The Yamuna Expressway is a 165.5 km long six-lane access-controlled highway connecting Greater Noida to Agra with provisions of a probable extension of eight lanes. Constructed at an approximate cost of ₹13,000 crores, it has been developed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model with the Jaypee Group being granted the contract for its construction and was inaugurated on 9 August 2012 (Yamuna Expressway Authority).
The expressway comes under the purview of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), which looks after the industrial, residential, and commercial developments within a notified area of roughly 2,689 sq. km. The corridor has, till date, transformed the journey from Delhi NCR to Agra with respect to time and facilitated tourist activities, industries, and logistics.
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The Yamuna Expressway hosts some of the region’s most ambitious real estate projects.
This expressway acts as a lifeline as far as Delhi NCR and Agra are concerned, drastically increasing access to tourist landmarks such as the Taj Mahal and important industrial corridors (Yamuna Expressway Authority). It is located at the center of a mega-development that includes Jewar International Airport, which is expected to bring a new dimension to logistics and air travel in North India. Investor interest is on the rise, as demonstrated by high-value land acquisitions such as Gaurs Group’s purchase of 12 acres for ₹175 crore along the expressway. With industrial parks, smart villages, and renewable energy projects taking shape, Yamuna Expressway is emerging as one of India’s hottest investment corridors.
Some of the big transformative projects that shall come up, inter alia including:
Prices for apartments are about Rs 6,900 to 10,650 per sq ft, while for plots in Sector 20, it is Rs 5,700 to 7,000 per sq ft. An average property price of Rs 9,701 per sq ft, while the premium properties soar to Rs 53,333 per sq ft. Plots and properties costing anywhere between Rs 12 lakh and Rs 19.62 crore, based on size and location.