Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Update: In a major update for the commuters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on April 14. The project is likely to boost the regional connectivity in the northern states and will reduce the travel time between the national capital and Dehradun to approximately 2.5 hours. The corridor will link multiple cities of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and is set to reduce traffic congestion from the busy regions. Along with improving the regional connectivity, the project is also set to boost the financial activities.

Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Features

- The project will reduce the travel time between the two key cities from approximately 6.5 hours to just 2.5 hours

- Along with improving the financial activities, it will provide a boost to the tourism sector of Uttarakhand

- The expressway is likely to reduce traffic congestion on the heavily used Delhi-Meerut corridor, providing major relief to the local residents

ALSO READ: 'Person Will Go To Jail If Fails To Reveal Its Source': Trump Over Sensetive Info 'Leak' During Daring Airman Rescue Op

- The six-lane expressway will begin at Akshardham Temple in Delhi and will connect to Dehradun via Saharanpur

- The expressway spans a total length of 210 kilometers and is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 13,000 crore

- While providing details, the officials stated that a three-lane tunnel is constructed near Datkali Temple at an estimated cost of Rs 2,000 crore

- The three-lane tunnel is 340 meters long, 11 meters in width, and its height is 7 meters

- The expressway has six animal underpasses and two separate underpasses for the elephants

- Apart from this, it also has 76 kilometers of service roads and 16 entry and exit gates

ALSO READ: 'Stand Hand In Hand': How Is Tehran Racing Against Deadline As Trump Threatens To Completely 'Wipe Out' Iran?

- The officials asserted that the expressway will also benefit the residents of Saharanpur, Moradabad, and the western parts of Uttar Pradesh

While the maximum speed limit for light vehicles has been set at 100 kmph, it has been fixed at 80 kmph for heavy vehicles. The NHAI officials asserted that the speed limit has been further reduced at curves, and corresponding signage has been installed at designated locations to assist the commuters.