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| length_km = 670
| length_km = 670
| terminus_a = [[Nilothi]] village near [[Bahadurgarh border]], [[Delhi]]
| terminus_a = [[Nilothi]] village near [[Bahadurgarh border]], [[Delhi]]
| terminus_b = 1. [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]], [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] <be> 2. [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| terminus_b = 1. [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]], [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] <be> 2. [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| direction_a = South
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
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'''Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway''' is an approved {{convert|670|km|abbr=on}} long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide [[Controlled-access highway|controlled-access expressway]], which will connect [[Bahadurgarh]] border near [[Delhi]] with [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] via [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="bha1">{{Cite news |url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-finds-road-construction-easier-for-new-expressways-117110100561_1.html |title = Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways |last = Manchanda |first = Megha |date = 1 November 2017 |work = Business Standard |access-date = 11 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101170824/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-finds-road-construction-easier-for-new-expressways-117110100561_1.html |archive-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102505.pdf|title=List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna}}</ref> It will have a spur section which will connect [[Nakodar]] with [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] located in [[Rajasansi|Raja Sansi]], [[Amritsar]].<ref name=":11" /> The {{convert|397.7|km|abbr=on}} long Delhi–Nakodar–Katra section is '''National Expressway 5''' '''(NE-5)''' and {{convert|99|km|abbr=on}} long Amritsar–Nakodar section is '''National Expressway 5A''' '''(NE-5A).''' Once completed, it will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from {{convert|727|km|abbr=on}} to {{convert|588|km|abbr=on}} and the time travel will be reduced from 14 hours to 6 hours, and Delhi-Amritsar distance to {{convert|405|km|abbr=on}} and from the time travel will be reduced from 8 hours to only 4 hours.<ref name=":11" />
'''Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway''' is an approved {{convert|670|km|abbr=on}} long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide [[Controlled-access highway|controlled-access expressway]], which will connect [[Bahadurgarh]] border near [[Delhi]] with [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] via [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="bha1">{{Cite news |url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-finds-road-construction-easier-for-new-expressways-117110100561_1.html |title = Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways |last = Manchanda |first = Megha |date = 1 November 2017 |work = Business Standard |access-date = 11 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101170824/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-finds-road-construction-easier-for-new-expressways-117110100561_1.html |archive-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102505.pdf|title=List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna}}</ref> It will have a spur section which will connect [[Nakodar]] with [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]] located in [[Rajasansi|Raja Sansi]], [[Amritsar]].<ref name=":11" /> The {{convert|397.7|km|abbr=on}} long Delhi–Nakodar–Katra section is '''National Expressway 5''' '''(NE-5)''' and {{convert|99|km|abbr=on}} long Amritsar–Nakodar section is '''National Expressway 5A''' '''(NE-5A).''' Once completed, it will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from {{convert|727|km|abbr=on}} to {{convert|588|km|abbr=on}} and the time travel will be reduced from 14 hours to 6 hours, and Delhi-Amritsar distance to {{convert|405|km|abbr=on}} and from the time travel will be reduced from 8 hours to only 4 hours.<ref name=":11" />


