By Admin 
There is great news for those traveling from Delhi to Dehradun. The Delhi portion of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway has now been opened for public on trial basis from Akshardham to Loni Border. With the opening of this route, uninterrupted high speed traffic has become possible in the most congested areas across the Yamuna and the goal of reaching Dehradun in 2.5 hours now appears closer than ever.
32 km. This long section connects the interchanges of Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Dehradun Expressways and significantly reduces the total travel time. Let us know about this expressway in details.
No toll applicable inside Delhi
Starting from Akshardham till Loni Border and the first cut of Eastern Peripheral, this entire stretch is providing uninterrupted connectivity. This approximately 14.75 km long section in the Delhi border has been developed on two levels as elevated at the top and main carriageway at the bottom. The expressway has a speed limit of 100 km/h and no toll is applicable within Delhi. The distance from Akshardham to Loni border is being covered comfortably in just 20–25 minutes, while CCTV, sound barrier and full surveillance systems have been installed on the entire route which ensures security and smooth traffic flow.
The biggest hurdle of this project was the 6.4-6.5 km elevated flyover of Geeta Colony, which has now been completely opened for traffic. Earlier, trains had to pass through extremely congested areas like lower local roads, Pusta Road and Gandhinagar market, where it was difficult to maintain the speed above 20-30 km/h. Now this 9 km journey is being completed in just 10 minutes. With the opening of this elevated track, congested areas like Gandhinagar, Shastri Park, Seelampur, Khajuri Khas and Bhajanpura have practically “disappeared from above” and the traffic congestion below is only visible, not felt.
What else are the features?
The entire route has been designed as a 12-lane high speed corridor, with a 6-lane elevated track at the top and the main carriageway and service lanes at the bottom. Lane marking, road reflectors, sound barriers and anti-glare screens have been installed at various places. Multi-level infrastructure is now ready in areas like Yamuna crossing, where there is local road at the bottom, Metro Pink Line in the middle and expressway at the top. Many footover bridges have also been built to provide safe crossing to pedestrians, due to which there is no impact on high speed traffic.
In terms of toll, at present no fee is being charged in the Delhi part. As soon as vehicles cross the Loni border and enter UP, the first toll plaza comes up, although toll collection has not started yet as the entire project is going on in the trial phase. As the remaining parts are ready in the coming months, the toll policy will also be implemented.
When the entire expressway is ready, a target has been set to cover the distance of 210 km from Akshardham to Dehradun in about 2.5 hours. This corridor will also provide connectivity to Haridwar, Rishikesh and further Chardham route. This means that the journey from Delhi to religious and tourist places of Uttarakhand is now going to be fast, safe and without any interruption. It is estimated that the entire route will be opened to the public by February 2026.