<div>The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited tenders for widening of the 28-km national highway 24 from Nizamuddin Bridge in Delhi to Dasna, a move which will help decongest the stretch.</div><div> </div><div>The estimated cost of the project is about Rs 3,064 crore and the construction period is two-and-a-half years, an official statement said.</div><div> </div><div>"Six of these 14 lanes (three on either side) will be an access control expressway while the remaining eight lanes (four on either side) will be normal highway," it said.</div><div> </div><div>It will help ease traffic in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida.</div><div> </div><div>The 16-lane project will include six-lanes as expressway, making it an access-controlled highway.</div><div> </div><div>The widening work is part of the Delhi-Meerut expressway project.</div><div> </div><div>(PTI)</div>
