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{{Short description|Indian six-lane expressway}}

{{infobox road
| header_type = UC
| country = IND
| type = NH
| route = 72A
| alternate_name = Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway
| map =
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes =
| length_km = 210
| direction_a =
| direction_b =
| terminus_a = [[Delhi]]
| junction =
| terminus_b = [[Dehradun]]
| formed = March (expected) 2024<ref>{{cite news |title = Now reach Delhi to Dehradun in just 2.5 hrs; expressway to be completed by March 2024; here's all you need to know |url = https://www.livemint.com/news/india/now-reach-delhi-to-dehradun-in-2-5-hrs-expressway-to-be-completed-by-next-year-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-11679874429989.html |work = [[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date = 27 March 2023 |access-date = 27 March 2023 |language = en-IN }}</ref>
| history =
| states = [[Delhi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]]
| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]
| cities = [[Delhi]], [[Baghpat]], [[Baraut]], [[Shamli]], [[Saharanpur]] and [[Dehradun]]
}}

The '''Delhi–Dehradun Expressway''', also known as '''National Highway 72A''' ('''NH 72A'''), <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/central-govt-plans-expressway-between-delhi-and-dehradun/story-Du9THAyL8JqaydnYqO9S2H.html |title = Central govt plans expressway between Delhi and Dehradun |date = 25 February 2020 |website = Hindustan Times }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/meerut-city-good-news-elevated-highway-to-be-built-to-save-wildlife-in-saharanpur-jagran-special-20689665.html |title = Good News: सहारनपुर में वन्य जीवों को बचाने के लिए बनेगा एलिवेटेड हाईवे, मिली मंजूरी |date = 31 August 2020 |website = Dainik Jagran }}</ref> is an under-construction, {{convert|210|km}} long, 12/6 lane [[Controlled access highway|access-controlled expressway]], which will connect [[Delhi]], the [[New Delhi|national capital]] of [[India]], with [[Dehradun]], the capital of the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]]. It will pass through the states of Delhi, [[Uttar Pradesh]] and Uttarakhand, and will pass through the cities of [[Baghpat]], [[Baraut]], [[Shamli]] and [[Saharanpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/journey-between-doon-to-delhi-is-now-two-and-a-half-hours-economic-corridor-is-allowed-by-center |title = देहरादून से दिल्ली के बीच सफर अब ढाई घंटे में, इकोनामिक कॉरिडोर को केंद्र की अनुमति |website = Amar Ujala |language = hi }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/story-dehradun-to-new-delhi-road-distance-to-be-reduced-to-206-km-3048408.html |title = दून से सिर्फ 206 किमी दूर रह जाएगी दिल्ली |website = Live Hindustan }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/centre-gives-in-principle-nod-to-doon-delhi-elevated-expressway/articleshow/74282291.cms |title = Centre gives in-principle nod to Doon-Delhi elevated expressway |date = 24 February 2020 |via = The Economic Times }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/now-reach-doon-from-delhi-in-just-a-couple-of-hours-via-elevated-road/articleshow/74290258.cms |title = Reach Dehradun from Delhi in just 2.5 hours via elevated road: CM Trivendra Singh Rawat | Dehradun News - Times of India |website = The Times of India }}</ref><ref name=ue3/> It will have two spurs, or link roads, to ensure connectivity with cities lying nearby to its route: one {{convert|50.7|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, six-lane Saharanpur–[[Roorkee]]–[[Haridwar]] Expressway, and another {{convert|121|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, six-lane [[Ambala]]–[[Shamli]] Expressway.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-chief-secy-directs-to-expedite-land-acquisition-for-6-lane-ambala-shamli-green-field-highway/articleshow/94992319.cms |title = Haryana chief secy directs to expedite land acquisition for 6-lane Ambala-Shamli Green Field Highway |date = 20 October 2022 |via = Times of India }}</ref> It is being built at a cost of around ₹ 13,000 crore, and will reduce both travel time and distance, from around 5-6 hours to only 2.5 hours, and from around {{convert|280|km}} to {{convert|210|km}}. It will be completed by January 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title = Now reach Delhi to Dehradun in just 2.5 hrs; expressway to be completed by January 2024; here's all you need to know |url = https://www.livemint.com/news/india/now-reach-delhi-to-dehradun-in-2-5-hrs-expressway-to-be-completed-by-next-year-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-11679874429989.html |work = [[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date = 27 March 2023 |access-date = 27 March 2023 |language = en-IN }}</ref> It connect to [[Char Dham Highway]] in Uttarakhand.