It will have a [[trauma centre]], ambulances, fire brigades, traffic police, [[bus bay]]s, [[truck stops]], interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as a part of the [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]],<ref name=bha1/> it is expected to cost [[Indian rupee|₹]]40,000 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/nhai-nod-for-asr-delhi-highway-extension/394525.html |title = NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension |last = Bagga |first = Neeraj |date = 19 April 2017 |work = The Tribune |access-date = 2 October 2017 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20171002073655/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/nhai-nod-for-asr-delhi-highway-extension/394525.html |archive-date = 2 October 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR) was completed in November 2019,<ref name=stat1/> and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.<ref name=stat2/><ref name=dpr4/> M/S Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/|title=Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra|date=14 December 2017|work=Daily Excelsior|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180603115053/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/|archive-date=3 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and the survey is currently under progress in [[Jammu Division|Jammu]] section.<ref name="amarujala.com">{{Cite web|title=जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी|url=https://www.amarujala.com/jammu/delhi-katra-expressway-will-pass-through-279-villages-of-jammu-division-land-acquisition-notification-issued|access-date=2020-07-12|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> It is part of Ludhiana-Delhi-Kolkatta Industrial Corridor. There are 11 National [[industrial corridor#India|industrial corridors]] and numerous state level industrial corridors in India.
It will have a [[trauma centre]], ambulances, fire brigades, traffic police, [[bus bay]]s, [[truck stops]], interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as a part of the [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]],<ref name=bha1/> it is expected to cost [[Indian rupee|₹]]40,000 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/nhai-nod-for-asr-delhi-highway-extension/394525.html |title = NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension |last = Bagga |first = Neeraj |date = 19 April 2017 |work = The Tribune |access-date = 2 October 2017 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20171002073655/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/nhai-nod-for-asr-delhi-highway-extension/394525.html |archive-date = 2 October 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR) was completed in November 2019,<ref name=stat1/> and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.<ref name=stat2/><ref name=dpr4/> M/S Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/|title=Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra|date=14 December 2017|work=Daily Excelsior|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180603115053/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/|archive-date=3 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and the survey is currently under progress in [[Jammu Division|Jammu]] section.<ref name="amarujala.com">{{Cite web|title=जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी|url=https://www.amarujala.com/jammu/delhi-katra-expressway-will-pass-through-279-villages-of-jammu-division-land-acquisition-notification-issued|access-date=2020-07-12|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> It is part of Ludhiana-Delhi-Kolkatta Industrial Corridor. There are 11 National [[industrial corridor#India|industrial corridors]] and numerous state level industrial corridors in India.
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==Project details==
==Project details==
It is a combination of greenfield and which brownfield expressway which passes through [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It starts from [[Western Peripheral Expressway|Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway]] near [[Nilothi]] village in [[Jhajjar District]]. It will lessen the workload of [[Grand Trunk Road]]. The [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] of the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] government planned to construct 10 expressways in the country under [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]], one of which would connect the national capital [[Delhi]] with [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] and [[Amritsar]] via [[Kharkhoda, Haryana|Kharkhoda]], [[Jind]], [[Sangrur]], [[Malerkotla]],
It is a combination of greenfield and which brownfield expressway which passes through [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It starts from [[Western Peripheral Expressway|Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway]] near [[Nilothi]] village in [[Jhajjar district]]. It will lessen the workload of [[Grand Trunk Road]]. The [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] of the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] government planned to construct 10 expressways in the country under [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]], one of which would connect the national capital [[Delhi]] with [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] and [[Amritsar]] via [[Kharkhoda, Haryana|Kharkhoda]], [[Jind]], [[Sangrur]], [[Malerkotla]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Gurdaspur]].
[[Ludhiana]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Gurdaspur]].


The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]], [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]], TarnTarn and ends near [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of the expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-amritsar-to-delhi-in-4-hours-phase-1-of-expressway-to-cost-rs-25000-crore/1979806/|access-date=2020-07-12|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> The second section goes straight to Katra, bypassing Kathua and [[Jammu]], and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect [[Dera Baba Nanak]] and [[Kartarpur Corridor]] with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of the land of Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired for the construction of this expressway.
The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]], [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]], TarnTarn and ends near [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of the expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-amritsar-to-delhi-in-4-hours-phase-1-of-expressway-to-cost-rs-25000-crore/1979806/|access-date=2020-07-12|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> The second section goes straight to Katra, bypassing Kathua and [[Jammu]], and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect [[Dera Baba Nanak]] and [[Kartarpur Corridor]] with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of the land of Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired for the construction of this expressway.


==Construction==
==Construction==
The [[NHAI]] has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 Phases with a total of 21 construction packages.
The [[NHAI]] has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 phases with a total of 21 construction packages.


===Phase 1===
===Phase 1===
* The construction work of {{convert|397.7|km|abbr=on}} long [[Delhi]]–[[Nakodar]]–[[Gurdaspur]] section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the [[Joint Venture]] (JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).
* The construction work of {{convert|397.7|km|abbr=on}} long [[Delhi]]–[[Nakodar]]–[[Gurdaspur]] section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the [[joint venture]] (JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).


