PM Modi Inaugurates 213km Delhi-Dehradun Corridor: 6-Hour Trip Now 2.5 Hours

New toll Rs 675 saves Time and Fuel

Built for over Rs 11,800 crore, the economic corridor project showcases a substantial investment in infrastructure. Though toll rates on the new route are higher than that of the older route, time and fuel saved by way of quicker commute are expected to prove beneficial to the daily commuters and long-distance travellers.

While a vehicle traveling on the old route from Delhi to Dehradun had to pay a toll of Rs 445, toll for one-way travel on the new Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor would now cost Rs 675. Those making the round trip, making use of both the sides within 24 hours, would be charged Rs 1,010. Thus a single-day traveller would save Rs 340.

Expressway Spans Delhi, UP, Uttarakhand with ATMS

The newly inaugurated corridor runs across three states namely, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and has been engineered for high-speed, uninterrupted travel. A six-lane expressway, it aims at decongesting traffic on the older routes and providing a faster and comfortable travel for the commuters.
The corridor is fitted with an ATMS that will assist in managing traffic and enhancing security. Numerous interchanges, rail overbridges and major bridges, and various waysides are constructed along the way to aid travelers. 

12km Wildlife Corridor cuts Animal Conflicts

The expressway consists of over 100 underpasses and also connects at many points to major routes such as the Delhi-Mumbai expressway and the Eastern peripheral expressway.
An elevated wildlife corridor 12 km in length (one of the longest in Asia) to facilitate easy movement of animals across the forest has been constructed, consisting of a number of animal passes, specialized underpasses for elephants and an underpass below the Daat Kali temple, all in an attempt to minimize human-animal conflicts.