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	\| country = IND		\| country = IND
	\| name = Yamuna Expressway		\| name = Yamuna Expressway
	\| cities = [[Greater Noida]], [[Vrindavan]], [[Mathura]] and [[Agra]]		\| cities = [[Greater Noida]], [[Jewar]], [[Vrindavan]], [[Mathura]] and [[Agra]]
	\| states = [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| states = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| length_km = 165.537		\| length_km = 165.537
	\| length_round = 3		\| length_round = 3
	\| history =		\| history =
	\| formed =		\| formed =
	\| direction_a = North		\| direction_a = North
	\| terminus_a = Pari Chowk, [[Greater Noida]]		\| terminus_a = Pari Chowk, [[Greater Noida]]
	\| junction =		\| junction =
	\| direction_b = South		\| direction_b = South
	\| terminus_b = Kuberpur [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)\|(NH-2)]], [[Agra]]		\| terminus_b = Kuberpur [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)\|(NH-2)]], [[Agra]]
	\| established = 9 August 2012		\| established = 9 August 2012
	\| map_notes = Yamuna Expressway in red		\| map_notes = Yamuna Expressway in red
	\| map_custom = yes		\| map_custom = yes
	\| map = {{Maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|frame-width=290\|frame-height=300\|frame-align=center\|type=line\|stroke-width=3\|id= Q8048110\|title=Yamuna Expressway}}		\| map = {{Maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|frame-width=290\|frame-height=300\|frame-align=center\|type=line\|stroke-width=3\|id= Q8048110\|title=Yamuna Expressway}}
	\| image_notes = Yamuna Expressway near Jewar		\| image_notes = Yamuna Expressway near Jewar
	\| image = Yamuna Expressway ~~2021~~.~~png~~		\| image = Yamuna Expressway Delhi Agra India August 2013.jpg
	~~\| translation =~~		\| maint = Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
	\| maint = Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
	}}		}}

	'''Yamuna Expressway''' or '''Taj Expressway''' is a 6-[[lane]] wide (~~extendable~~ to 8 ~~lanes~~) and 165.5 [[km]] long [[Controlled-access highway\|access-controlled expressway]], connecting Pari Chowk in [[Greater Noida]] with Kuberpur on NH-2 in [[Agra]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is presently India's 3rd longest expressway since February 2017. It was built to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra national highway [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)\|(NH-2)]] or Mathura Road ~~which is already over-congested~~.		'''Yamuna Expressway''' or '''Taj Expressway''' is a 6-[[lane]] wide (expandable to 8) and 165.5 [[km]] long [[Controlled-access highway\|access-controlled expressway]], connecting Pari Chowk in [[Greater Noida]] with Kuberpur on NH-2 in [[Agra]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is presently India's 3rd longest expressway since February 2017. It was built to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra national highway [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)\|(NH-2)]] or Mathura Road.