{| class= "sortable wikitable" width=50%
{| class= "sortable wikitable" width=50%
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| Bhogiwal ([[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]])–[[Mullanpur Dakha]] ([[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]])
| Bhogiwal ([[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]])–[[Mullanpur Dakha]] ([[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.0|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint Venture|JV]]<ref name="package 7&8" />
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 7&8" />
|-
|-
| 9.
| 9.
| [[Mullanpur Dakha]]–'''[[Nakodar]]'''–[[Kang Sahbu]]
| [[Mullanpur Dakha]]–'''[[Nakodar]]'''–[[Kang Sahbu]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|34.0|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|34.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint Venture|JV]]<ref name="package 4,5,9" />
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 4,5,9" />
|-
|-
| 10.
| 10.
| [[Kang Sahbu]] ([[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]])–Khojewal ([[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]])
| [[Kang Sahbu]] ([[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]])–Khojewal ([[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|15.5|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|15.5|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint Venture|JV]]<ref name="package 6,10,spur 3" />
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 6,10,spur 3" />
|-
|-
| 11.
| 11.
| Khojewal ([[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]])–[[Sri Hargobindpur]]
| Khojewal ([[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]])–[[Sri Hargobindpur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|43.0|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|43.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint Venture|JV]]<ref name="package 11 & spur 2">{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/04/20/evrascon-ceigall-win-delhi-amritsar-expressways-work/ |title=Evrascon & Ceigall win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=20 April 2021 }}</ref>
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 11 & spur 2">{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/04/20/evrascon-ceigall-win-delhi-amritsar-expressways-work/ |title=Evrascon & Ceigall win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=20 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 12.
| 12.
| [[Sri Hargobindpur]]–[[Gurdaspur]]
| [[Sri Hargobindpur]]–[[Gurdaspur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.3|km|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.3|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint Venture|JV]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/03/30/evrascon-wins-delhi-amritsar-expressways-package-12/ |title=Evrascon wins Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's package 12 |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=30 March 2021 }}</ref>
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/03/30/evrascon-wins-delhi-amritsar-expressways-package-12/ |title=Evrascon wins Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's package 12 |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=30 March 2021 }}</ref>
|}
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====[[Haryana]]====
====[[Haryana]]====
Alignment is from Nilothi-Kharkhoda-Gohana(west)- Jind(east)-Safidon(west)-Ratoli(Ambala-Narnaul)-Assandh(west)-Kalayat-Kaithal(west)-Barta. There is a proposal to extend it in Delhi from nilothi to "Urban Extension Road II".
Alignment is from Nilothi-Kharkhoda–Gohana (west)–Jind (east)–Safidon (west)–Ratoli (Ambala–Narnaul)–Assandh (west)–Kalayat–Kaithal (west)–Barta. There is a proposal to extend it in Delhi from Nilothi to "Urban Extension Road II".


