new delhi the nhai has taken up the access controlled link from dnd flyway to sohna 59 km to provide seamless connectivity to mumbai investing rs 5063 crore for this project the stretch has been divided into three packages and all these are scheduled for completion by april 2024the first package of 9km from dnd flyway to jaitpur in south delhi will be a sixlane elevated corridor along the yamuna which will be only for expressway traffic the second package from jaitpur to ballabhgarh 25km via the existing bypass is being made a sixlane signalfree stretch for expressway traffic for local traffic the nhai is constructing service roads of three lanes each on both sides the third package is the link set to open this weekwe will open the stretch to the public in the next few days this will provide another link to the expressway said an nhai official this seamless link will also reduce the travel time to manesar and neemranathough initially the expressway was planned from sohna to mumbai the highways ministry and nhai revised the plan to connect delhi with the countrys financial capital later another addition was made to provide connectivity to the upcoming jewar airport from the expressway as well we are confident of completing the stretch in the first quarter of 2024 this will also help decongest the ashramfaridabadballabhgarh stretch of nh44 said an nhai officialofficials said once the web of expressways interlinking each other becomes operational people can travel nonstop from dehradun and lucknow to mumbai via the dnd flyway link