	The expressway having project value {{INRConvert\|~~128.39~~\|b}} was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by then Chief Minister of UP [[Akhilesh Yadav]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-Expressway-opens-one-way-toll-Rs-320-free-ride-till-Aug-15/articleshow/15419665.cms \|title=Yamuna Expressway opens, one-way toll Rs 320, free ride till Aug 15\|work=The Times of India\|date=9 August 2012\|agency=Times News Network\|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3721785.ece \|title=Yamuna Expressway is ready, says Jaypee Infra \|newspaper=Business Line\|date=3 August 2012\|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> A total of 13 service roads of about 168 [[km]] have been built for local commuters to access the expressway.<ref>http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/yamunaexpressway/{{Unreliable source?\|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST\|date=June 2016}}~~</ref>~~ Yamuna Expressway will be connected with [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] via an interchange which is being built at ''Jaganpur Afzalpur village'' near [[Noida International University]] in [[Gautam ~~Buddha~~ Nagar district]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/interchange-at-yamuna-expressway-to-connect-eastern-peripheral-expressway/articleshow/65355866.cms\|title=Interchange at Yamuna Expressway to connect Eastern Peripheral Expressway}}</ref>		The expressway having project value {{INRConvert\|12839\|c}} was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by then Chief Minister of UP [[Akhilesh Yadav]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-Expressway-opens-one-way-toll-Rs-320-free-ride-till-Aug-15/articleshow/15419665.cms \|title=Yamuna Expressway opens, one-way toll Rs 320, free ride till Aug 15\|work=The Times of India\|date=9 August 2012\|agency=Times News Network\|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3721785.ece \|title=Yamuna Expressway is ready, says Jaypee Infra \|newspaper=Business Line\|date=3 August 2012\|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> A total of 13 service roads of about 168 [[km]] have been built for local commuters to access the expressway.<ref>http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/yamunaexpressway/</ref>{{Unreliable source?\|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST\|date=June 2016}} Yamuna Expressway will be connected with [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] via an interchange which is being built at Jaganpur Afzalpur village near [[Noida International University]] in [[Gautam Buddh Nagar district]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/interchange-at-yamuna-expressway-to-connect-eastern-peripheral-expressway/articleshow/65355866.cms\|title=Interchange at Yamuna Expressway to connect Eastern Peripheral Expressway\|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	~~[[File:Yamuna Expressway Delhi Agra India August 2013.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Yamuna Expressway connects Delhi and Agra. The tollway opened in 2012.]]~~		It was conceived with the idea of reducing the travel time between [[Delhi NCR]] and [[Agra]]. The project was conceived by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2001 (By BJP lead by Rajnath Singh). But the project could not start because of frequent change of Uttar Pradesh state government till 2003 and also it wasn't financially viable back in 2003. The project was reactivated in 2007 when former Chief Minister [[Mayawati]] regained power in [[2007 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|2007 state elections]] and was renamed from Taj Expressway to Yamuna Expressway in 2008.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-07/news/31304852_1_yamuna-expressway-noida-greater-noida-expressway-jewar \| work=The Times of India \| title=Yamuna expressway to become operational this month \| date=7 April 2012}}</ref>
	It was conceived with the idea of reducing the travel time between [[Delhi]] and Agra. But the project could not start because of a change of government ~~in the state in~~ 2003 and also it wasn't financially viable back in 2003. The project was reactivated in 2007 when Ex Chief Minister ~~Kum.~~ Mayawati [[2007 Uttar Pradesh ~~legislative assembly~~ election\|~~regained power~~]] and was renamed Yamuna Expressway.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-07/news/31304852_1_yamuna-expressway-noida-greater-noida-expressway-jewar \| work=The Times of India \| title=Yamuna expressway to become operational this month \| date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

	Yamuna Expressway ~~Project~~ was implemented by [[Jaypee Group\|Jaypee Infratech Limited]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Yamuna Expressway - Jaypee Infrastructure Annual Report 2011\|url=http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/annualreports/2010-11-AR-infra.pdf}}</ref> In May 2012, Jaypee Group informed state government officials that construction of the expressway had been completed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/expressway-ready-jaypee-team-tells-up-officials/947199/ \|title=Expressway ready: Jaypee team tells UP officials\|date= 9 May 2012}}</ref> The Yamuna Expressway was formally inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]], via video-conference from [[Lucknow]],<ref name="indiatimes1"/> about two years behind of its original target completion date.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-e-way-opens-on-Aug-9/articleshow/15333395.cms \| work=The Times of India \| title=Yamuna e-way opens on Aug 9 \| date=3 August 2012}}</ref>		Yamuna Expressway project was implemented by [[Jaypee Group\|Jaypee Infratech Limited]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Yamuna Expressway - Jaypee Infrastructure Annual Report 2011\|url=http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/annualreports/2010-11-AR-infra.pdf}}</ref> In May 2012, Jaypee Group informed state government officials that construction of the expressway had been completed.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/expressway-ready-jaypee-team-tells-up-officials/947199/ \|title=Expressway ready: Jaypee team tells UP officials\|date= 9 May 2012}}</ref> The Yamuna Expressway was formally inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]], via video-conference from [[Lucknow]],<ref name="indiatimes1"/> about two years behind of its original target completion date.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-e-way-opens-on-Aug-9/articleshow/15333395.cms \| work=The Times of India \| title=Yamuna e-way opens on Aug 9 \| date=3 August 2012}}</ref>

