Greater Noida, April 14 -- After decades of delay, officials from the Noida authority and Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority announced on Sunday that they have agreed to complete the long-pending Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad (FNG) expressway, officials said. The project, which promises to reduce travel time by up to 40 minutes between the three cities, will now be jointly funded by the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments, they added.

The two states have decided to split the cost equally for building a crucial 600-metre bridge across the Yamuna River near Noida's Mangroli village, which will link the expressway to Faridabad. The Noida authority will bear 50% of the cost of this bridge, while it will be constructed by the Haryana ...