CCEA approves ₹3,630.77-crore revised cost for 31.42-km Jewar Airport link to Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 10 March 2026 a revised cost of ₹3,630.77 crore for the 31.42-km greenfield road linking Jewar International Airport with the Delhi–Faridabad–Ballabhgarh–Sohna spur of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway.
Summary
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 10 March 2026 a revised total capital cost of ₹3,630.77 crore for the greenfield connectivity to Jewar International Airport from the Delhi–Faridabad–Ballabhgarh–Sohna spur of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, to be built on Hybrid Annuity Mode in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The 31.42-km corridor will give South Delhi, Faridabad and Gurugram direct high-speed access to the airport and crosses the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, the Yamuna Expressway and the Dedicated Freight Corridor. About 11 km will be built as an elevated highway through an area planned for dense urban development under the Faridabad Master Plan 2031; the elevated section adds ₹689.24 crore to the cost, part of which the Haryana government has agreed to bear.
Key facts
- Date
- 10 March 2026, CCEA
- Revised cost
- ₹3,630.77 crore, Hybrid Annuity Mode
- Length
- 31.42 km; ~11 km elevated
- States
- Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
- Links
- Jewar International Airport ↔ DFBS spur of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
- Crosses
- Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Yamuna Expressway, DFC
- Elevated extra
- ₹689.24 crore; Haryana to share
Practice MCQs 2 questions
What is the length of the greenfield corridor linking Jewar International Airport with the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway spur, whose revised cost was approved on 10 March 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 31.42 km
The corridor is 31.42 km long, of which about 11 km will be elevated; 80.45 km is the NH-752D project approved the same day.
On which mode will the Jewar Airport greenfield connectivity project be built?
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Correct answer: B — Hybrid Annuity Mode
The CCEA approved the project on Hybrid Annuity Mode in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.