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This road will be developed as a six-lane, access-controlled road with service roads on both sides. He cited a letter from Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for road transport, highways, shipping and water resources, saying the project had been approved by the central government.The six-lane road project could significantly decongest east Delhi and many areas of of north-east Delhi by providing a seamless connection with Ghaziabad and beyond . From Akshardham to EPC intersection, there is a provision of 19km of elevated section which will help in minimising acquisition of land and segregation of local/through traffic.”This road project, a large portion of which will be elevated, is part of the planned link between Akshardham Mandir in Delhi and Saharanpur in UP, aimed at facilitating smooth and fast vehicular travel. The work, Tiwari said, would be completed within the next 20 months and erase the inconvenience that a large number of people face every day. NEW DELHI: The stone-laying ceremony for the construction of the 14.8-km Akshardham-Geeta Colony-Shastri Park- Khazuri Khas-Delhi/UP border road will be held on January 26, said Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Thursday..