India, July 3 -- The construction of the access-controlled 67-km four-lane greenfield Bandikui spur, part of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, has been completed at the cost of Rs.2,016 crore, reducing the travel time between the national capital and Jaipur by 45 minutes to just three hours.

In a post on X, Union road transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari said the spur will also ease congestion on National Highway 48 (Delhi-Chennai) and National Highway 21 (Jaipur-Agra). He said the lack of a direct access route previously compelled road users to take longer and fuel-intensive journeys.

"Enhanced connectivity will not only facilitate tourism-boosting access to Jaipur's renowned attractions such as Amer Fort and Jantar Mantar-but als...