New Delhi, May 19 -- A major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Delhi-NCR and improving connectivity to Noida International Airport in Jewar is progressing rapidly, with the Centre and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) pushing forward the DND-Faridabad-Sohna Access Controlled Highway and Jewar Airport Connectivity Corridor.

The nearly 59-kilometre-long high-speed six-lane access-controlled corridor, being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 4,463 crore, is expected to directly connect Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram and Sohna with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar.

Officials said the project is expected to significantly reduce traffic c...