Breakthrough in the Delhi-Dehradun expressway project
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

Breakthrough in the Delhi-Dehradun expressway project

In a breakthrough in the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project, the last 20-km stretch that passes through the eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park is being constructed, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the union minister said the tunnel intends to protect the surrounding wildlife. “Breakthrough achieved on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project. The last 20km stretch passes through the eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park where Asia's longest elevated wildlife corridor (12km) is being constructed that includes 340 m Daat Kali tunnel,” Gadkari said.

Once completed, the new six-lane highway would reduce travel time between Dehradun-Delhi from 6 hours to 2.30 hours and Delhi-Haridwar from 5 hours to 2 hours, he said in the statement.

Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will directly connect the two cities after crisscrossing areas like Loni, Baghpat, Shamli, Saharanpur, and Ganeshpur in Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand will have 3.6 km of the expressway while around 16 kilometres will pass through Uttar Pradesh.

Also Read:
North Central Railway invites bids for work in Bihar..
Chennai officials impressed by Kochi’s single-ticket system..


In a breakthrough in the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project, the last 20-km stretch that passes through the eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park is being constructed, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. In a statement, the union minister said the tunnel intends to protect the surrounding wildlife. “Breakthrough achieved on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project. The last 20km stretch passes through the eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park where Asia's longest elevated wildlife corridor (12km) is being constructed that includes 340 m Daat Kali tunnel,” Gadkari said. Once completed, the new six-lane highway would reduce travel time between Dehradun-Delhi from 6 hours to 2.30 hours and Delhi-Haridwar from 5 hours to 2 hours, he said in the statement. Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will directly connect the two cities after crisscrossing areas like Loni, Baghpat, Shamli, Saharanpur, and Ganeshpur in Uttar Pradesh. Uttarakhand will have 3.6 km of the expressway while around 16 kilometres will pass through Uttar Pradesh. Also Read: North Central Railway invites bids for work in Bihar.. Chennai officials impressed by Kochi’s single-ticket system..

Next Story
Infrastructure Urban

Large-sized Deals Drive 40% of Industrial & Warehousing Demand

With 25.6 million sq ft of gross leasing in 2024, industrial & warehousing demand across the top five cities remained healthy, witnessing a marginal 2 per cent YoY growth. Although, there was a noticeable dip in leasing activity during the last quarter, strong space uptake in the earlier quarters ensured steady leasing levels during 2024. During the year, Delhi NCR led the demand with 26 per cent share, closely followed by Chennai at 23 per cent share. On a quarterly basis, Q4 2024 saw about 5.5 million sq ft of industrial & warehousing demand across the top five cities. Pune, closely followed..

Next Story
Infrastructure Energy

Vedanta Aluminium Launches Advanced Operational Dashboard

Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched an innovative operational dashboard at its Jamkhani Coal Mine, Odisha. This state-of-the-art digital platform integrates real-time data, optimises performance metrics and automates routine processes. Developed in-house by a dedicated team, this dashboard leverages the First Principles approach to track mining operations at their most fundamental levels. It delivers actionable insights for achieving operational excellence through the Time-in-Use Model (TUM), which measures planned and actual cut rates, real-time coal expos..

Next Story
Infrastructure Transport

PNC-KKR Deal Nears Completion

Infrastructure company PNC Infratech has received in principle approvals from NHAI to transfer 100 per cent stake held by it in two subsidiaries (SPVs) for the Bundelkhand and Khajuraho road projects to the KKR-backed Highways Infrastructure Trust. With this, the PNC-KKR deal is on track for closure by March 31, 2025 as PNC Infratech is in the process of fulfilling the conditions precedents (CPs) for the transaction. One of the major CPs under the deal included change in control approvals from the highway authorities and no objection certificates from the lenders to the projects, according to ..

Hi There!

"Now get regular updates from CW Magazine on WhatsApp!

Join the CW WhatsApp channel for the latest news, industry events, expert insights, and project updates from the construction and infrastructure industry.

Click the link below to join"

+91 81086 03000