Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway to Open Soon
The Delhi-Dehradun expressway is almost ready to open.
It's a big, 212-kilometer road that will make traveling between Delhi and Dehradun much faster, taking only 2 hours instead of 6.5 hours.
The road cost a lot of money to build, Rs 12,000 crore, and has special features to keep animals safe.
The Prime Minister will probably open it soon, in the next 10-15 days.
The road has many lanes and even some parts that are elevated.
It starts from Delhi and goes all the way to Dehradun, passing through several places in between.
The Delhi-Dehradun expressway will open for traffic in the next 10-15 days.
The 212-kilometer, 6-lane expressway will reduce travel time from 6.5 hours to 2 hours.
The project cost Rs 12,000 crore and includes special provisions for wildlife safety.
The expressway starts from Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Akshardham in Delhi and ends in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the expressway in December 2021.
- Who
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Inauguration of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway
- When
- In the next 10-15 days
- Where
- Delhi to Dehradun
- Why
- To reduce travel time and improve connectivity
- Length
- 212 kilometers
- Cost
- Rs 12,000 crore
- Lanes
- 6-lane access controlled
- Travel Time Reduction
- From 6.5 hours to 2 hours
- Special Provisions
- 12-km elevated road, 6 animal underpasses, 2 elephant underpasses, 2 major bridges, 13 minor bridges
