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{{Short description|Part of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox road
| name = Urban Extension Road-II
| header_type = UC
| country = IND
| type =
| states = [[Delhi]] and [[Haryana]]
| cities = [[Delhi]], [[Bahadurgarh]], [[Sonipat]]
| established =
| route =
| photo =
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| map =
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| map_notes =
| length_km = 75.7
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = [[Alipur, Delhi|Alipur]]
| junction =
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = [[Mahipalpur]]
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'''Urban Extension Road-II (UER II)''' or '''NH-344M''' is an upcoming 75.7 [[km]] long, 6 lanes (main expressway) & 4 lanes (service roads) wide access-controlled expressway in [[Delhi NCR]], [[India]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/work-on-second-phase-of-uer-ii-to-start-by-sept-end/articleshow/85698945.cms|title=Delhi: Work on second phase of UER-II to start by September-end|website=Times of India|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref> It would start from [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]] at [[Alipur, Delhi|Alipur]] then passes from [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]], [[Mundka]], [[Najafgarh]], [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]] and end at [[Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway]] on [[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48]] near [[Mahipalpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Urban Extension Road 2 – Information & Status |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-delhi-uer-2-expressway-information-route-map-status/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> Its main route forms a semicircle on the western side of Delhi, additionally it has two side spurs - one from Bawana in Northwest Delhi to [[Sonipat]] in Bawana's North and second in west Delhi from between [[Tikri Border metro station|Tikri border]] & [[Najafgarh]] to [[National Highway 9 (India)|NH9]] [[Bahadurgarh]] south bypass. <ref name=ue1>[https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-delhi-uer-2-expressway-information-route-map-status/ Delhi Urban Extension Road 2 – Information & Status], The Metro Guy, accessed 7 dec 2022.</ref> [[Delhi|Delhi NCT]] has 4 concentric ring roads around it - namely [[Inner Ring Road, Delhi|Inner Ring Road]]; [[Outer Ring Road, Delhi|Outer Ring Road]]; third ring outside it formed by the combination of UER-II & [[Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway#Inter|Chilla-Okhla Expressway]],<ref name=new3>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/factories-to-flyovers-what-2022-has-in-store-for-noida-gr-noida/articleshow/88576839.cms Factories to flyovers, what 2021 has in store for Noida and greater Noida.], Times of India, 31 December 2021</ref> and fourth ring formed by the combination of part of [[Dwarka Expressway]] (from Tikampur) & [[Western Peripheral Expressway#Ring|Gurugaon-Ghata Expressway]], [[Sohna Elevated Corridor|Gurgaon-Sohna Elevated Corridor Expressway]], [[Sohna]]-[[Faridabad]] section of [[Delhi-Mumbai Expressway]], [[Faridabad–Noida–Ghaziabad Expressway]] (FNG), [[Western Peripheral Expressway#Ring|Ghaziabad-Narela Expressway]] (planned) and [[Western Peripheral Expressway#Inter|Rai-Narela-Bahadurgarh-Gurgaon Expressway]] (meet Dwarka Expressway at Tikampur in Gurugaon). Outside these ring roads, [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]] region will have 3 [[Western Peripheral Expressway#RCE|Regional Circular Expressways]] (first of which is the existing combination of [[Western Peripheral Expressway|WPE]] and [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway|EPE]])<ref name=cr1>[https://www.amarujala.com/amp/uttar-pradesh/shamli/circular-expressway-will-pass-through-shamli-shamli-news-mrt557425382 शामली से होकर गुजरेगा सर्कुलर एक्सप्रेस-वे], Amar Ujala, 22 sept 2021.</ref><ref name=cr2>[https://ncrpb.nic.in/drp2041.html Draft NCR Regional plan 2041], NCR planning board accessed, 6 dec 2022.</ref> and 3 [[Western Peripheral Expressway#ZCE|Zonal Circular Expressways]] (ZCE).