	==Landing of Fighter jets==		==Landing of Fighter jets==
	In a first for military aviation in India, the Indian Air Force on 21 May 2015 successfully landed a French [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] on the Yamuna Expressway near Raya village, Mathura, at about 6.40 am. The drill was part of more elaborate trials to see how many other highways can be used for emergency landing of defence aircraft. This first ever road landing by the IAF came close to another test landing by two Mirage-2000 aircraft on an airstrip in Akhilesh Yadav's Saifai village in Etawah.[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/iaf-s-mirage-2000-lands-on-yamuna-eway-in-successful-runway-trial/story-klpTyYvUmQ3dPciUHys0aM.html] The Uttar Pradesh government had given a green signal on 11 May to convert a 3 km stretch of the upcoming Agra-Lucknow Expressway into a full-fledged road runway to the air force. Just as the Saifai landings, the IAF kept the operation secret and only took the authorities concerned on board. The IAF had prohibited all kinds of photography—still or video and deployed its photographers and videographers. The Central Air Command, in a meeting with former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, had made a formal presentation to the state government about converting a 3 km straight stretch of the Agra-Lucknow expressway into India's first road runway.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IAF-successfully-test-lands-Mirage-on-Yamuna-e-way/articleshow/47378100.cms \| work=The Times of India \| title=IAF successfully test-lands Mirage on Yamuna e-way \| date=22 May 2015}}</ref>		In a first for military aviation in India, the Indian Air Force on 21 May 2015 successfully landed a French [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] on the Yamuna Expressway near Raya village, Mathura, at about 6.40 am. The drill was part of more elaborate trials to see how many other highways can be used for emergency landing of defence aircraft. This first ever road landing by the IAF came close to another test landing by two Mirage-2000 aircraft on an airstrip in Akhilesh Yadav's Saifai village in Etawah.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=21 May 2015\|title=IAF's Mirage-2000 lands on Yamuna eway in successful runway trial\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/iaf-s-mirage-2000-lands-on-yamuna-eway-in-successful-runway-trial/story-klpTyYvUmQ3dPciUHys0aM.html\|url-status=live\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref> The Uttar Pradesh government had given a green signal on 11 May to convert a 3 km stretch of the upcoming Agra-Lucknow Expressway into a full-fledged road runway to the air force. Just as the Saifai landings, the IAF kept the operation secret and only took the authorities concerned on board. The IAF had prohibited all kinds of photography—still or video and deployed its photographers and videographers. The Central Air Command, in a meeting with former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, had made a formal presentation to the state government about converting a 3 km straight stretch of the Agra-Lucknow expressway into India's first road runway.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IAF-successfully-test-lands-Mirage-on-Yamuna-e-way/articleshow/47378100.cms \| work=The Times of India \| title=IAF successfully test-lands Mirage on Yamuna e-way \| date=22 May 2015}}</ref>

	== Salient Features==		== Salient Features==

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{{short description|Indian expressway connecting Greater Noida and Agra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}

{{infobox road
| country = IND
| name = Yamuna Expressway
| cities = [[Greater Noida]], [[Vrindavan]], [[Mathura]] and [[Agra]]
| states = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| length_km = 165.537
| length_round = 3
| history =
| formed =
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = Pari Chowk, [[Greater Noida]]
| junction =
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = Kuberpur [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)|(NH-2)]], [[Agra]]
| established = 9 August 2012
| map_notes = Yamuna Expressway in red
| map_custom = yes
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3|id= Q8048110|title=Yamuna Expressway}}
| image_notes = Yamuna Expressway near Jewar
| image = Yamuna Expressway 2021.png
| translation =
| maint = Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
}}

'''Yamuna Expressway''' or '''Taj Expressway''' is a 6-[[lane]] wide (extendable to 8 lanes) and 165.5 [[km]] long [[Controlled-access highway|access-controlled expressway]], connecting Pari Chowk in [[Greater Noida]] with Kuberpur on NH-2 in [[Agra]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is presently India's 3rd longest expressway since February 2017. It was built to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra national highway [[National Highway 2 (India, old numbering)|(NH-2)]] or Mathura Road which is already over-congested.