== Salient features==

A {{convert|12|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} elevated corridor will be constructed over the [[Rajaji National Park]] to protect wildlife, thus it will be the second highway in India to have a wildlife protection corridor after [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH-44]]. After completion of this expressway, the distance between the two cities would be reduced from {{convert|235|km|mi}} to {{convert|210|km|mi}}, while journey time would be reduced from 6.5 hours to only 2.5 hours.<ref>{{cite news |title = First highway with wildlife protection corridor! Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will cut travel time to 2.5 hours |url = https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/first-highway-with-wildlife-protection-corridor-delhi-dehradun-expressway-will-cut-travel-time-to-2-5-hours/2193513/ |access-date = 9 March 2021 |work = The Financial Express |date = 12 February 2021 }}</ref>

* Length: {{convert|210|km|mi|sigfig=3}}
* Number of lanes: six lanes (extendable to eight lanes)

==Construction==

The expressway is proposed to developed in three phases:<ref name=ue3>[https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-delhi-dehradun-expressway-information-route-map-status/ Delhi – Dehradun Expressway – Information & Status Update], The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.</ref>

* Phase I - brownfield: {{convert|32|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, 12-lane stretch between [[Akshardham (Delhi)]] and proposed [[Eastern Peripheral expressway|EPE Junction]].<ref name=ue3/>
* Phase II - greenfield: between proposed EPE Junction in Delhi and Ganeshpur near [[Saharanpur]] bypass.<ref name=ue3/>
* Phase III - greenfield: Expressway Stretch between Ganeshpur near Saharanpur bypass and [[Dehradun]].<ref name=ue3/>

==Route==
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This {{convert|210|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} expressway has two additional spurs.

* Main route Delhi –Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway:
** Delhi-EPE: 12 lanes from [[Swaminarayan Akshardham (Delhi)|Akshardham Temple Delhi]] to {{convert|32|km|mi}} away intersection at Khekra with [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] (EPE) near east of [[Baghpat]]. {{convert|6.4|km|mi}} from Geeta Colony to Khajoori Khas is elevated.<ref name=ue3/>
** EPE-Saharanpur: {{convert|118|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} route with six lanes, seven interchanges and 60 underpasses from EPE to Saharanpur east bypass via
*** [[Khekra]] ([[Baghpat]] eastern bypass),
*** Lohadda ([[Baraut]] eastern bypass),
*** Karaunda Mahajan (intersect [[National Highway 709A (India)|NH 709A]] [[Karnal]]-[[Meerut]]),
*** Khyawari-[[Gogwan Jalalpur]] (just east of [[Thanabhawan]] on [[List of state highways in Uttar Pradesh|UP-SH12]] [[Panipat]]-[[Muzaffarnagar]]),
*** [[Sohanchida Mast]] at {{convert|108|km|adj=on}} milestone (spur to ''Saharanpur-Roorke-Haridwar Expressway''),
*** [[Latifpur Aht]] (next to [[Lakhnaur, Saharanpur|Lakhnaur]] on Saharanpur east bypass, at 119 km).
** Saharanpur-Rajaji National Park: {{convert|40|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} route with six lanes from Saharanpur east bypass to Ganeshpur in [[National Highway 307 (India)|NH 307]] Latifpur Aht at southern entrance of Rajaji National Park.<ref name=ue3/>
** Rajaji National Park–Dehradun: {{convert|19.5|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} route runs through a two-tube tunnel of total {{convert|2.322|km|mi}} length, then {{convert|4.82|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} four-lane elevated flyover of {{convert|6|m|ft|adj=on}} vertical clearance underneath for elephants and wildlife, then {{convert|2.12|km|mi|adj=on}} at-grade hill route, and {{convert|340|m|ft|adj=on}} single-tube tunnel.<ref name=ue3/>
* Spurs: two spurs.{{anchor | Ludhiana | Ambala | Gangoh | Saharanpur | Bareilly | Gorakhpur }}
** Ambala-Gangoh-Shamli Expressway part of larger ''Bareilly-Ludhiana Economic Corridor'': This {{convert|121.786|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} spur is part of {{convert|450|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}}, six-lane Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Corridor (Bareilly-Ludhiana Expressway), which is partially access-controlled, partially greenfield & rest upgrade of brownfield highway with a March 2026 deadline. It has three sections, {{convert|90|km|mi|adj=on}} brownfield upgrade [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] Ambala-Ludhiana, {{convert|121.78|km|mi|adj=on}} greenfield Ambala (Sadopur)-Shamli (Gogwan Jalalpur), {{convert|220|km|mi|adj=on}} greenfield Shamli (Gogwan Jalalpur)-Bareilly. Its future phase is [[Bareilly]]-[[Gorakhpur]], which will connect with [[Siliguri–Gorakhpur Expressway]].<ref name=ue5>[https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-bareilly-ludhiana-economic-corridor-route-map-status-update/ Bareilly-Ludhiana Economic Corridor – Information & Status], The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.</ref> This spur begins at
*** [[Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur|Sadopur]] in north of Ambala,
*** Then runs as the northern and eastern bypass ([[Panjokhra]]) of Ambala,
*** Southwestern byass of [[Saha, Ambala|Saha]],
*** Southwestern bypass of [[Barara]] (with additional spur from Barara to [[National Highway 344 (India)|NH 344]] by upgrading [[List of highways in Haryana|HR-SH4]]),
*** Western bypass of [[Radaur]] (east of [[Ladwa]] [[Kurukshetra]]),
*** [[Chandro]] (bridge on [[yamuna]]), <br>eastern bypass of [[Gangoh]],
*** To [[Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway]] at [[Gogwan Jalalpur]] just east of [[Thanabhawan]] in [[Shamli district]].<ref name=ue4>[https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/08/03/apco-wins-shamli-ambala-expressway-package-2s-work/ APCO Wins Shamli – Ambala Expressway Package 2’s Work], The Metro Guy, accessed 7 December 2022.</ref>
{{anchor | Roorke }}
** Saharanpur-Roorke-Haridwar Expressway: {{convert|50.7|km||adj=on}} route begins at Sohanchida Mast from {{convert|108|km|mi|adj=on}} milestone of ''Delhi–Saharanpur–Dehradun Expressway'' southeast of Saharanpur, forms north bypass to Roorke, and ends at [[Bahadarabad]] on [[Haridwar]] west ringroad.<ref name=ue3/> This will have direct connectivity with the proposed Haridwar International Airport in the south or Haridwar, which will come up by 2030.

