The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major highway projects worth Rs 14,115 crore, including a six-lane tunnel linking the Dwarka Expressway with south Delhi and a greenfield access-controlled highway connecting Kanpur and Kabrai in Uttar Pradesh, aimed at improving urban mobility, strengthening logistics and boosting regional economic growth.
The projects, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, involve a combined investment of Rs 14,114.81 crore, with the Delhi tunnel to be built under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) and the Kanpur-Kabrai highway on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) (Toll) mode.
