Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Six-lane highway link to Zirakpur bypass construction starts in December
Big roads can get very crowded, especially around the cities of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
Many trucks and cars pass through small towns like Dera Bassi and Zirakpur to reach the highway.
That makes traffic move slowly and annoys drivers.
The government is planning to build a brand-new shortcut road.
This new road, called the PR-07 spur, will connect one big highway to another bypass.
It will be about 10 kilometres long and have six lanes.
That means it will be very wide, so lots of vehicles can use it at once.
Because it is built like a special highway, cars can drive without stopping at regular road crossings.
This should take almost 20,000 vehicles out of the busy town roads every day.
Building will start in December, and it should be finished in about two years.
Construction of the 10.30-km PR-07 spur connecting the Ambala-Chandigarh section of NH-205A with the Zirakpur bypass will begin in December this year.
NHAI is targeting completion of the six-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor within two years.
The link is expected to divert nearly 20,000 vehicles daily from congestion-prone stretches of Dera Bassi and Zirakpur.
The corridor will be built under the Hybrid Annuity Mode, with NHAI funding 40 per cent and a private developer financing 60 per cent and maintaining the highway for a fixed period.
The PR-07 spur is a key component of the proposed Tricity Ring Road aimed at improving road connectivity around Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
- Who
- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under project director Aashim Bansal, along with a private developer financing part of the project.
- What
- Construction of the 10.30-km, six-lane PR-07 spur connecting the Ambala-Chandigarh section of NH-205A with the Zirakpur bypass.
- When
- Construction will start in December this year, with NHAI targeting completion within two years.
- Where
- Around Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, running between the Ambala-Chandigarh highway and the Zirakpur bypass near Dera Bassi.
- Why
- To divert nearly 20,000 vehicles daily from congested urban stretches and provide freight and long-distance traffic a direct alternative route around Dera Bassi and Zirakpur.
- Project
- PR-07 spur, part of the proposed Tricity Ring Road
- Length
- 10.30 km
- Configuration
- Six-lane, access-controlled greenfield highway with grade-separated interchanges
- Connects
- Ambala-Chandigarh section of NH-205A to the Zirakpur bypass
- Construction start
- December this year
- Completion target
- Within two years
- Funding model
- Hybrid Annuity Mode - NHAI 40%, private developer 60%
- Daily vehicles diverted
- Nearly 20,000