* [[Jhajjar District]]
* [[Jhajjar district]]
** [[Western Peripheral Expressway]] (also called KMP Expressway), starting near village [[Nilothi]]Jhajjar.
** [[Western Peripheral Expressway]] (also called KMP Expressway), starting near village [[Nilothi]] Jhajjar.
* [[Rohtak District]]
* [[Rohtak district]]
** [[Hassangarh]], between [[Sampla]]-[[Kharkhoda, Haryana|Kharkhoda]] on [[National Highway 334B (India)|NH334B]].
** [[Hassangarh]], between [[Sampla (town)|Sampla]]–[[Kharkhoda, Haryana|Kharkhoda]] on [[National Highway 334B (India)|NH334B]].
** [[List of highways in Haryana#State Highways (SH)|SH-18 Rohtak-Kharkhoda]] (northwest of Kharkhoda)
** [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-18 Rohtak–Kharkhoda]] (northwest of Kharkhoda)
* [[Sonipat District]]
* [[Sonipat district]]
** [[Gohana]] city on the west side on [[National Highway 709 (India)|NH-709 Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat Highway]] between Rohtak-Gohana.
** [[Gohana]] city on the west side on [[National Highway 709 (India)|NH-709 Rohtak–Gohana–Panipat Highway]] between Rohtak-Gohana.
** between [[Lahkan Majra]] and Gohana.
** between [[Lahkan Majra]] and Gohana.
** [[List of highways in Haryana#State Highways (SH)|SH-11 Jind-Gohana-Sonipat]] between Jind and Gohana.
** [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-11 Jind–Gohana–Sonipat]] between Jind and Gohana.
* [[Jind District]]
* [[Jind district]]
** [[Jind]] city (east of),
** [[Jind]] city (east of),
** The interchange with [[List of highways in Haryana#State Highways (SH)|SH-14 Jind-Panipat]] 18&nbsp;km east of Jind near [[Pilu Khera]].
** The interchange with [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-14 Jind–Panipat]] 18&nbsp;km east of Jind near [[Pilu Khera]].
** [[Ratoli]], (west of) interchange with [[National Highway 152D (India)|Trans-Haryana Expressway]] between Jind-[[Safidon]].
** [[Ratoli]], (west of) interchange with [[Trans-Haryana Expressway]] between Jind–[[Safidon]].
** [[Alewa]], 25&nbsp;km northeast of Jind between Jind-[[Assandh]] on [[National Highway 709A (India)|NH-709A]].
** [[Alewa]], 25&nbsp;km northeast of Jind between Jind–[[Assandh]] on [[National Highway 709A (India)|NH-709A]].
** [[Pegan]], 25&nbsp;km north of Jind between Jind-[[Kaithal]] Road
** [[Pegan]], 25&nbsp;km north of Jind between Jind–[[Kaithal]] Road
* [[Kaithal District]]
* [[Kaithal district]]
** [[Kalayat]] (west of Kaithal), between [[Narwana]]-[[Kaithal]] on [[National Highway 152 (India)|NH-152]].
** [[Kalayat]] (west of Kaithal), between [[Narwana]]–[[Kaithal]] on [[National Highway 152 (India)|NH-152]].
** [[Barta, Haryana|Barta]] (west of Kaithal city) on Haryana [[List of highways in Haryana#State Highways (SH)|SH-8]] Kaithal-[[Khanauri]] State Highway, exits Haryana state here and enters Punjab at Galoli.
** [[Barta, Haryana|Barta]] (west of Kaithal city) on Haryana [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-8]] Kaithal–[[Khanauri]] State Highway, exits Haryana state here and enters Punjab at Galoli.


