Delhi to Jaipur in just 2.5 hours with new link on Delhi-Mumbai expressway soon! Details here
Delhi to Jaipur via Delhi-Mumbai expressway: Starting June, the road journey from Delhi to Jaipur will become quicker and more convenient with the completion of a new connection from Bandikui on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway to Jaipur Ring Road. This development will make it possible to travel non-stop from Delhi to Jaipur in just two-and-a-half hours! The new connection will reduce the distance between Delhi and Jaipur by 20 kilometres.
According to NHAI officials quoted by TOI, commuters will see additional benefits by December when the first nine-km section of the DND Flyway-KMP interchange on Delhi-Mumbai expressway begins operations.
Travellers from Ghaziabad, Noida and east Delhi will have uninterrupted access to Jaipur. The complete 260 km stretch between DND Flyway and Jaipur via Bandikui link will take just two-and-a-half hours.
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At present, travellers heading to Jaipur from Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad must exit the Delhi-Mumbai expressway at Dausa and use NH-21, a four-lane highway, to reach Jaipur. As this existing expressway passes through towns and villages, vehicles are restricted to a maximum speed of 100 kmph.
The 67-kilometre access-controlled highway connecting Bandikui and Jaipur will enable uninterrupted travel for motorists once operational. This extension was subsequently incorporated into the primary Delhi-Mumbai expressway project due to increasing traffic towards Jaipur.
“The access-controlled highway is complete except one carriageway of rail over bridge (ROB) on DelhiAhmedabad railway section, which is expected to be complete by May-end. Efforts are on to see if traffic can be allowed by creating a small diversion for this one-km stretch,” an NHAI official said.
NHAI chairman Santosh Yadav has instructed officials to exercise caution when issuing provisional certificates for traffic allowance. During a summit recently, he addressed highway engineers and consultants, emphasising the importance of thorough inspection before commissioning high-speed corridors.
He stressed that field officers and authority engineers should conduct multiple drive-throughs to ensure the stretches are fully prepared for operation, avoiding post-inauguration issues such as potholes. Based on previous experiences of complaints during monsoon seasons in the past two years, the authority has directed its field staff to complete preventive maintenance well ahead of schedule.
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