Delhi–Dehradun Expressway
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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 | |
The Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway, also known as National Highway 709B (NH 709B),[2][3] is a 210 kilometres (130 mi) long, 12/6 lane access-controlled expressway, connecting Delhi, the national capital of India, with Dehradun, the Winter capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It passes through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and through the cities of Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli and Saharanpur.[4][5][6][7][8] The National Highway 307 (NH-307) is also part of the Delhi Dehradun Expressway.[9]
It has 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 reduces 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 also connects to Char Dham Highway at Haridwar in Uttarakhand.[12]
History
[edit]In February 2020, after the Central Government granted in-principle approval for the expressway.[13] the tender was awarded in January 2021,[14] and budget was approved.[15] In December 2021 Dec, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the Foundation stone.[16] In December 2021, tender for "Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway" spur was awarded to Krishna Constellation,[8] and in January 2022, the tender for Shamli–Ambala Expressway was invited.[8] The expressway was 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]
Features
[edit]A 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) elevated corridor over the Rajaji National Park to protect wildlife is the second highway in India to have a wildlife protection corridor after NH-44. The ₹13,000 crore[11] expressway reduces the distance between the Delhi and Dehradun from 250 kilometres (160 mi) to 210 kilometres (130 mi), while journey time is reduced from 5 hours to only 2.5 hours.[17]
- Length: 210 kilometres (130 mi).[18]
- Number of lanes: 6 (expandable to 8 lanes).[18]
- Entry and exit points: 16.[18]
- Railway overbridges: 5 .[18]
- Road underpasses: 113.[18]
- Wildlife corridor: 14 km long elevated one corridor through Rajaji National Park just south of Dehradun.[18]
- Tunnel: 1 at Datkali (Daat Kali temple), 340 meter long at the south end of elevated wildlife corridor.[18]
Route
[edit]Existing main route
[edit]Main route Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway:
- Delhi-EPE (Eastern Peripheral Expressway): 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,[19]
- 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]
Existing spur
[edit]Haridwar spur
[edit]
- Saharanpur-Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway (Saharanpur-Haridwar Expressway or Haridwar Expressway Spur ): 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 Roorkee, 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.
Proposed extension
[edit]
Mussoorie extension
[edit]Dehradun-Mussoorie Elevated Expressway (Dehradun-Mussoorie Expressway): Delhi-Dehradun Expressway's Dehradun to Mussoorie 26 km elevated extension along the banks of Rispana River (Rispana Rao) and Bindal River (Bindal Rao) has the budgeted cost of 6,100 crore. In May 2025, in a 2 weeks exercise 2,614 houses were identified and marked for demolished for the construction of this extension.[20]
Inter-connectivity
[edit]
This expressway connects with the following, listed from north to south:
- Char Dham Highway via Haridwar spur of Delhi–Dehradun Expressway, from southeast of Saharanpur.[8]
- Ambala-Shamli Expressway[10] (part of Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Corridor Expressway), which in turn connects to the Bareilly-Gorakhpur Expressway and then to Siliguri–Gorakhpur Expressway.[21]
- Eastern Peripheral Expressway between Delhi and Baghpat.
Status updates
[edit]- 2025 July: Delhi-Dehradun Expressway's some section are already operational since early 2025, and the rest will be completed and operationalised by mid 2025.[22]
See also
[edit]- National Highway 709B (India), spur of NH-9 from Akshardham to Saharanpur running parallel on the west side of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway
References
[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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g Delhi-Dehradun Expressway faces quality concerns after first rainfall, infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com, 1 Jul 2025.
- ^ "सहारनपुर से हरिद्वार तक बनेगा एक्सप्रेस-वे".
- ^ Mussoorie to get direct link via elevated road from Delhi; 2,614 houses to be demolished for Rs 6,100 crore project, The New Indian Express, 18 May 2025.
- ^ Bareilly-Ludhiana Economic Corridor – Information & Status, The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.
- ^ Delhi-Dehradun Expressway to open with 14 km wildlife corridor – is this India’s greenest highway?, MSN, 1 Jul 2025.