====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====
====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====
* [[Patiala District]]
* [[Patiala district]]
** [[Galoli, Punjab|Galoli]] southeast of Patran, enters here on Kaithal-Khanauri Haryana [[List of highways in Haryana#State Highways (SH)|SH-8]].
** [[Galoli, Punjab|Galoli]] southeast of Patran, enters here on Kaithal–Khanauri Haryana [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-8]].
** [[Patran]] (northeast of), between Patran-[[Samana, Punjab|Samana]] on [[Moonak]]-Patran-Samana Punjab SH-10.
** [[Patran]] (northeast of), between Patran-[[Samana, Punjab|Samana]] on [[Moonak]]-Patran-Samana Punjab SH-10.
* [[Sangrur District]]
* [[Sangrur district]]
** [[Bhawanigarh]], west of Sangrur between [[Roshanwala]]-Bhawanigarh on [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH-7]] [[Barnala]]-Sangrur-Bhawanigarh-Patiala-Chandigarh.
** [[Bhawanigarh]], west of Sangrur between [[Roshanwala]]–Bhawanigarh on [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH-7]] [[Barnala]]–Sangrur–Bhawanigarh–Patiala–Chandigarh.
** between [[Dhuri]]-[[Nabha]].
** between [[Dhuri]]–[[Nabha]].
** between [[Dhuri]]-[[Bagrian]]
** between [[Dhuri]]–[[Bagrian]]
** between [[Dhuri]]-Amargarh
** between [[Dhuri]]–Amargarh
* [[Malerkotla District]]
* [[Malerkotla district]]
** between [[Malerkotla]]-Nabha at the southeast of Malerkotla and northwest of Nabha.
** between [[Malerkotla]]–Nabha at the southeast of Malerkotla and northwest of Nabha.
** between Malerkotla-[[Khanna, Ludhiana|Khanna]], immediate east of Malerkotla and southwest of Khanna on Malerkotla-Khanna Road.
** between Malerkotla–[[Khanna, Ludhiana|Khanna]], immediate east of Malerkotla and southwest of Khanna on Malerkotla-Khanna Road.
** between Malerkotla-Ludhiana, immediate north of Malerkotla and south of Ludhiana on [[Sangrur]]-Malerkotla-[[Ludhiana]] Punjab SH-11.
** between Malerkotla–Ludhiana, immediate north of Malerkotla and south of Ludhiana on [[Sangrur]]–Malerkotla-[[Ludhiana]] Punjab SH-11.
** [[Ahmedgarh]] between Malerkotla-Ludhiana
** [[Ahmedgarh]] between Malerkotla–Ludhiana
* [[Ludhiana District]]
* [[Ludhiana district]]
** [[Jodhan]] (southwest of Ludhiana), on Raikot-Jodhan-Ludhiana road.
** [[Jodhan]] (southwest of Ludhiana), on Raikot–Jodhan–Ludhiana road.
** [[Ludhiana]] (west of), with a new Jodhan-[[Doraha, Ludhiana|Doraha]] spur as a south bypass of Ludhiana, at Doraha this spur will connect to the existing [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] Ludhiana-Doraha-[[Rupnagar|Ropar]]-[[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]]-[[Chandigarh airport]]-[[Panchkula]].
** [[Ludhiana]] (west of), with a new Jodhan–[[Doraha, Ludhiana|Doraha]] spur as a south bypass of Ludhiana, at Doraha this spur will connect to the existing [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] Ludhiana-Doraha-[[Rupnagar|Ropar]]–[[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]]–[[Chandigarh Airport]]–[[Panchkula]].
** [[Mullanpur Dakha]], southeast of Ludhiana on [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] [[Firozepur]]-[[Moga, Punjab|Moga]]-[[Jagraon]]-Ludhiana-Chandigarh Road. Interconnect with [[Ludhiana-Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway]].
** [[Mullanpur Dakha]], southeast of Ludhiana on [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] [[Firozepur]]–[[Moga, Punjab|Moga]]–[[Jagraon]]–Ludhiana–Chandigarh Road. Interconnect with [[Ludhiana–Bathinda–Ajmer Expressway]].
** between Sidhwan Bet and Ludhiana, east of Ludhiana on Punjab SH-20 Firozepur-Zira-Sidhwan Bet-Ludhiana Road.
** between Sidhwan Bet and Ludhiana, east of Ludhiana on Punjab SH-20 Firozepur–Zira–Sidhwan Bet–Ludhiana Road.
* [[Jalandhar District]]
* [[Jalandhar district]]
** Through tehsils of [[Phillaur]], [[Nakodar]], Jalandhar II.
** Through tehsils of [[Phillaur]], [[Nakodar]], Jalandhar II.
** Nakodar (east of), between [[Nakodar]]-[[Phagwara]].
** Nakodar (east of), between [[Nakodar]]-[[Phagwara]].
** Nakodar (northeast of), between Nakodar-[[Jalandhar]] on [[National Highway 703 (India)|NH-703]] Nakodar-Jalandhar Road.
** Nakodar (northeast of), between Nakodar-[[Jalandhar]] on [[National Highway 703 (India)|NH-703]] Nakodar-Jalandhar Road.
** Nakodar (north of), 2 following separate Y-fork expressways spurs from Nakodar: one to Amritsar-Kartarpur in the west and another to Jammu-Katra in the northwest - one goes to Pathankot-Jammu and another goes to Amritsar.
** Nakodar (north of), 2 following separate Y-fork expressways spurs from Nakodar: one to Amritsar–Kartarpur in the west and another to Jammu–Katra in the northwest - one goes to Pathankot–Jammu and another goes to Amritsar.


===Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)===
===Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)===
First greenfield expressway spur (99&nbsp;km long) from [[Nakodar]] to [[Amritsar]] through [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Goindwal Sahib]], [[Khadur Sahib]], [[Tarn Taran Sahib]] and ends at [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] (Amritsar Airport).
First greenfield expressway spur (99&nbsp;km long) from [[Nakodar]] to [[Amritsar]] through [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Goindwal Sahib]], [[Khadur Sahib]], [[Tarn Taran Sahib]] and ends at [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]] (Amritsar Airport).


