NHAI approves ₹10,000-cr Delhi-Dehradun elevated expressway

The NHAI has given the go-ahead signal for the construction of the Delhi-Dehradun elevated expressway. The project, which will reduce the distance from 258-km to 180-km and travel time from 5 hours to 2.5 hours, entails an investment of ₹10,000 crore. The expressway is expected to complete over the next three to five years and will crisscross Ganeshpur, Mohand, and Ashkrodi in Uttarkhand and Saharanpur, Baghpat and Loni in UP. The entire expressway will be elevated and will have access control with toll plazas at different locations. A tunnel will be constructed at Mohand, which comes under the Rajaji National Park, to mitigate the impact on the wildlife. Uttarakhand CM informed that the expressway will boost tourism and prove to be a milestone in the state's economy.