Nitin Gadkari shares major update on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project: Travel in just 2.5 hours

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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has shared an update on the New Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, which is expected to cut the travel time between the two cities by half. As shared by Gadkari on Twitter, a major breakthrough has been achieved on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project at the last 20 km stretch that passes through eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park, where Asia’s longest elevated wildlife corridor (12km) is being constructed that includes 340 m Daat Kali tunnel. The tunnel intends to protect the surrounding wildlife.

Breakthrough achieved on Delhi-Dehradun Expressway project.

The last 20km stretch passes through eco-sensitive zone of Raja Ji National Park where Asia’s longest elevated wildlife corridor (12km) is being constructed that includes 340m Daat Kali tunnel.#PragatiKaHighway pic.twitter.com/cby1EmzwiJ — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) August 16, 2022

As mentioned by Nitin Gadkari on his Twitter post, once completed, the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway would reduce travel time between Dehradun-Delhi from 6 hours to only 2.30 hours and between Delhi-Haridwar from 5 hours to 2 hours.

Both the cities are connected to the national capital with a series of highways, already among the best in India. The newly constructed Delhi-Meerut highway has already reduced the travel time by at least an hour.