Delhi–Dehradun Expressway
The Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway, also known as National Highway 709B (NH 709B),[2][3] is an under-construction, 210 kilometres (130 mi) long, 12/6 lane access-controlled expressway, which will connect Delhi, the national capital of India, with Dehradun, the capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It will pass through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and will pass through the cities of Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli and Saharanpur.[4][5][6][7][8] The National Highway 307 (NH-307) is also apart of Delhi Dehradun Expressway.[9]
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| Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NHAI | |
| Length | 210 km (130 mi) |
| Existed | January 2024[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Delhi |
| To | Dehradun |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand |
| Major cities | Delhi, Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli, Saharanpur and Dehradun |
| Highway system | |
It will have two spurs, or link roads, to ensure connectivity with cities lying nearby to its route: one 50.7-kilometre-long (31.5 mi), six-lane Saharanpur–Roorkee–Haridwar Expressway, and another 121-kilometre-long (75 mi), six-lane Ambala-Shamli Expressway.[10] It is being built at a cost of around ₹13,000 crore, and will reduce both travel time and distance, from around 5–6 hours to only 2.5 hours, and from around 280 kilometres (170 mi) to 210 kilometres (130 mi).[11] It connect to Char Dham Highway in Uttarakhand.[12]
Salient features
editA 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) elevated corridor will be constructed over the Rajaji National Park to protect wildlife, thus it will be the second highway in India to have a wildlife protection corridor after NH-44. After completion of this expressway, the distance between the two cities would be reduced from 235 kilometres (146 mi) to 210 kilometres (130 mi), while journey time would be reduced from 6.5 hours to only 2.5 hours.[13]
- Length: 210 kilometres (130 mi)
- Number of lanes: six lanes (extendable to eight lanes)
Construction
editThe expressway is proposed to developed in three phases:[8]
- Phase I - brownfield: 32-kilometre-long (20 mi), 12-lane stretch between Akshardham (Delhi) and proposed EPE Junction.[8]
- Phase II - greenfield: between proposed EPE Junction in Delhi and Ganeshpur near Saharanpur bypass.[8]
- Phase III - greenfield: Expressway Stretch between Ganeshpur near Saharanpur bypass and Dehradun.[8]
Route
editThis 210-kilometre-long (130 mi) expressway has two additional spurs.
- Main route Delhi –Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway:
- Delhi-EPE: 12 lanes from Akshardham Temple Delhi to 32 kilometres (20 mi) away intersection at Khekra with Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) near east of Baghpat. 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) from Geeta Colony to Khajoori Khas is elevated.[8]
- EPE-Saharanpur: 118-kilometre-long (73 mi) route with six lanes, seven interchanges and 60 underpasses from EPE to Saharanpur east bypass via
- Mandola Vihar Yojna (Near Mandola Village),
- Khekra (Baghpat eastern bypass),
- Lohadda (Baraut eastern bypass),
- Karaunda Mahajan (intersects NH 709A Karnal-Meerut) Highway,
- Karoda Hathi - Babri (intersects NH 709AD Panipat-Nagina) Highway,
- Gogwan Jalalpur (just south east of Thanabhawan, intersects NH 344GM Ambala-Shamli Expressway.[10]
- Halgoya at 108-kilometre (67 mi) milestone, intersects NH 344BG Saharanpur-Haridwar Expressway,[14]
- Latifpur Aht (next to Lakhnaur on Saharanpur east bypass, at 119 km).
- Saharanpur-Rajaji National Park: 40-kilometre-long (25 mi) route with six lanes from Saharanpur east bypass to Ganeshpur in NH 307 Latifpur Aht at southern entrance of Rajaji National Park.[8]
- Rajaji National Park–Dehradun: 19.5-kilometre-long (12.1 mi) route runs through a two-tube tunnel of total 2.322 kilometres (1.443 mi) length, then 4.82-kilometre-long (3.00 mi) four-lane elevated flyover of 6-metre (20 ft) vertical clearance underneath for elephants and wildlife, then 2.12-kilometre (1.32 mi) at-grade hill route, and 340-metre (1,120 ft) single-tube tunnel.[8]
- Spurs: one spur.
- Saharanpur-Roorke-Haridwar Expressway: 50.7-kilometre (31.5 mi) route begins at Sohanchida Mast from 108-kilometre (67 mi) milestone of Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway southeast of Saharanpur, forms north bypass to Roorke, and ends at Bahadarabad on Haridwar west ringroad.[8] This will have direct connectivity with the proposed Haridwar International Airport in the south or Haridwar, which will come up by 2030.
Inter-connectivity
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This expressway connects with the following:
- Eastern Peripheral Expressway between Delhi and Baghpat.
- Ambala-Shamli Expressway[10] interchange with the Delhi Dehradun Economic Corridor.
- Saharanpur-Haridwar Expressway, from southeast of Saharanpur.[8]
- Delhi Meerut Expressway is starting point of Delhi Dehradun Expressway.
Status updates
edit- 2020 Feb: Central Government granted in-principle approval for the expressway.[15]
- 2021 Jan: Tenders awarded for first two phases of Akshardham-Baghpat district border section.[16]
- 2021 Nov: For "Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway" 6-lane spur, ₹ 2,095 crore budget approved by the central government.[17]
- 2021 Dec: Foundation stone for the expressway laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 December.[18]
- 2021 Dec: Tender for "Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway" spur awarded to Krishna Constellation.[8]
- 2022 Jan: Tender for Shamli–Ambala Expressway invited.[8]
- 2024 Sep: Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will be completed and opened for traffic by December 2024 and it's Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway spur will be completed by May 2025.[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Now reach Delhi to Dehradun in just 2.5 hrs; expressway to be completed by January 2026; here's all you need to know". Mint. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Central govt plans expressway between Delhi and Dehradun". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Good News: सहारनपुर में वन्य जीवों को बचाने के लिए बनेगा एलिवेटेड हाईवे, मिली मंजूरी". Dainik Jagran. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "देहरादून से दिल्ली के बीच सफर अब ढाई घंटे में, इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर को केंद्र की अनुमति". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
- ^ "दून से सिर्फ 206 किमी दूर रह जाएगी दिल्ली". Live Hindustan.
- ^ "Centre gives in-principle nod to Doon-Delhi elevated expressway". The Economic Times. 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Reach Dehradun from Delhi in just 2.5 hours via elevated road: CM Trivendra Singh Rawat | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Delhi – Dehradun Expressway – Information & Status Update, The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Dehradun Expressway Route Map, Cost, Progress and More - Infra Info Hub". 1 August 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Haryana chief secy directs to expedite land acquisition for 6-lane Ambala-Shamli Green Field Highway". Times of India. 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Now reach Delhi to Dehradun in just 2.5 hrs; expressway to be completed by January 2024; here's all you need to know". Mint. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Delhi Dehradun Expressway Route Map, Cost, Progress and More - Infra Info Hub". 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "First highway with wildlife protection corridor! Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will cut travel time to 2.5 hours". The Financial Express. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "सहारनपुर से हरिद्वार तक बनेगा एक्सप्रेस-वे".
- ^ goyal, raghav (25 February 2020). "Centre Gives In-Principle Approval For Dehradun-Delhi Expressway". TheQuint. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "गाजियाबाद जल्द शुरू होगा देहरादून एक्सप्रेसवे का काम, जारी हुआ पहले दो चरणों का टेंडर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (18 November 2021). "Development work of 6-lane access-controlled highway on THIS stretch sanctioned". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "New Delhi-Dehradun highway to be built: Here're details - Foundation stone laid". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Delhi-Dehradun expressway status, Times of India, 3 Sept 2024.