16-500: Jaypee Sports City is a sports complex located along the Yamuna Expressway near Greater Noida , Uttar Pradesh . It is India's first town developed and aimed for sports. It's 5,000 acres of area comprises various sports venues like international standard cricket stadium, a hockey stadium and an international circuit for F1 races. A cricket stadium is under construction. When completed, it will seat 40,000 spectators, with
32-563: A hockey stadium named Jaypee Sport City Hockey Stadium with a sports training academy and infrastructure for other sports. Buddh International Circuit hosted India's first ever F1 Grand Prix in 2011. It was the seventeenth round of the 2011 Formula One season and the first Formula One Grand Prix to take place on the Indian subcontinent and even the circuit is the first of its kind in South Asia . The second Formula One Indian Grand Prix
48-408: A planned expansion to a capacity of 100,000. Cricket Stadium will be given a face lift similar to Lord's Cricket Ground . The stadium scheduled to be ready in 2022. The stadium will conform to norms and specifications prescribed by ICC with associated amenities like media and corporate boxes, medical facilities, merchandise stores, a food court, an information kiosk and many others. There will also be
64-463: Is a 6- lane wide (expandable to 8) and 165.5 km (102.8 mi) long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is presently India's sixth longest expressway and connects Greater Noida with Agra . It was built to de-congest the older Delhi–Agra national highway (NH-2) or Mathura Road. The expressway saw an investment ₹ 12,839 crore (US$ 1.5 billion) and
80-470: Is a patrol station at Tappal, the halfway point on the expressway. Tappal 60 km (37 mi) from Noida Sec. 37 i.e. botanical garden. Metro rail service from Pari Chowk to Yamuna Expressway Sector 18 and 20 will be added in the future, according to officials. The Expressway was developed by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in 3 phases and the contract was awarded to Jaypee Infratech Limited : Speed Limit The speed limit on
96-416: Is cement production and private sector hydropower company with 1,700 MW in operation. The Jaypee Group successfully completed projects in 18 states of India and Bhutan . Jaypee is the engineering and construction company for India's Yamuna Expressway , which opened 9 August 2012. JIL, the group flagship, has an engineering and construction wing which mostly supports Jaypee projects. It also has
112-503: Is equipped with closed-circuit television surveillance, which is used to monitor vehicle's speeds. Authorities plan to install fuelling stations , food courts, ATMs, and public restrooms along the expressway. Toll are charged at three points along the expressway. Cars are charged ₹ 2.65 /km (1.65 /mi) and mini-buses ₹ 3.85 /km (2.39 /mi). Buses and Trucks are charged ₹ 7.85 /km (4.88 /mi). Heavy vehicles are charged ₹ 11.94 /km (7.419 /mi). There are 16 toll plazas on each side of
128-609: The expressway . Jaypee Group Jaiprakash Associates Limited , commonly known as Jaypee Group , is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered in Noida , Uttar Pradesh, with interests in engineering, construction, power, real estate, hospitality, IT, sports and education (non-profit). Manoj Gaur is the elder son of Jaiprakash Gaur. He is the Chairman of the Jaiprakash Associates Limited. Jaypee
144-413: The expressway is 100 km/h (62 mph) for vehicles. The right most lane on the expressway is reserved for overtaking only. Heavy vehicles are limited to a maximum speed of 60 kilometers per hour. Upcoming Residential Project Yamuna Expressway has become most preferred for Builders and developers. Many reputed builders are bringing residential projects at Yamuna Expressway. To inject new life into
160-583: The largest land bank in India's National Capital Region , i.e., New Delhi. Jaypee has two thermal power plants (Bina Thermal Power plant – 500 MW and Nigrie Thermal Power Plant – 2X660 MW). Jaiprakash Gaur founded the conglomerate in 1979. After acquiring a Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1950 from the now called Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) in Roorkee , Uttarakhand, he had
176-618: The proposed Sanjay Khan project of a theme park of seven cities. Yamuna Expressway linked to Agra-Lucknow Expressway through Agra Inner Ring Road Expressway 11.9 km (7.39 mi) which also shortens the distance and avoid the heavy traffic of Agra, tourists can directly reach Taj Mahal. The goals of the expressway are as follows: The Yamuna Expressway is India's lengthiest access-controlled concrete expressway . Medical amenities such as vans, stretchers, and beds are available on request, and partnerships with two hospitals provide access to air ambulance for urgent situations. The expressway
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#1732798515094192-486: The real estate market, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has come up with lucrative affordable housing projects. Under the new subvention scheme YEIDA has launched 200 small ticket size apartments and 80 large size residential flats. Agra–Lucknow connectivity A 302 km (188 mi) Agra–Lucknow Expressway Project is completed with estimated budget of ₹ 15,000 crore extends YEA to Lucknow enabling fast transit. Agra–Lucknow Expressway will extend to
208-435: The route besides a toll-free helpline. CCTV cameras are installed every 5 km (3.1 mi) along the expressway. There are mobile radars to monitor compliance with minimum and maximum speed limits; and one highway patrol every 25 km (16 mi). The Expressway is expected to be used by over 100,000 vehicles every day, and reduce travel times between Greater Noida and Agra from four hours to one hour 40 minutes. There
224-697: Was completed in May 2012, and the Yamuna Expressway was formally inaugurated on 9 August 2012 about two years behind its original target completion date. In a first for military aviation in India, the Indian Air Force on 21 May 2015 successfully landed a French Dassault Mirage 2000 on the Yamuna Expressway near Raya village, Mathura. The mock drill was a practice run to evaluate the utility of using highways for emergency landings by military aircraft. The Yamuna Expressway has SOS booths along
240-598: Was held in October 2012 which was won by Red Bull Racing Driver Sebastian Vettel , his second consecutive win. The third Formula One Indian Grand Prix was held in October 2013 which was also won by Red Bull Driver Sebastian Vettel, his third consecutive win in India . Apart from sports there will be Financial Centre, Entertainment Centre, Education Centre, Residential area and Civil Centre for commercial / retail / residential uses. Yamuna Expressway Yamuna Expressway
256-494: Was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 by then Chief Minister of UP Akhilesh Yadav . A total of 13 service roads of about 168 km were built for local commuters to access the expressway. Yamuna Expressway is connected with Eastern Peripheral Expressway via an interchange which is built at Jaganpur Afzalpur village near Noida International University in Gautam Buddh Nagar district . After years of delays, construction
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