The expressway having project value {{INRConvert|128.39|b}} was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by then Chief Minister of UP [[Akhilesh Yadav]].<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-Expressway-opens-one-way-toll-Rs-320-free-ride-till-Aug-15/articleshow/15419665.cms |title=Yamuna Expressway opens, one-way toll Rs 320, free ride till Aug 15|work=The Times of India|date=9 August 2012|agency=Times News Network|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3721785.ece |title=Yamuna Expressway is ready, says Jaypee Infra |newspaper=Business Line|date=3 August 2012|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref> A total of 13 service roads of about 168 [[km]] have been built for local commuters to access the expressway.<ref>http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/yamunaexpressway/{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}}</ref> Yamuna Expressway will be connected with [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] via an interchange which is being built at ''Jaganpur Afzalpur village'' near [[Noida International University]] in [[Gautam Buddha Nagar district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/interchange-at-yamuna-expressway-to-connect-eastern-peripheral-expressway/articleshow/65355866.cms|title=Interchange at Yamuna Expressway to connect Eastern Peripheral Expressway}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Yamuna Expressway Delhi Agra India August 2013.jpg|thumb|300px|Yamuna Expressway connects Delhi and Agra. The tollway opened in 2012.]]
It was conceived with the idea of reducing the travel time between [[Delhi]] and Agra. But the project could not start because of a change of government in the state in 2003 and also it wasn't financially viable back in 2003. The project was reactivated in 2007 when Ex Chief Minister Kum. Mayawati [[2007 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election|regained power]] and was renamed Yamuna Expressway.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-07/news/31304852_1_yamuna-expressway-noida-greater-noida-expressway-jewar | work=The Times of India | title=Yamuna expressway to become operational this month | date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

Yamuna Expressway Project was implemented by [[Jaypee Group|Jaypee Infratech Limited]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yamuna Expressway - Jaypee Infrastructure Annual Report 2011|url=http://www.jaypeeinfratech.com/annualreports/2010-11-AR-infra.pdf}}</ref> In May 2012, Jaypee Group informed state government officials that construction of the expressway had been completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/expressway-ready-jaypee-team-tells-up-officials/947199/ |title=Expressway ready: Jaypee team tells UP officials|date= 9 May 2012}}</ref> The Yamuna Expressway was formally inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by Chief Minister [[Akhilesh Yadav]], via video-conference from [[Lucknow]],<ref name="indiatimes1"/> about two years behind of its original target completion date.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Yamuna-e-way-opens-on-Aug-9/articleshow/15333395.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Yamuna e-way opens on Aug 9 | date=3 August 2012}}</ref>

==Landing of Fighter jets==
In a first for military aviation in India, the Indian Air Force on 21 May 2015 successfully landed a French [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] on the Yamuna Expressway near Raya village, Mathura, at about 6.40 am. The drill was part of more elaborate trials to see how many other highways can be used for emergency landing of defence aircraft. This first ever road landing by the IAF came close to another test landing by two Mirage-2000 aircraft on an airstrip in Akhilesh Yadav's Saifai village in Etawah.[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/iaf-s-mirage-2000-lands-on-yamuna-eway-in-successful-runway-trial/story-klpTyYvUmQ3dPciUHys0aM.html] The Uttar Pradesh government had given a green signal on 11 May to convert a 3 km stretch of the upcoming Agra-Lucknow Expressway into a full-fledged road runway to the air force. Just as the Saifai landings, the IAF kept the operation secret and only took the authorities concerned on board. The IAF had prohibited all kinds of photography—still or video and deployed its photographers and videographers. The Central Air Command, in a meeting with former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, had made a formal presentation to the state government about converting a 3 km straight stretch of the Agra-Lucknow expressway into India's first road runway.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IAF-successfully-test-lands-Mirage-on-Yamuna-e-way/articleshow/47378100.cms | work=The Times of India | title=IAF successfully test-lands Mirage on Yamuna e-way | date=22 May 2015}}</ref>

