Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway

Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway or FNG Expressway is a under-construction 56 km long 6-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) expressway.

Status updates
  • Mid 1989: Project is conceived.
  • Sep 2014: Work is under progress on the Uttar Pradesh part of the upcoming expressway.[1][2]
  • Oct 2015: 70% work on Noida part is completed. Work not started in Faridabad part.
  • Oct 2015: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) takes over the project.
  • Dec 2017: Work on Expressway to start in 2018
  • April 2018: Work on Expressway started in Noida.

Length

FNG Expressway is around 56km long with 20km in Noida–Greater Noida region, 8 km in Ghaziabad, while the remaining 28.1km is in the Faridabad region, especially the developing sectors of Neharpar. According to the plan, FNG from Noida side will become operational in the next 14 months while it would take three years for the whole stretch to become fully operational[3]

Design

The completed expressway designed by IIT-Roorkee will offer commuters direct connectivity between Noida and Greater Faridabad[4] A bridge is also planned from Noida's Sector 150 to National Highway 19 in Faridabad as a part of the FNG (Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway).

See also

References
  1. "FNG cleared of squatters".
  2. "Noida plans a double-decker elevated road".
  3. "Article Window". epaper.timesofindia.com.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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