Constructed in a record 500 days instead of targeted 910 days, India's first smart and green highway, the “Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE)” is all set to open for public on 29 April. Once open, it will provide connectivity between Sonipat, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar (Greater Noida), Faridabad and Palwal without the need to pass through Delhi thus helping decongest the national capital. It is 135-km six-lane expressway constructed at a cost of nearly Rs 4617.87 crore.
Equipped with electronic toll collection system (ETC) for faster toll collection, smart and intelligent highway traffic management system (HTMS), solar power panels for lightning, drip irrigation on entire expressway for watering plant and video incident detection system (VIDS), over speed checking system besides a closed tolling system in which the collections will be made only on the distance travelled and not on the entire length.