9 Jan 2025
The phase consists of two segments spanning 32 kilometres and includes a 6.5 km elevated corridor.
The 210-kilometre-long Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is expected to be operational by this month. The inauguration date will be announced soon.
The first of the two ready segments originates at Akshardham, Delhi and includes a 6.5-kilometre elevated corridor. The second segment spans 15 kilometres and connects Ghaziabad and Baghpat on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE).
Phase 2 will connect EPE to the Saharanpur bypass, spanning 118 kilometres.
The expressway crosses the Rajaji and Shivalik forest divisions. A 12-kilometre elevated road has been constructed to avoid any adverse impacts on the wildlife. Moreover, the expressway features innovative lighting with a reduced warm light spectrum selected by the Wildlife Institute of India scientists to avoid attracting insects and bats and causing disruption to the cars or wildlife.
Noise-absorbing sound barriers have also been installed on this elevated stretch. NHAI has filled rockwool material between two aluminium sheets to absorb excessive noise beyond standard levels.