Part of the Greenfield Freeway has been opened for automobiles.
Journey to Delhi from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir is about to turn out to be simpler with work on the Ambala-Chandigarh Greenfield Freeway gaining tempo.
As soon as accomplished, commuters will not need to face heavy site visitors congestion in Chandigarh and Dera Bassi. The mission, being constructed by the central authorities, is anticipated to scale back journey time between Ambala and Mohali to round 40 to 50 minutes.
A bit of the highway remains to be pending, and a contemporary land acquisition notification has now been issued within the Dera Bassi space of Mohali. The notification contains land in Chharbar and Salempur alias Nangal villages.
The acquired land might be used for development of the 5.95 km to 25.5 km stretch of the freeway. Round 80,000 automobile customers are anticipated to learn day by day after completion of the mission. The federal government goals to complete the work by the tip of this yr.
The Ambala-Chandigarh Greenfield Freeway is 61 kilometers lengthy.
Mission defined in 3 factors
1. 61-km-long Greenfield Hall
The mission was permitted in 2020-21 underneath the Tricity Ring Street scheme, whereas land acquisition started in 2021-22. The full size of the Ambala-Chandigarh Greenfield Hall (NH-205A) is round 61 km and it’s being developed in two phases.
2. 80% work accomplished on first part
The primary part stretches round 30 km from Devinagar in Ambala to IT Metropolis Chowk in Mohali. About 80% of the work on this stretch has been accomplished.
Building on the 5.95 km to 25.5 km part had slowed earlier because of farmers’ protests and delays in land acquisition, however work has now accelerated. The remaining work, together with roads, bridges and ending work, is focused for completion by the tip of this yr.
3. 31-km stretch opened for public use
The second part, from IT Metropolis Chowk to Kurali, is 31.23 km lengthy. This stretch is absolutely full and has already been opened to the general public. It is usually generally known as the Mohali-Kurali Bypass.
Notification issued by the Central Authorities
New hyperlink highway to make Shimla journey simpler
In February 2026, the federal government permitted a brand new 10.3-km-long six-lane hyperlink highway for the mission. A price range of round ₹1,463.95 crore has been allotted for the highway. The brand new hyperlink highway will instantly join NH-205A with the Zirakpur bypass. This may assist automobiles travelling in the direction of Chandigarh and Panchkula keep away from metropolis site visitors and make journey smoother.
Compensation as much as ₹4.12 crore per acre
Throughout land acquisition by the Nationwide Highways Authority of India, farmers in some villages initially protested over low compensation.
In keeping with reviews, compensation initially supplied was round ₹24 lakh per acre. Following protests, the quantity was elevated to round ₹1 crore to ₹1.09 crore per acre. For prime land parcels close to Airport Street and main roads, compensation reportedly reached as much as ₹4.12 crore per acre.
The federal government had allotted round ₹643 crore for your complete mission, of which greater than 80% has already been paid to farmers and landowners.
Current routes between Mohali and Ambala
1. Zirakpur-Dera Bassi route
Presently, probably the most generally used route between Mohali and Ambala is through Zirakpur and Dera Bassi. The gap is round 40 to 45 km and the journey often takes between one and one-and-a-half hours.
Nonetheless, heavy site visitors jams in Zirakpur and Dera Bassi often trigger delays.
2. Banur-Rajpura route
The second route is through Banur and Rajpura. That is thought-about another path to keep away from site visitors congestion. The gap is barely longer at round 50 to 55 km and the journey takes about one hour.
