Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway
| Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway | |
|---|---|
| FNG Expressway | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
| Status | Under-construction |
| Existed | 2022 (expected)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Ghaziabad |
| South end | Faridabad |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh and Haryana |
| Major cities | Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Faridabad |
| Highway system | |
The Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway or FNG Expressway is an under-construction 56 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) expressway in Delhi NCR region of India. It will connect Faridabad (Faridabad Bypass Expressway part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in Haryana) with Noida (Noida–Greater Noida Expressway) and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Route
[edit]Phase-1 Original
[edit]This section around 56 km long, including 20 km in Noida–Greater Noida and 8 km in Ghaziabad and remaining 28.1km is in the Faridabad,[1] was designed by IIT-Roorkee and offers commuters direct connectivity between Noida and Greater Faridabad[2]
Detailed route is as follows:[3]
- The expressway will begin at Ma Amrita Hospital in Greater Faridabad. It will come in through the village of Lalpur.[4]
- From 600-meter long Chak Mangrola bridge over Yamuna river,[5] along DFC corridor, to Shahpur where it connects to Faridabad Bypass Expressway (part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway project which also connects it to Sohna-Gurugaon Sohna Elevated Corridor).[3]
- Noida
- Connecting thru interchange at Noida-Greater Noida Expressway near Dostpur Mangrauli, it will connect to Noida at sector 168 (near Chhaproli Khadar).[3]
- Sector 98 and Sector 143 in Noida will be starting points of a 5.6 km elevated road. It also plans to build a service road.[4]
- It will reach NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar), through Noida's sector 121, 122, 140 and 150.[4]
- Will connect NH34 (near Arya Nagar & Hindan Vihar) to NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar).[3]
Phase-2 Extension
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Ghaziabad-Tronica Expressway (GTE): This 65 km extension of FNG to connect it with UER-II Alipur-Tronica Extension has been approved. Existing UER-II already forms the northwest and southwest quadrants, FNG forms the southeast quadrant around Delhi, and GTE will form the northeast quadrant.[6]
The route, falling entirely in Ghaziabad district, is as follows (from east to west):
- Ghaziabad district
- From the confluence of FNG and NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway (near Rahul Vihar).[3][6]
- CHRIST University Ghaziabad (east of Hindon Airport): via Taj Highwa, Vishwakrama Road, along Hindon River on Raj Nagar Extension Road.[6]
- Hindon Airport: via east, northeast and north side of the airport.[6]
- Tronica City on Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway in Agraula village of Loni area: where GTE connects to UER-II Phase-4 Extension (Alipur-Tronica) to form a ring another road around Delhi.[6]
Inter-connectivity
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Following will either connect to or will provide an alternate route to the FNG Expressway:
- Okhla-Noida SEZ Expressway i.e. Aghapur-Bhangel Elevated Road: from Aghapur near southeast corner of Okhla Bird Sanctuary to Bhangel (Noida SEZ).[7]
- Chilla-Okhla Expressway i e. Chilla-Shahadra Drain Elevated Road: from DND Flyway at Chilla, then over and along the Shahdara Drain to Okhla Bird Sanctuary (beginning of Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway).[7]
- Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway: nearly 25 km long, INR 400 crore, 6-lane expressway between Yamuna river and existing Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will run over the bundh (flood prevention embankment) from Noida Sector-94 (southeast corner of Okhla bird sanctuary) to Noida Sector-168. Near sector 94, it will start from the existing Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, then along the way near Gulavali & sector 160 will interchange with Gulavali-LG Chowk road, and end near sector 168 at Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway (FNG).[8][9]
Current status
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- Phase-1 FNG - Surajkund-Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad section:
- Phase-2 GTE - Tronica (Loni/Agruala)-Ghaziabad/Dasna section:
- 2025 Jun: Tender for DPR preparation floated after budget for DPR was approved.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Article Window". epaper.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014.
- ^ "New E-Way to Link Noida with Faridabad - Times of India - 3-July-2014". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Upcoming infrastructure initiatives, impacting real estate in NOIDA, Reality Buzz, 5 oct 2020.
- ^ a b c Online, ET (24 April 2024). "Faridabad Noida Ghaziabad Expressway: 30mins travel time, route, distance, IIT link". The Economic Times.
- ^ a b c Delhi-NCR news: BIG update on long-pending Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad expressway, authorities agree to, dnaindia.com, 14 Apr 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h दिल्ली-NCR में ट्रैफिक की समस्या से निजात के लिए बड़ा फैसला, दो सड़क परियोजनाओं को मंजूरी, MSN, 10 Jun 2025.
- ^ a b Factories to flyovers, what 2021 has in store for Noida and greater Noida., Times of India, 31 December 2021
- ^ नोएडा और ग्रेटर नोएडा के बीच बनेगा 25 किमी मिनी एक्सप्रेसवे, जानिए किन सेक्टरों को मिलेगा फायदा, TriCity Today, 1 dec 2020.
- ^ Noida-Greater Noida mini expressway will run 25 km, find out which sectors will benefit, TriCity Today, 3 dec 2020.
- ^ "FNG cleared of squatters". The Times of India.
- ^ "Noida plans a double-decker elevated road". The Times of India.
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