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The swanky new Yamuna Expressway connecting Delhi with Agra, the city of the Taj, was on Thursday inaugurated by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav.

Akhilesh Yadav inaugurated the Expressway through a video link from his residence in Lucknow. The Yamuna Expressway, will reduce time between Delhi and Agra to two and a half hours.

The new expressway, which took around 47 months and Rs 13,300 crores to build, runs from Greater Noida to Agra, crossing Aligarh and Mathura with several new projects such as Jaypee's Sports City in Greater Noida and the Forumla One track and new real estate projects coming up along the way.

In lieu of building the Yamuna Expressway, the company got 6,175 acres of land across five locations (1,235 acres each) on the expressway, which will be used to develop close to 530 million sq ft of real estate.

The expressway links Greater Noida to Agra. It was inaugurated via video conference from Lucknow by UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

The six-lane expressway covers 165 kms. It reduces the travel time between the capital and Agra by nearly four hours. (Watch: Your guide to the new Yamuna Expressway)

Gateway of 6 lane 165 Km Yamuna Expressway, Greater Noida to Agra

Interchange completed at zero point of 165 Km Yamuna Expressway connecting Noida to Agra

Yamuna expressway project cost 12,000 crores. It has three toll plazas and opened to the public at 4 pm.

Till August 15, no toll will be collected - happy Independence Day, commuters! After that, cars will pay Rs. 320 for a one-way trip, two-wheelers will be charged Rs. 150.

Yamuna Expressway stretching 165 kms.

connects international tourist destinations of Delhi and Agra. Yamuna Expressway, a 6-lane (extendable to 8 lane) access controlled Expressway, is planned to have 5 LFDs (Land of concessionaire) with facilities of 4 Toll Plazas, and 6 Interchanges along the entire length.

YEIDA notified area covers approx. 2,689 sq. kms. falling in six districts to be developed in two phases.

Yamuna Expressway project was begun by former Chief Minister Mayawati, who was voted out in May this year. "The board outside will have our name... now how do we help that?" said Mr Yadav, a cheeky statement acknowledging that his government will get the credit for a major new project that it had very little to do with.

The process of acquiring land from farmers for the expressway spiralled into violence last year in the Bhatta-Parsaul villages of Greater Noida.

Events of the last 10 days at Gautambudh Nagar (Greater Noida), particularly in Bhatta Parsol have saddened all of us. Some newspapers & electronic media while reporting the happenings at Bhatta Parsol have wrongly linked Yamuna Expressway & Formula-i Projects with the events which have taken place

In the year 2008, the GoUP renamed Taj Expressway Industrial Development Authority (TEA) to Yamuna [xpressway Industrial Development Authority (Y[IDA) and also renamed Taj Expressway Project to
YamunaExpressway Project.

The land acquisition for Yamuna Expressway was undertaken by YEIDA in accordance with the land acquisition act with the mutual consent of land owners/farmers based on “Karar Niyamavali” of GoUR ‘Karar

Niyamavali’ permits and allows land owners to mutually negotiate the rates with the Authority. Land has been leased to Jaypee Infratech Limited (a SPV formed for the purpose of construction of Yamuna Expressway as per the conditions of the Concession Agreement). Jaypee Infratech Limited has paid an

In the construction of Yamuna Expressway, total investment of Rs. 10000 Crore has been incurred in land acquisition, earth works, construction of structures and pavement, etc.

I here are about 380 structures on Yamuna Expressway which inter-alia includes culverts, minor bridges, underpasses, vehicular underpasses, interchanges, etc. More than one opening/crossing per Km has been constructed to suit the convenience of the local residents on both sides of the Yamuna Expressway.

165 Kms of Haulage Road of 5.5 mtr width have been provided along the Yamuna Expressway, out of which more than 20 Km has been black topped of 7 mtr width for the use of local residents. Traffic on service lane is proving to be a boon to the local residents of various villages in different Tehsils/Districts, such as Dankaur Mirzapur, Niloni, Ronija, Rabhupura, Jewar, Tappal, Khair, Nohjhil, Raya, Mathura, Beldev, etc.

YAMUNA EXPRESSWAY PROJECT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED BY JAYPEE GROUP FOR PROVIDING A FAST MOVING CORRIDOR IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF YAMUNA TO RELIEVE THE ALREADY CONGESTED NH-2 TO MINIMISE THETRAVELTIME.

Scheduled to be completed in 2014, Yamuna Expressway was up and ready by August 9, 2012. It was inaugurated by UP Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav. The 6 high-speed lanes are extendable to 8-lanes. In addition to the express route, there are 13 service roads running parallel through the adjacent villages and towns.