By Admin 
There is a very good news for those traveling between Delhi-Dehradun. Trial run has started on Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway. The foundation stone of this 210 km long project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 December 2021.
Whose work has now been completed and now it has been opened for vehicular movement on a trial basis at 12 o’clock last Sunday night. Earlier, the barricades of the expressway near Geeta Colony were removed. After the completion of the trial run, it will be completely opened for public use.
With the opening of this expressway, the distance from Delhi to Dehradun will now be covered quickly and in a very short time. Whereas earlier it used to take 6 hours to go from Delhi to Dehradun, now with this the journey from Delhi to Dehradun can be completed in just two and a half hours.
Vehicle pressure will be reduced, Will get relief from jam
According to officials, this expressway will reduce the traffic pressure in the National Capital Region (NCT) of Delhi, especially Khajuri Khas and its surrounding areas and will reduce the burden on other major routes including the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. With the full operation of the highway, the travel time will be halved, which will provide great relief to the passengers and the number of tourists visiting Uttarakhand will also increase.
12 The journey will be completed in two and a half hours through the high-speed expressway built at a cost of thousand crores.
This state-of-the-art expressway will start from Delhi’s Akshardham Temple metro station from where it connects to the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, passing through Baghpat, Baraut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Saharanpur of Uttar Pradesh and reach Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand. This expressway starts as an elevated corridor from Geeta Colony, due to which the vehicles of Delhi will get relief from the jam.
This high-speed expressway, built at a cost of Rs 11,800 crore, will reduce the travel time from the current 6.5 hours to just 2.5 hours. Its maximum speed limit has been fixed at 100 kilometers per hour. The project also has a provision for a separate route to Haridwar which will also connect to the Char Dham Highway, which will make access to the hill stations and religious places of Uttarakhand and Western Uttar Pradesh even easier.
Asia’s longest elevated wildlife corridor
Keeping in mind the environmental sensitivity, Asia’s longest, 12 km elevated corridor has also been built within the Rajaji National Park in this project, so that the wildlife will be able to move easily below and they will not face any kind of threat from fast-moving vehicles.
To ensure safe movement of monkeys, special monkey ladders have been prepared by connecting trees so that they can cross comfortably without coming down on the road and accidents can be prevented. Protective fencing has been installed to prevent the entry of wild animals on the main road, which will reduce possible conflicts between vehicles and wildlife. Additionally, non-intrusive yellow lighting has been used to prevent attracting insects. To reduce noise pollution, sound barriers have also been installed on the sides of the expressway.
This ambitious project will not only bring a revolutionary change in the connectivity of North India, but will also give a new impetus to environment, pilgrimage and economic development.