Delhi–Dehradun Expressway
The Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway, also known as Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor, is a long, 12/6 lane access-controlled expressway, connecting Delhi, the national capital of India, with Dehradun, the Winter capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The highway includes multiple independent stretches of different highways including National Highway 709B, National Highway 307 and a green field alignment between Eastern Peripheral Expressway and Saharanpur bypass denoted as National Highway 344G The highway passes through the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and through the cities of Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli and Saharanpur.
It has two spurs, or link roads, to ensure connectivity with cities lying nearby to its route: one, six-lane Saharanpur–Roorkee–Haridwar Expressway, and another, six-lane Ambala-Shamli Expressway. It reduces both travel time and distance, from around 5–6 hours to only 2.5 hours, and from around to. It also connects to Char Dham Highway at Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
History
In February 2020, after the Central Government granted in-principle approval for the expressway. the tender was awarded in January 2021, and budget was approved. In December 2021 Dec, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the Foundation stone. In December 2021, tender for "Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway" spur was awarded to Krishna Constellation, and in January 2022, the tender for Shamli–Ambala Expressway was invited. The expressway was developed in three phases:- Phase I - brownfield:, 6-lane stretch between Akshardham (Delhi) and proposed EPE Junction.
- Phase II - greenfield: between proposed EPE Junction in Delhi and Ganeshpur near Saharanpur bypass.
- Phase III - greenfield: Expressway Stretch between Ganeshpur near Saharanpur bypass and Dehradun.
Features
A elevated corridor over the Rajaji National Park to protect wildlife is the second highway in India to have a wildlife protection corridor after NH-44. The ₹13,000 crore expressway reduces the distance between the Delhi and Dehradun from to, while journey time is reduced from 5 hours to only 2.5 hours.- Length:.
- Number of lanes: 6.
- Entry and exit points: 16.
- Railway overbridges: 5.
- Road underpasses: 113.
- Wildlife corridor: 14 km long elevated one corridor through Rajaji National Park just south of Dehradun.
- Tunnel: 1 at Datkali, 340 meter long at the south end of elevated wildlife corridor.
Route
Existing main route
Main route Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway:- Delhi-EPE : 12 lanes from Akshardham Temple Delhi to away intersection at Khekra with Eastern Peripheral Expressway near east of Baghpat. from Geeta Colony to Khajoori Khas is elevated.
- EPE-Saharanpur: route with six lanes, seven interchanges and 60 underpasses from EPE to Saharanpur east bypass via
- * Mandola Vihar Yojna,
- * Khekra,
- * Lohadda,
- * Karaunda Mahajan Highway,
- * Karoda Hathi - Babri Highway,
- * Gogwan Jalalpur.
- Saharanpur-Rajaji National Park: route with six lanes from Saharanpur east bypass to Ganeshpur in NH 307 Latifpur Aht at southern entrance of Rajaji National Park.
- Rajaji National Park–Dehradun: route runs through a two-tube tunnel of total length, then four-lane elevated flyover of vertical clearance underneath for elephants and wildlife, then at-grade hill route, and single-tube tunnel.
Existing spur
Haridwar spur
Saharanpur-Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway : route begins at Sohanchida Mast from milestone of Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway southeast of Saharanpur, forms north bypass to Roorkee, and ends at Bahadarabad on Haridwar west ringroad. This will have direct connectivity with the proposed Haridwar International Airport in the south or Haridwar, which will come up by 2030.Proposed extension
Mussoorie extension
Dehradun-Mussoorie Elevated Expressway : Delhi-Dehradun Expressway's Dehradun to Mussoorie 26 km elevated extension along the banks of Rispana River and Bindal River has the budgeted cost of 6,100 crore. In May 2025, in a 2 weeks exercise 2,614 houses were identified and marked for demolished for the construction of this extension.Inter-connectivity
This expressway connects with the following, listed from north to south:- Char Dham Highway via Haridwar spur of Delhi–Dehradun Expressway, from southeast of Saharanpur.
- Ambala-Shamli Expressway, which in turn connects to the Bareilly-Gorakhpur Expressway and then to Siliguri–Gorakhpur Expressway.
- Delhi Meerut Expressway
- Eastern Peripheral Expressway between Delhi and Baghpat.