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Economic corridor to cut down travel time between Delhi-Dehradun by 4 hrs

The new highway will cut down the travel time from 6.5 hours as of now, to just 2.5 hours as the corridor is designed for driving with a minimum 100 Kmph speed

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According to the Ministry, the highway project is being developed between Delhi's Akshardham and Dehradun in four sections.

BS Web Team New Delhi
People travelling between Delhi and Dehradun are soon going to reach there destinations faster as the Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Economic corridor becomes operational. The corridor will reduce the distance between the two cities from 235 kilometres to 210 kilometres. 

The new highway will cut down the travel time from 6.5 hours as of now, to just 2.5 hours as the corridor is designed for driving with a minimum 100 Kmph speed, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said in a statement. 

"The development of this corridor is expected to boost the economy of the region being served by the highway, especially