The project also features two 4 lane spurs
* NH-344P to Bahadurgarh Bypass
* NH-344P to Barwasni Bypass

== History==
In the year 2000, [[Delhi Development Authority|DDA]]'s [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation|NCR Transport Plan 2021]] conceived the UER-II project, which did not materialize due to financial viability and land procurement problems. In 2018, [[National Highway Authority of India|NHAI]] took over the implementation of UER-II phase-1 on payment of INR4000 crore financial viability gap funding by DDA, while DDA itself simultaneously undertook the construction of phase-2.<ref name=ue1/>

==Route==

The [[Controlled-access highway|access-controlled]] UER-II expressway project phase 1 & 2 have a main 74.98 km long 6-lane semi-circular route on western side of [[Delhi|Delhi NCT]], with two additional spurs - the 29.6 km long 4-lane Bawana-Sonipat spur in northwest and second 7.3 km long 6-lane Najafgarh-Bahadurgarh spur in west. UER-II is an at grade expressway with elevated flyovers at intersections.<ref name=ue1/>

* '''Main route''':

** {{anchor | P1 }}'''Phase-1''' - covers northwest quadrant from [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH44]] [[Alipur, Delhi|Alipur]] to [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH48]] [[IGI Airport]] Shiv Murti:

*** '''Main route''': UER-II begins in north from NH44 between Bankoli & Alipur, and then via [[Bawana]] Industrial Area, [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]], [[Mundka]], Bakkarwala, [[Najafgarh]] and meets [[Dwarka Expressway]] near [[India International Centre|ICC]] & IGI Airport tunnel, end at NH48 ''Shiv Murti'' on eastern end of IGI.

*** {{anchor | S1 }}'''Spurs''': both are part of phase-1.

**** {{anchor | Sonipat | Bawana }}'''Bawana-Sonipat spur''': from Bawana in northwest Delhi to its north to Barwasani at [[National Highway 352A (India)|352A]] in [[Sonipat]] in [[Haryana]].<ref name=ue1/>

**** {{anchor | Najafgarh | Bahadurgarh }}'''Najafgarh-Bahadurgarh spur''': from UER north of [[Najafgarh]] to its northwest to [[National Highway 9 (India)|9]] [[Bahadurgarh]] south bypass.<ref name=ue1/>

** {{anchor | P2 }}'''Phase-2''' - covers southwest quadrant:

*** {{anchor | Rangpuri }}'''Rangpuri Bypass Expressway''': 6-lane expressway from Shiv Murti to Nelson Mandela Marg in [[Vasant Kunj]] with interchanges at Andheria Mor and [[National Highway 148A (India)|NH148A]] Anuvrat Marg-Mehraul intersection, then [[Mehrauli]] to [[Badarpur, Delhi|Badarpur]] at [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH19]].

*** {{anchor | Badarpur | Tughlakabad }}'''Rangpuri-Mahrauli-Badarpur Expressway''': 6-lane expressway from Rangpuri Bypass, via Saket-[[Mehrauli]]-[[Tughlakabad (village)|Tughlakabad]], to Badarpur interchange, with elevated corridor over the Vasant Vihar T-section, Khanpur, Hamdard Nagar and Maa Anandmayi Marg intersections.

*** '''Kalindi Bypass''': connects at Badarpur interchange.

** {{anchor | P3 }}'''Phase-3''' - covers eastern semicircle:

*** {{anchor | BNE | Badarpur }}'''Badarpur-Noida Expressway (BNE)''': from Badarpur interchange, over the [[yamuna]] river via new bridge, to [[Noida-Greater Noida Expressway#Bundh|
Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway]] (NGNBE) at Asgarpur Jagir & [[Noida-Greater Noida Expressway]] (NGNE) at Noida Sector-98 interchange - both of which converge at Okhla Bird Sanctuary.

*** {{anchor | Chilla | Okhla |Shahadra }}'''Chilla-Okhla Sanctuary Expressway''' (i.e. '''Chilla-Shahadra Drain Elevated Road'''): from Noida end of ''[[DND Flyway]]'' at ''Chilla'', then over and along the ''Shahdara Drain'' to [[Okhla Sanctuary|Okhla Bird Sanctuary]] (beginning of ''Noida-Greater Noida Expressway'' and ''Noida-Greater Noida Bundh Expressway'').<ref name=new3/>

*** '''Chilla-Akshardham-Agraula section''' of [[Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway]]: from ''Chilla-Okhla Expressway'' (Chilla-Shahadra Drain Elevated Road), via [[Swaminarayan Akshardham (Delhi)|Akshardham temple]] & Loni to Agraula.

