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Detailed explanation-1: -Nitin Gadkari , the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways on Monday said that the Dwarka Expressway , which will be India’s first elevated urban expressway, will be operational by 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Dwarka Expressway, which is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India, will be operational in 2023. The Dwarka Expressway, which is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India, will be operational in 2023, said Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mumbai–Pune Expressway, India’s first ever expressway and is 6 lanes wide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, the longest elevated highway is 11.6-km PVNR Expressway connecting the Hyderabad International Airport with the city at Mehdipatnam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dwarka Expressway is expected to be completed and opened in June 2023 which is beyond its current deadline of December 2022. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has planned a metro line along Dwarka Expressway, but the project – along with many others – is pending approval from the Haryana Government.