Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Shimla Bypass Tunnel No 5 Achieves Milestone
A big tunnel called Tunnel No 5 on the Shimla Bypass Project has been finished.
It connects two parts of the road and is 210 meters long.
The people who built it used a special method called NATM.
This tunnel is part of a bigger project that will make it easier and faster to travel to Shimla.
It will also help people who live there and tourists who want to visit.
The tunnel will also help farmers take their apples to the market more easily.
The whole project is expected to make travel time to Shimla shorter by about one hour.
Both ends of Tunnel No 5 on the Shimla Bypass Project have been successfully connected.
The 210-meter tunnel was constructed using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM).
The project was completed in a record period of seven months, starting on May 22.
The tunnel will provide easier access to Atal Super Specialty Institute of Medical Sciences and reduce traffic congestion in Shimla.
The 27.457-km-long Shimla Bypass Project aims to make transportation faster and more convenient, benefiting residents, tourists, and farmers.
- Who
- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
- What
- Completion of both ends of Tunnel No 5 on the Shimla Bypass Project
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Shimla Bypass, connecting to Chalonthi
- Why
- To provide easier access to Atal Super Specialty Institute of Medical Sciences, Chamiyana, and reduce traffic congestion in Shimla
- Tunnel Length
- 210 metres
- Construction Method
- New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM)
- Project Start Date
- May 22
- Project Completion Time
- 7 months
- Total Bypass Length
- 27.457 km
- Number of Tunnels
- 5
- Expected Benefit
- Reduced travel time to Shimla (Dhalli) by nearly one hour