Overview
- The inauguration is scheduled for April 14, setting up a new route that cuts the Delhi–Dehradun drive to about 2.5 hours.
- The corridor starts near Delhi’s Akshardham and runs through Baghpat, Baraut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Saharanpur before reaching Dehradun.
- The highway is a six-lane, access-controlled road with a 100 km/h limit and an estimated cost of about Rs 12,000 crore.
- A 12-km elevated stretch through Rajaji National Park plus two 200-metre elephant underpasses and six animal crossings aim to protect wildlife.
- A spur to Haridwar and links to the Char Dham Highway are planned to ease pilgrim travel and shift traffic off busy routes like Delhi–Meerut.