Images : Yamuna Expressway

[karan.1970]

I still cant believe this project was finished TWO (2 , II , ii , do , die zwei , a dó , dos) Years before the set date of completion.. Miracle or what??
But 1 thing sucks big time - 100 km is the speed limit imposed... feck me.. even on that road a Fiat Padmini can run faster than that.. let alone all the new 1.6 L engine cars.
Went to Germany once... on some areas there is NO SPEED RESTRICTION!!! My cousin has a Subaru.... loved driving it on those stretches of road... 180 Km/ph was the highest I went to !!!

The speed limit has less to do with the expressway and more to do with the quality control / maintenance of cars in India.. A moron with bad brakes driving at 120 kmph is not only a danger to himself but to others around him as well.. In USA, you get a ticket if your back light is broken..or your car inspection (which is mandatory) is overdue.. Till those norms are implemented here, we are doomed to stay under the sub 100 speed limits

This project belonged to the Jaypee Group.

It has been financed by the group themselves ( not sure if they took a loan etc).

The land was acquired by UP govt, the area along the xpressway is seeing remarkable development & prices of land / property is going upwards.

Not sure how long will Jaypee run this . It has three tolls and a one way trip is Rs 320 and a round trip is Rs 510. It has cost 12000 Cr INR.

The approach to this expressway is from the existing free NOIDA - Greater NOIDA free expressway which is 24 km long.

From my house in South Delhi, Agra used to be a 5-7 hour run.. Now its under 3 hours.. (30 mins to Express way entry which is 35 km from my house) and 2.5 hrs to Agra.. Awesome I say...

 

[luckych]

Yamuna Expressway Film

 

[Sashan]

Can someone confirm whether Fatehpur Sikri was covered under this Yamuna expressway? I wish they have. Fatehpur Sikri and Agra makes a perfect day trip from Delhi and it woulld reduce the time to travel and spend more time in these two places if they have covered it.

 

[karan.1970]

Zipping on the Yamuna Expressway to Agra | Travel and Photography


quite informative...

 

[Jackdaws]

The biggest problem on highways and expressways in India is the not the quality of the roads; it is the quality of the drivers. Retarded people drive with the high beam on in the night. They don't know that the extreme right lane is for overtaking; not for driving at 80 km/hr. And there are no highway patrolmen.

 

[Bhairava]

But 1 thing sucks big time - 100 km is the speed limit imposed... feck me.. even on that road a Fiat Padmini can run faster than that.. let alone all the new 1.6 L engine cars.
Went to Germany once... on some areas there is NO SPEED RESTRICTION!!! My cousin has a Subaru.... loved driving it on those stretches of road... 180 Km/ph was the highest I went to !!!

lol in india there is no speed restriction in any area. if mamu with his radar gun catches you pay 200 rs and you can scoot. Thats the reality.

 

[Indian Tiger]

It's in India, unbelievable!!! Great!!!

 

[Mirza Jatt]

awsome.....good to see the project finihing before time.. a rare case in India.

 

[third eye]

awsome.....good to see the project finihing before time.. a rare case in India.

It is a private project to be run by the same company that made it - no govt funding or interference except providing the land.

Their tail was on fire and they did a good job well in time for the winter tourist traffic to Agra.

Besides alongside the residential projects, F1 track along the expressway too earned a fillip with this project, these too were mostly owned by Jaypee.