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NOIDA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the Eastern and Western peripheral expressways simultaneously after March 15, officials privy to information on the projects have said.The Western Peripheral Expressway and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway will connect NH-1 and NH-2 from the western and eastern side of Delhi. It envisages signal-free connectivity between Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gautam Budh Nagar ( Greater Noida ) and Palwal.Officials in the National Highways Authority of India said a proposal had been submitted to increase the speed limit to 120kmph on the EPE. The 135km EPE is expected to divert around 2 lakh vehicles that would have otherwise passed through the national capital, considerably cutting down pollution. The high-speed stretch will also be monitored by around 300 CCTV cameras on both carriageways. The booths will start collecting toll once all the facilities are in place..