====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====
====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====


* [[Jalandhar District]]
* [[Jalandhar district]]
** [[Nakodar]] (north of)
** [[Nakodar]] (north of)
* [[Kapurthala District]]
* [[Kapurthala district]]
** [[Sultanpur Lodhi]] (northeast of), between Sultanpur Lodhi and [[Kapurthala]] on [[National Highway 703A (India)|NH-703A]] Firozepur-Sultanpur Lodhi-Kapurthala Road.
** [[Sultanpur Lodhi]] (northeast of), between Sultanpur Lodhi and [[Kapurthala]] on [[National Highway 703A (India)|NH-703A]] Firozepur-Sultanpur Lodhi–Kapurthala Road.
** Tehsils of [[Kapurthala]] and [[Bholath]]
** Tehsils of [[Kapurthala]] and [[Bholath]]
* [[Tarn Taran District]]
* [[Tarn Taran district]]
** [[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]] (east of), between Goindwal Sahib and Kapurthala on [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Taran Taran]]-Goindwal Sahib-Kapurthala Road.
** [[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]] (east of), between Goindwal Sahib and Kapurthala on [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Taran Taran]]–Goindwal Sahib–Kapurthala Road.
** [[Khadur Sahib|Khadoor Sahib]] (east of), Khadur Sahib lies east of Taran Taran and north of Goindwal Sahib
** [[Khadur Sahib|Khadoor Sahib]] (east of), Khadur Sahib lies east of Taran Taran and north of Goindwal Sahib
** [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Tarntaran Sahib]]
** [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Tarntaran Sahib]]
* [[Amritsar District]]
* [[Amritsar district]]
** [[Rakh Manawala]] (southeast of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on [[AH1]] Amritsar-Jalandhar Road.
** [[Rakh Manawala]] (southeast of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on [[AH1]] Amritsar–Jalandhar Road.
** New Amritsar (east of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on [[National Highway 503A (India)|NH-503A]] Amritsar-[[Sri Hargobindpur]]-[[Hoshiarpur]] Road.
** New Amritsar (east of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on [[National Highway 503A (India)|NH-503A]] Amritsar–[[Sri Hargobindpur]]-[[Hoshiarpur]] Road.
** [[Verka]] (northeast of Amritsar) between Amritsar and Batala on [[National Highway 152D (India)|NH54]] Amritsar-[[Batala]]-[[Gurdaspur]] Road.
** [[Verka]] (northeast of Amritsar) between Amritsar and Batala on [[National Highway 152D (India)|NH54]] Amritsar–[[Batala]]–[[Gurdaspur]] Road.
** [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]], with plans to extend a semi-circular loop spur to [[Dera Baba Nanak]] near [[Kartarpur Corridor]] in the north and then back to this expressway at [[Gurdaspur]] in the northeast.
** [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]], with plans to extend a semi-circular loop spur to [[Dera Baba Nanak]] near [[Kartarpur Corridor]] in the north and then back to this expressway at [[Gurdaspur]] in the northeast.


===Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)===
===Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)===
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* [[Jalandhar district]]
* [[Jalandhar district]]
** [[Nakodar]] (north of)
** [[Nakodar]] (north of)
** Kapurthala (east of), between Kapurthala and Jalandar on [[National Highway 703A (India)|NH-703A]] Firozepur-Sultanpour Lodhi-Kapurthala-Jalandhar Road.
** Kapurthala (east of), between Kapurthala and Jalandar on [[National Highway 703A (India)|NH-703A]] Firozepur–Sultanpour Lodhi–Kapurthala–Jalandhar Road.
** Kapurthala (northeast of), between Kapurthala and [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]].
** Kapurthala (northeast of), between Kapurthala and [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]].
** Kapurthala (north of), between [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] and Kartarpur on [[AH1]] Amritsar-Radha Soami Satsang Beas-Kartarpur-Jalandhar.
** Kapurthala (north of), between [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] and Kartarpur on [[AH1]] Amritsar–Radha Soami Satsang Beas–Kartarpur–Jalandhar.
* [[Gurdaspur District]]
* [[Gurdaspur district]]
** [[Sri Hargobindpur]] (southwest of), route realignment done at some stretches due to high-pressure "Bathinda-Jammu Gas Pipeline" and "[[Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation|GIGL]]'s [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] Gas Plant" near [[Mari Buchian]].
** [[Sri Hargobindpur]] (southwest of), route realignment done at some stretches due to high-pressure "Bathinda–Jammu Gas Pipeline" and "[[Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation|GIGL]]'s [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] Gas Plant" near [[Mari Buchian]].
** Sri Hargobindpur (west of), between Amritsar and Sri Hargobindpur on [[National Highway 503A (India)|NH-503A]] Amritsar-Sri Hargobindpur-[[Urmar Tanda]]-[[Hoshiarpur]] Road.
** Sri Hargobindpur (west of), between Amritsar and Sri Hargobindpur on [[National Highway 503A (India)|NH-503A]] Amritsar–Sri Hargobindpur-[[Urmar Tanda]]–[[Hoshiarpur]] Road.
** [[Gurdaspur]] (southeast of), between [[Qadian]]-[[Harchowal]].
** [[Gurdaspur]] (southeast of), between [[Qadian]]–[[Harchowal]].
** [[Gurdaspur]] (east of), between Gurdaspur and [[Mukerian]] on Punjab SH-25 Gurdaspur-Mukerian-[[Talwara]] Road.
** [[Gurdaspur]] (east of), between Gurdaspur and [[Mukerian]] on Punjab SH-25 Gurdaspur–Mukerian–[[Talwara]] Road.
** [[Gurdaspur]] (north of), at [[Dinanagar]] between Gurdaspur and [[Pathankot]] on [[National Highway 54 (India)|NH-54]] Gurdaspur-Pathankot Road.
** [[Gurdaspur]] (north of), at [[Dinanagar]] between Gurdaspur and [[Pathankot]] on [[National Highway 54 (India)|NH-54]] Gurdaspur–Pathankot Road.
* [[Pathankot]] District
* [[Pathankot district]]
** Pathankot (southwest of), at [[Bhoa]].
** Pathankot (southwest of), at [[Bhoa]].
** Pathankot (west of), at [[Sunder Chak]]
** Pathankot (west of), at [[Sunder Chak]]


====[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]====
====[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]====
* [[Jammu District]], bypassing [[Kathua]].
* [[Jammu district]], bypassing [[Kathua]].
** [[Jammu]]
** [[Jammu]]
* [[Reasi District]]
* [[Reasi district]]
** [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] (location of [[Vaishno Devi]] temple).
** [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] (location of [[Vaishno Devi]] temple).


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* '''Dec 2017:''' [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) appointed a consultant to prepare the [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.<ref name="dpr2">[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/ DPR consultant appointed in December 2017].</ref><ref name="dpr1">[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-consultant-for-delhi-katra-expressway-project-report-118073000704_1.html DPR consultant appointed], Business Starndard, July 2018.</ref>
* '''Dec 2017:''' [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) appointed a consultant to prepare the [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.<ref name="dpr2">[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/ DPR consultant appointed in December 2017].</ref><ref name="dpr1">[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-consultant-for-delhi-katra-expressway-project-report-118073000704_1.html DPR consultant appointed], Business Starndard, July 2018.</ref>

* '''Nov 2019:''' DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI.<ref name=stat1>{{Cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/survey-of-575-km-long-katra-delhi-express-road-corridor-completed-jitendra-singh/71986908|title=Survey of 575-km-long Katra-Delhi express road corridor completed: Jitendra Singh - ET Auto|website=ETAuto.com}}</ref>
* '''Nov 2019:''' DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI.<ref name=stat1>{{Cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/survey-of-575-km-long-katra-delhi-express-road-corridor-completed-jitendra-singh/71986908|title=Survey of 575-km-long Katra-Delhi express road corridor completed: Jitendra Singh - ET Auto|website=ETAuto.com}}</ref>
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* '''Jun–Jul 2020:''' In Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, the land acquisition process started.<ref name=stat2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-project-nhai-to-start-work-on-300-km-stretch-in-punjab-details/1836130/|title=Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project: NHAI to start work on 300 km stretch in Punjab; details|date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=dpr4>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-wants-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-expedited/articleshow/65677830.cms Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited], Sept 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-delhi-amritsar-katra-express-way-will-pass-through-16-villages-of-jind-20078579.html|title=दिल्ली अमृतसर कटड़ा एक्सप्रेस वे का नोटिफिकेशन, जींद के 16 गांवों को होगा फायदा|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref><ref name="amarujala.com"/>