==Inter-connectivity==
{{anchor | Inter }}

This expressway connects with the following:

* [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]] between [[Delhi]] and [[Baghpat]].
* [[Ambala-Shamli Expressway]]<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-chief-secy-directs-to-expedite-land-acquisition-for-6-lane-ambala-shamli-green-field-highway/articleshow/94992319.cms |title = Haryana chief secy directs to expedite land acquisition for 6-lane Ambala-Shamli Green Field Highway |date = 20 October 2022 |via = Times of India }}</ref>
* [[Saharanpur-Haridwar Expressway]], from southeast of Saharanpur.<ref name=ue3/>

==Status updates==

* Feb 2020: Central Government granted in-principle approval for the expressway.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = goyal |first1 = raghav |title = Centre Gives In-Principle Approval For Dehradun-Delhi Expressway |url = https://www.thequint.com/news/india/centre-gives-in-principle-approval-for-construction-of-dehradun-delhi-expressway |access-date = 9 March 2021 |work = TheQuint |date = 25 February 2020 |language = en }}</ref>
* Aug 2020: The target completion date set as March 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. Dash |first1=Dipak |title=23 new expressways and highways coming up in next 5 years {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/23-expressways-new-highways-coming-up-in-next-5-years/articleshow/77526921.cms |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
* Jan 2021: Tenders awarded for first two phases of [[Swaminarayan Akshardham (New Delhi)|Akshardham]]-[[Bagpat district|Baghpat district]] border section.<ref>{{cite news |title = गाजियाबाद जल्द शुरू होगा देहरादून एक्सप्रेसवे का काम, जारी हुआ पहले दो चरणों का टेंडर |url = https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/ghaziabad/construction-of-dehradun-expressway-to-start-in-ghaziabad-tender-alloted-for-first-two-phases |access-date = 9 March 2021 |work = Amar Ujala |language = hi }}</ref>
*Nov 2021: For "Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway" 6-lane spur, ₹ 2,095 crore budget approved by the central government.<ref>{{Cite web |last = Bhandari |first = Shashwat |date = 18 November 2021 |title = Development work of 6-lane access-controlled highway on THIS stretch sanctioned |url = https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/haridwar-spur-6-lane-expressway-approved-says-nitin-gadkari-745677 |access-date = 1 December 2021 |website = www.indiatvnews.com |language = en }}</ref>
*Dec 2021: [[Foundation stone]] for the expressway laid by [[Prime Minister Narendra Modi]] on 4 December.<ref>{{Cite web |title = New Delhi-Dehradun highway to be built: Here're details - Foundation stone laid |url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/new-delhi-dehradun-highway-to-be-built-herere-details/environment-friendly/slideshow/88090271.cms |access-date = 4 December 2021 |website = The Economic Times }}</ref>
* Dec 2021: Tender for "Roorkee-Haridwar Expressway" spur awarded to Krishna Constellation.<ref name=ue3/>
* Jan 2022: Tender for ''Shamli–Ambala Expressway'' invited.<ref name=ue3/>

==See also==
* [[National Highway 709B (India)]]
* [[Industrial corridor#India|Industrial Corridors of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://nhai.gov.in National Highways Authority of India]

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Delhi–Dehradun Expressway - Revision history

LoganConger6625: further adjusted structure after review and updated info

150.129.237.197 at 19:12, 4 October 2023