Yamuna Expressway
Yamuna Expressway is a 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) and 165.5 km (102.8 mi) long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is presently India's 6th longest expressway and connects Greater Noida with Agra. It was built to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra national highway (NH-2) or Mathura Road.
| Yamuna Expressway | |
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Yamuna Expressway in red | |
Yamuna Expressway near Jewar | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) | |
| Length | 165.537 km (102.860 mi) |
| Existed | 9 August 2012–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Pari Chowk, Greater Noida |
| South end | Kuberpur (NH-2), Agra |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Uttar Pradesh |
| Major cities | Greater Noida, Jewar, Vrindavan, Mathura and Agra |
| Highway system | |
The expressway having project value ₹12,839 crore (US$1.6 billion) was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by then Chief Minister of UP Akhilesh Yadav. A total of 13 service roads of about 168 km have been built for local commuters to access the expressway. Yamuna Expressway will be connected with Eastern Peripheral Expressway via an interchange which is being built at Jaganpur Afzalpur village near Noida International University in Gautam Buddh Nagar district.