South Delhi to Gurgaon; will help decongest Rao Tula Ram Marg, a key route to Indira Gandhi International Airport. (Image generated using Google Gemini)In a major push to decongest Delhi and improve connectivity with neighbouring cities and states, the Centre and the Delhi government will jointly undertake seven large-scale infrastructure projects, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday. These projects, which will cost Rs 24,800 crore in total, will improve connectivity to nearby cities like Gurgaon, and Dehradun, among others.“All these projects have been designed in view of the future requirements. Under the double-engine government framework, new expressways, tunnels, elevated corridors and connectivity links are being planned to modernise and streamline transportation across Delhi-NCR,” Gupta said.This comes after Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari held a review meeting with the Delhi Chief Minister about the plan to decongest the Capital where these projects were also discussed, said officials.Project: Six-lane tunnel from Nelson Mandela Marg to Shiv Murti in GurgaonLength: 8 kmTo connect: South Delhi to Gurgaon; will help decongest Rao Tula Ram Marg, a key route to Indira Gandhi International AirportCost: Rs 7,000 croreExpected date of start: Still in approval stageProject: Six-lane AIIMS-Mahipalpur-Gurgaon Elevated Corridor ProjectLength: 20 kmTo connect: AIIMS, INA, Hauz Khas, Vasant Kunj, Mahipalpur and Gurgaon; will decongest Dhaula Kuan, MG Road, Rao Tula Ram MargCost: Rs 5,000 croreExpected date of start: April 2027Project: Six-lane Delhi-Dehradun Expressway LinkLength: 17 kmTo connect: Dehradun Expressway near Tronica City with Urban Extension Road-2, will give access to Dehradun Expressway from Dwarka, Rohini, Punjabi Bagh and Gurgaon; will decongest Barapullah corridor, Mukarba Chowk, Singhu Border and the Ashram-Badarpur stretchCost: 3,500 crore.Expected date of start: December 2026Story continues below this adAlso Read | Delhi-Dehradun Expressway opens today: Key features, 11 km wildlife corridor explainedProject: Six-lane Noida-Faridabad Corridor via Delhi-Dehradun ExpresswayLength: 65 kmTo connect: Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, Delhi-Meerut Expressway, DND, Faridabad and the Yamuna Expressway, connectivity for Loni, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Noida and Faridabad; will decongest Kalindi Kunj, Sarai Kale Khan and the Outer Ring RoadCost: Rs 7,000 croreExpected date of start: December 2026Project: Delhi-Amritsar-Katra ExpresswayLength: 1.7 kmTo connect: Delhi, Gurugram and IGI Airport through UER-II and Dwarka Expressway, will improve freight movement.Cost: Rs 1,500 croreExpected date of start: March 2027Project: Service roads along UER-IILength: 26 kmTo connect: Mundka Industrial Area and logistics hubs, expected to cut snarls on main carriagewayCost: Rs 6,500 croreExpected date of start: In approval stageProject: Kalindi Kunj Interchange near Okhla BarrageLength: 500 mTo connect: Noida, Jasola, Sarita Vihar, FaridabadCost: Rs 3,000 croreExpected date of start: October 2026