Yamuna Expressway, 165 km highway that links Greater Noida and Agra is to be inaugurated today by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. The inauguration would be held in Lucknow while the senior leader of Samajwadi Pary, Ramgopal Yadav, is to flag off the vehicles on the Expressway today according to the sources.

The toll road would be open to public starting at 4 pm in the evening after the inauguration. The toll rates have also been approved at Rs 2.10 for every km for cars and light motor vehicles. Toll Gates would be present at 38 km, 95 km and 150 km locations and there is a plan to construct two new toll on the expressway soon.

Measuring over 165 km, 165.537 km to be precise, the flyover starts at Greater Noida's zero point while it finishes at NH2 at Agra. The expressway has six interchanges, 70 underpasses, 75 cart track underpasses, 41 minor bridges and 182 culverts.

Jaypee Group, the promoter for the Expressway, would build and develop integrated townships in 500 hectare lands, present at Noida, Jaganpur, Mirzapur, Aligarh, and Agra.

AW- Anil