*** {{anchor | Burari }}'''Alipur-Burari-Agraula-Expressway''': from NH44 Alipur at Splash Water Park, via Hiranki & then along Bund Road, then [[Burari]] bridge over Yamuna river to Agraula where it will connect to Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway, Tronica City and [[National Highway 709B (India)|NH709B]].

*** {{anchor | S2 }}'''Spurs''':

**** {{anchor | S2 }}'''Burari-[[Loni, Ghaziabad|Loni]]-[[Ghaziabad]]-Okhla''' - North Delhi-Ghaziabad inner loop: will pass through Khanpur Japti, Loni, south of [[Hindon Airport]], Chaudhary Charan Singh Marg (Bhopura, Saheed Nagar, Kaushambhi & Ghazipur), and via Ghazipur Road to DND Flyway.

**** {{anchor | Jawli}}'''Agraula-Jawli-Ghaziabad Expressway''' - North Delhi-Ghaziabad outer loop: Alipur-Burari-Agraula will continue to Jawli and then to [[National Highway 9 (India)|NH9]] Morti interchange in [[Ghaziabad]] where it will meet [[Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway]] (FNG).

==Construction==
=== Phase 1 ===
The [[NHAI]] has divided the construction work of UER II project into 5 packages and its construction cost is around [[Indian rupee|₹]]7,716 [[crore]]s.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/work-on-second-phase-of-uer-ii-to-start-by-sept-end/articleshow/85698945.cms|title=Delhi: Work on second phase of UER-II to start by September-end|website=Times of India|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable width=70%
!Sr No
!Package
!Length in [[km]]
!Value in [[crore]]s
!State
|-
| 1.
| NH1 '''to''' Karala-kanjhawala Road
| style="text-align:center;"|15
| style="text-align:center;"|[[₹]]1,552
| [[Delhi]]
|-
| 2.
| Karala-kanjhawala Road '''to''' Nangloi Najafgarh Road
| style="text-align:center;"|13.450
| style="text-align:center;"|[[₹]]1,121
| [[Delhi]]
|-
| 3.
| Nangloi Najafgarh Road '''to''' Dwarka Sector 24 Road
| style="text-align:center;"|9.661
| style="text-align:center;"|[[₹]]685.31
| [[Delhi]]
|-
| 4.
| Starting From Bawana Industrial Area, Delhi '''to''' Village Barwasani, Sonipat In Haryana
| style="text-align:center;"|29.6
| style="text-align:center;"|[[₹]]694
| [[Delhi]] and [[Haryana]]
|-
| 5.
| UER-II near Bakkarwala '''to''' Bahadurgarh bypass of NH-10 near Bahadurgarh in Haryana
| style="text-align:center;"|7.269
| style="text-align:center;"|[[₹]]324
| [[Delhi]] and [[Haryana]]
|}

==Status updates==
* '''Aug 2021:''' UER II get August 2023 deadline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/finish-citys-3rd-ring-road-by-23-make-delayed-projects-list-pm/articleshow/85636811.cms |title=Finish Delhi’s 3rd ring road by 2023, make delayed projects list: PM Modi|work=Times of India |date=26 August 2021 }}</ref>
* '''Aug 2021:''' Delhi Govt gives permission to transplant 6600 trees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/delhi-govt-allows-to-cut-transplant-over-6600-trees-for-third-ring-road-101629396117693.html |title=Permission to cut, transplant 6,000 trees for third Ring Road in Delhi |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 August 2021 }}</ref>
* '''Nov 2021:''' H G Infra Engineering receives appointed date for Package 1 from NHAI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/h-g-infra-engineering-receives-appointed-date-from-nhai-for-delhi-project-121110200748_1.html |title=H G Infra Engineering receives appointed date from NHAI for Delhi project |work=IIFL Securities |date=2 November 2021 }}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Expressways in India|List of Expressways in India]]
* [[Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway]]
* [[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:DND-KMP Expressway}}
[[Category:Highways in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Transport in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh]]

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