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Delhi-Haridwar road to cut travel time to 1.5 hours

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a new Delhi-Haridwar road will open next month.
He said the road will cut travel time between Delhi and Haridwar to about 1.5 hours.
He warned that contractors delivering substandard work will be blacklisted and Network Surveillance Vehicles will track potholes.
He reported that 80-85 % of the INR12,000-crore Char Dham road project is complete.
He said traffic from Delhi to Badrinath and Kedarnath has increased threefold.

History

India’s early-2000s highway push linked Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, reshaping national connectivity. The National Highways Authority of India later pursued the Delhi-Haridwar upgrade, extending the earlier network’s emphasis on faster travel and quality monitoring. This continuity reflects the country’s long-term strategy to boost significant trade routes and economic regional tourism.

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India’s early-2000s highway push linked Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, reshaping national connectivity. The National Highways Authority of India later pursued the Delhi-Haridwar upgrade, extending the earlier network’s emphasis on faster travel and quality monitoring. This continuity reflects the country’s long-term strategy to boost significant trade routes and economic regional tourism.

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