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.

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.