s new “outer ring road,” runs from Alipur to Mahipalpur near the airport. Built at a cost of about Rs 7,716 crore, the 4-to-6 lane highway links Mundka, Bakkarwala, Najafgarh and Dwarka. It also connects to major routes like Delhi–Chandigarh, Delhi–Rohtak, and Sonipat.

Alongside, PM Modi will unveil the 29-kilometre Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway, stretching from the Kherki Daula toll plaza to Shiv Murti at Mahipalpur. The Gurugram section was inaugurated back in March 2024.

Together, the two corridors are expected to make traffic flow toward the airport, Gurugram and Jaipur much smoother.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and other BJP leaders are expected to be present at the event.

Officials said the access-controlled expressways will allow uninterrupted travel and help take load off Delhi’s arterial roads.

The Rs 9,000 crore Dwarka Expressway was built in four packages, while the UER-II was completed in five.

According to the National Highways Authority of India, UER-II was planned under the Delhi Master Plan 2021 and spans 54 kilometres in Delhi and about 21 kilometres in Haryana. The expressway features eight lanes, service roads, four multi-level interchanges and several underpasses.

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