== Salient Features==
Some data about the Yamuna Expressway:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yamunaexpresswayauthority.com/features |title=Salient Features of the Yamuna Expressway Project (Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority) |work=YEIDA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207191714/http://yamunaexpresswayauthority.com/features |archive-date=7 December 2013 }}</ref>
<gallery>
File:Yamuna Expressway India 2012.jpg
</gallery>

* Length - {{convert|165|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}
* Right of Way - {{convert|100|m|yards|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}
* Number of Lanes - 6 lanes (extendable to 8 lanes)
* Type of Pavement - Rigid (Concrete)
* Maximum Axle Load (Design) - {{convert|20|tonnes|ST LT|abbr=off|sigfig=2}}
* Interchange - 7
* Main Toll Plaza - 5
* Toll Plaza on Interchange Loop - 7
* Underpass - 35
* Railway Over Bridge - 1
* Major Bridge - 1
* Minor Bridge - 42
* Cart Track Crossing - 68
* Culverts - N/A
* Vehicular Underpasses - 70
* Maximum Axle Load (Design) -

The Yamuna Expressway has SOS booths along the route besides a toll-free helpline. [[CCTV]] cameras are installed every {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} along the expressway for safety and accident assistance; mobile radars to monitor compliance with minimum and maximum speed limits; and one highway patrol every {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}. The Expressway is expected to be used by over 100,000 vehicles every day, and reduce travel times between Greater Noida and Agra from 4 hours to 1 hour 40 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yamunaexpresswayauthority.com/aboutus |title=About Us | Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority |publisher=Yamunaexpresswayauthority.com |date=24 April 2001}}</ref> Petrol pump at the halfway point at Tappal is open. Tappal {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} from Noida Sec. 37 i.e. botanical garden or Noida city center.

===Metro Rail connectivity===
Metro connectivity to Yamuna Expressway has got a green signal from the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). The metro rail will run from the proposed metro station at Pari Chowk to Yamuna Expressway Sector 18 and 20. These are the 1st inhabited sectors urbanized by the authority and at present are under construction.

==Development==
[[File:Yamuna Expressway Detailed Map.png|thumb|right|Yamuna Expressway within the state of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[File:Yamuna Expressway Toll Plaza Delhi Agra India.jpg|thumb|A toll plaza on Yamuna Expressway]]

The Expressway was developed by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in 3 phases and the contract was awarded to [[Jaypee Group|Jaypee Infratech Limited]]:
* Phase I: Expressway Stretch between [[Greater Noida]] & proposed Taj International Aviation Hub (near village Jewar on the southern tip of Dist. Gautam Budh Nagar).
* Phase II: Expressway Stretch between proposed Taj International Aviation Hub and an intermediate destination between proposed Taj International Aviation Hub & [[Agra]].
* Phase III: Expressway Stretch between intermediate destination & [[Agra]].

'''Speed Limit'''
The speed limit on the expressway is {{convert|100|km/h|mph|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} for vehicles. The right most lane on the expressway is reserved for overtaking only.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yamuna Expressway: From Dec, zoon to Agra at 120 km/h|work=The Times of India|date=9 November 2011|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/From-Dec-zoom-to-Agra-at-100kmph/articleshow/10660483.cms}}</ref>

'''Upcoming Residential Project'''
Yamuna Expressway has become most preferred for Builders and developers. Many reputed builders are bringing residential projects at Yamuna Expressway. To inject new life into the real estate market, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has come up with lucrative affordable housing projects.<ref>{{cite news|title=YEIDA launches 5 schemes|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/YEIDA-launches-5-schemes/articleshow/52560822.cms|date=2 June 2016}}</ref> Under the new subvention scheme YEIDA has launched 200 small ticket size apartments and 80 large size residential flats.

