India, March 11 -- The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved a modification to a greenfield expressway to include an 11km-long elevated stretch between Jewar's Noida International Airport and Faridabad at a revised cost of Rs.3,631 crore.

The road was originally planned as an at-grade corridor and work had already begun under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, the Centre's flagship highway development programme aimed at building and upgrading key economic corridors across the country.

According to a press release, the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a revised total capital cost of Rs.3,631 crore for the construction of the greenfield expressway. The elevated stretch between the DND-Bal...