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 | |
Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway (FNG Expressway), an under-construction greenfield 56 km long, 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) expressway in Delhi NCR region of India, will connect Faridabad (Faridabad Bypass Expressway part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in Haryana) with Noida (Noida–Greater Noida Expressway) and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.[1] Ghaziabad-Tronica Expressway (GTE), FNG's planned extension from Ghaziabad to Tronica City (Loni and Agraula), will connect to the UER-II Alipur-Tronica Extension near Tronica City to form the third ring road around Delhi.[2]
Route
[edit]Phase-1 Original
[edit]Main route
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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,[3] was designed by IIT-Roorkee and offers commuters direct connectivity between Noida and Greater Faridabad[4]
Detailed route is as follows:[5]
- NH-148NA (Faridabad Bypass Expressway part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway): Agra Canal Overbridge connecting Badkhal Road (part of Sohna-Gurugaon Elevated Corridor)[5] in the west with Mata Amritanandamayi Road in the east (near Ma Amrita Hospital).[6]
- Along Delhi-Mumbai Western DFC corridor via following:[5]
- Lal Pur village.[6]
- Along Delhi-Mumbai Western DFC corridor via following:[5]
- Noida
- Chhaproli Khadar
- between Sector 167 and 168 (north of Dostpur Mangrauli) interchange with Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.[5]
- Pass sequentially east of the following sectors in Noida: Sector 140, 115 (Soharkha village), 122, 121,
- Sector 65 (Chhijarsi and Rahul Vihar) interchange with NE3 Delhi–Meerut Expressway.[6]
- Along Hindon River (west of Siddharth Vihar and Rahul Vihar)
Spurs
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Proposed but not yet approved as of July 2025:
- Delhi-Noida-Dadri Expressway (DND Expressway) spur (listed from west to east):
- Faridabad
- Begin Faridabad Sector 37 (DND–KMP Expressway interchange for connectivity to Delhi's Mehrauli-Badarpur Elevated Road and Faridabad's 90 Feet Road)
- Faridabad
- Ajay Nagar-Chak Basantpur Bridge over Yamuna river
- Noida
- Sector 128 (near Chak Basantpur)
- Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai Marg
- Noida–Greater Noida Expressway cloverleaf interchange
- Gejha Road and Vishwakrama Road
- Dadri Main Road
- FNG interchange (between Noida Sector 141 and 143)
- Habibpur village
- Noida–Greater Noida Link Road
- Tusyana village
- Gulistanpur village
- Along Delhi-Mumbai Western DFC
- Greater Noida railway station (Boraki)
- Datawali village
- Beel Akbarpur village (EPE and NH-334C cloverleaf interchange)
Phase-2 Extension
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Main route
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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.[2]
The route, falling entirely in Ghaziabad district, is as follows (from east to west):
- Ghaziabad district
- Along Hindon River via the following
- GDA Colony (west of the colony)
- Hindon Airport (east-north quarter-circle)
- Hindon airport eastern side:
- CHRIST University Ghaziabad (west of CHRIST University): via Taj Highwa, Vishwakrama Road, along Hindon River on Raj Nagar Extension Road.[2]
- The Aurum
- Hindon airport north side:
- Kotwalpur village
- Chirauri Village
- 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.[2]
Spurs
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Proposed but not yet approved as of July 2025:
- Dilshad Colony-Hindon-Khajuri Road (DHK Expressway) spur (listed from south to north):
- Begin at Delhi Road (between Dilshad Colony and Shalimar Garden in Ghaziabad)
- via 80 feet Road to Wazirabad Road,
- Hindon Airport Civil Enclave and southwest of Hindon Airport to Panchsheel Enclave
- Jawli village
- Chirauri village (interchange with GTE main route),
- Singoli Taga village (Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) interchange)
- Rasoolpur Dhaulri village
- Khajuri village (NH334B interchange).
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).[8]
- 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).[8]
- 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).[9][10]
Current status
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- Phase-1 FNG - Surajkund-Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad section:
- 2025 Jun: Out of greenfield expressway's total 56 km length, 45% of 28 km Haryana section was complete in June 2025.[1] Of the total 28 km Uttar Pradesh section, only 15% (3 km) section in Noida was operational[7][11] since 2014 with no further progress.[12] The construction of remaining route in both states by the respective PWD (Public Works Department) of both states, including overbridge on Agra Canal in Faridabad and Chak Mangrola bridge on Yamuna on the border of two states, will recommence by the end of 2025 after the approval of the respective revised cost estimates by each state.[7]
- Phase-2 GTE - Ghaziabad-Tronica (Loni/Agruala) Expressway section:
- 2025 Jun: Tender for appointing consultant for preparing the DPR floated after budget for DPR was approved.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b FNG Expressway: एक्सप्रेसवे का काम जल्द होगा शुरू, NCR के 3 शहरों में कर सकेंगे नॉन स्टॉप सफर, Live Hindustan, 1 Jul 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g दिल्ली-NCR में ट्रैफिक की समस्या से निजात के लिए बड़ा फैसला, दो सड़क परियोजनाओं को मंजूरी, MSN, 10 Jun 2025.
- ^ "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 f 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 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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