'''Agra–Lucknow connectivity'''
A {{convert|302|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3}} [[Agra–Lucknow Expressway]] Project is completed with estimated budget of {{INR}} 15,000 crore extends YEA to [[Lucknow]] enabling fast transit.
Agra–Lucknow Expressway will extend to the proposed Sanjay Khan project of a theme park of seven cities. Yamuna Expressway linked to Agra-Lucknow Expressway through Agra Inner Ring Road Expressway {{convert|11.9|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3}} which also shortens the distance and avoid the heavy traffic of Agra, tourists can directly reach Taj Mahal.

==Toll rates==
Toll will be charged at three points - at {{convert|38|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}, {{convert|95|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} and {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3}} from Greater Noida. Cars and jeeps will be charged {{INR}}{{convert|2.50|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3|disp=preunit|/|/}} and mini-buses {{INR}}{{convert|3.85|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3|disp=preunit|/|/}} as toll. Buses and Trucks will pay {{INR}}{{convert|7.85|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3|disp=preunit|/|/}}. Charges for heavy vehicles will be {{INR}}{{convert|11.94|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=4|disp=preunit|/|/}}. A summary table of toll rates is as below:<ref>{{cite news|title=Toll rates for Yamuna expressway|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Yamuna-Expressway-UP-government-finally-notifies-toll-rates/articleshow/15413358.cms|access-date=9 August 2012|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Vehicle Category !! Till Jewar Exit !! Till Mathura Exit !! Till Agra Exit !! For Round Trip
|-
| Two wheeler ||60||135||205||330

|-
| Car/Jeep/Van ||90|| 275 || 415 || 665
|-
| LCV/Mini-Bus ||185||420||635||1015
|-
| Bus/Truck ||375||855||1295||2070
|-
| Multi-axle Vehicle ||570||1300||1970||3150
|-
| 7+ axle Vehicle||740||1685||2550||4080
|}
''All figures in Indian Rupees.''
* Round trip charges are 1.6 times the one-way toll within 24 hours.
* Special discounts for vehicles using the expressway more than 19 times in a month.

==Status updates==
* '''Apr 2001:''' A 6-lane wide expressway is conceived between [[Greater Noida]] and [[Agra]] by the then Chief Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Oct 2000-Mar 2002) [[Rajnath Singh]]. Taj Expressway Authority (TEA), a statutory body constituted on 20 April 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yamunaexpresswayauthority.com/yep.html |title=About Yamuna Expressway project |work=YEIDA |access-date=23 August 2021 }}</ref>
* '''Feb 2003:''' Concession Agreement between TEA and Jaypee Infratech Ltd ([[Jaypee Group]]) as the concessionaire was executed on 7 February 2003.
* '''Sep 2007:''' Land acquisition began by the Government of UP, led by the then Chief Minister (May 2007-Mar 2012) [[Mayawati]].
* '''Jan 2008:''' Construction work started by Jaypee Infratech Ltd.
* '''July 2008:''' Taj Expressway renamed as Yamuna Expressway with effect from 11 July 2008.
* '''May 2011:''' Protest started by farmers of [[2011 Land acquisition protests in Uttar Pradesh|Bhatta and Parsaul]] villages near [[Dankaur]] in Gautam Buddha Nagar district.
* '''Aug 2012:''' Yamuna Expressway is inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (Mar 2012-Mar 2017), [[Akhilesh Yadav]] on 9 August 2012.
* '''Jun 2021:''' [[Electronic toll collection]] has been started on 15 June 2021 by using [[FASTag]] RFID on vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/noida/fastag-on-yamuna-e-way-from-june-15/amp_articleshow/83129208.cms |title=FASTag on Yamuna Expressway from 15 June |work=The Times of India |date=1 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/automobile/bye-bye-long-queues-at-toll-plaza-fastag-on-yamuna-expressway-from-today-2369213.html |title=Bye-bye long queues at Toll Plaza! FASTag on Yamuna Expressway from today |work=Zee News |date=15 June 2021 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] (KGP Expressway)
* [[Western Peripheral Expressway]] (KMP Expressway)
* [[Agra–Lucknow Expressway]]
* [[Delhi Noida Direct Flyway]] (DND Flyway)
* [[DND–KMP Expressway]]

== References ==
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