Delhi-Dehradun Expressway standing: Come December 2024, you could find a way to journey between Delhi and Dehradun in simply 2.5 hours! The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to open the New Delhi-Dehradun Expressway for visitors by December. The similar has been communicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the street transport ministry officers throughout a latest assembly.
However, the hyperlink connecting the expressway to Haridwar solely can be prepared by May 2025. The Prime Minister instructed the ministry to guarantee well timed completion of the venture with none delays.
Sources instructed TOI just lately that every one land-associated points have been resolved, and the NHAI has dedicated to ending the remaining work on the Delhi-Dehradun expressway inside the subsequent 4 months.
The entry-managed hyperlink from the expressway to Haridwar was a later addition to the venture, and the NHAI would require a further 5 months to full it.
However, the hyperlink connecting the expressway to Haridwar solely can be prepared by May 2025. The Prime Minister instructed the ministry to guarantee well timed completion of the venture with none delays.
Sources instructed TOI just lately that every one land-associated points have been resolved, and the NHAI has dedicated to ending the remaining work on the Delhi-Dehradun expressway inside the subsequent 4 months.
The entry-managed hyperlink from the expressway to Haridwar was a later addition to the venture, and the NHAI would require a further 5 months to full it.
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway: Top Facts
- Once completed, the journey time from Akshardham in Delhi to Dehradun can be decreased to simply two and a half hours, in contrast to the present six hours. Similarly, commuters can be in a position to attain Haridwar from Delhi in two hours.
- The 264-km expressway and the Haridwar hyperlink, with a complete value of round Rs 14,285 crore, are totally funded by the federal government. The venture boasts particular options, together with “Asia’s longest elevated wildlife corridor (12 km) and animal underpass,” which purpose to reduce man-animal battle in the Rajaji National Park and Shiwalik Reserve forest areas.
- NHAI sources have indicated that the primary leg of the expressway, stretching from Akshardham to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) interchange, is anticipated to be operational by November this yr.
- This part passes by means of areas reminiscent of Geeta Colony, Shastri Park, and Sonia Vihar in Delhi, in addition to Vijay Vihar, Kasim Vihar, and Mandola in Uttar Pradesh. The opening of this stretch is anticipated to present aid to many commuters from day by day visitors congestion.
- The Delhi-EPE entry-managed part, spanning 32 kilometers, contains a powerful 19 kilometers of elevated roadway. This elevated portion is designed to accommodate by means of visitors, whereas the six-lane service street beneath will cater to native visitors wants.
- The Delhi-Dehradun expressway will provide seven entry factors for autos touring from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh, positioned at Akshardham, Geeta Colony, Shamshan Ghat (Kailash Nagar), Sonia Vihar, Vijay Vihar, and Mandola. Exits can be supplied at Khajuri Chowk, Sonia Vihar, Vijay Vihar, and Mandola.
- On the opposite hand, visitors shifting from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi could have entry factors at Mandola, Vijay Vihar, and fifth Pusta, with exits accessible at Mandola, Loni, Vijay Vihar, Usmanpur, Shamshan Ghat (Kailash Nagar), Geeta Colony, and Akshardham. Commuters coming into and exiting the expressway inside Delhi can be exempt from paying tolls, in accordance to an ET report.