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* '''Jun-Jul 2020:''' In Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, the land acquisition process started.<ref name=stat2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-project-nhai-to-start-work-on-300-km-stretch-in-punjab-details/1836130/|title=Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project: NHAI to start work on 300 km stretch in Punjab; details|date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=dpr4>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-wants-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-expedited/articleshow/65677830.cms Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited], Sept 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-delhi-amritsar-katra-express-way-will-pass-through-16-villages-of-jind-20078579.html|title=दिल्ली अमृतसर कटड़ा एक्सप्रेस वे का नोटिफिकेशन, जींद के 16 गांवों को होगा फायदा|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref><ref name="amarujala.com"/>

* '''Apr 2021:''' Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-[[Gurdaspur]] section, and 2 out of 3 packages on 99&nbsp;km long Nakodar-Amritsar section.
* '''Apr 2021:''' Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-[[Gurdaspur]] section, and 2 out of 3 packages on 99&nbsp;km long Nakodar-Amritsar section.

*'''Sep 2021:''' NHAI announces the completion deadline is by October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2021-09-16|title=Delhi-Katra in 6 hours by road. Expressway to be launched in 2 years|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/infrastructure/delhikatra-in-6-hours-by-road-expressway-to-be-launched-in-2-years-11631766099337.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=livemint.com|language=en}}</ref>
*'''Sep 2021:''' NHAI announces the completion deadline is by October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2021-09-16|title=Delhi-Katra in 6 hours by road. Expressway to be launched in 2 years|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/infrastructure/delhikatra-in-6-hours-by-road-expressway-to-be-launched-in-2-years-11631766099337.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=livemint.com|language=en}}</ref>

*'''April 2022:''' [[Prime Minister Narendra Modi]] laid the [[foundation stone]] for the expressway on 5 January and construction started.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway - Oneindia News|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/pm-modi-to-lay-foundation-stone-of-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-3354762.html|access-date=2022-01-04|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM @narendramodi Lays the Foundation Stone of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in ... - Latest Tweet by DD News {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/pm-narendramodi-lays-the-foundation-stone-of-the-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-in-latest-tweet-by-dd-news-3627496.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=LatestLY |date=24 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate operational parts of partially completed expressway before 2024 LS polls: [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-ensure-delhi-katra-expressway-gets-completed-before-2024-ls-polls-nitin-gadkari-8551258/ | title=Will ensure Delhi-Katra Expressway gets completed before 2024 LS polls: Nitin Gadkari | date=11 April 2023 }}</ref>
*'''April 2022:''' [[Prime Minister Narendra Modi]] laid the [[foundation stone]] for the expressway on 5 January and construction started.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway - Oneindia News|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/pm-modi-to-lay-foundation-stone-of-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-3354762.html|access-date=2022-01-04|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM @narendramodi Lays the Foundation Stone of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in ... - Latest Tweet by DD News {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/pm-narendramodi-lays-the-foundation-stone-of-the-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-in-latest-tweet-by-dd-news-3627496.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=LatestLY |date=24 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate operational parts of partially completed expressway before 2024 LS polls: [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-ensure-delhi-katra-expressway-gets-completed-before-2024-ls-polls-nitin-gadkari-8551258/ | title=Will ensure Delhi-Katra Expressway gets completed before 2024 LS polls: Nitin Gadkari | date=11 April 2023 }}</ref>

*'''December 2023:''' The whole expressway will be completed by end of 2025, though various subsections will be progressively opened earlier than that.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/business/expressways-delhi-katra-expressway-latest-updates-see-route-and-full-detail-of-project-2-hours-from-delhi-to-chandigarh-6-hours-for-vaishno-devi-7884177.html | title=Delhi Katra Expressway: दिल्ली से सुबह चलकर शाम को होगा मां वैष्णो देवी का दर्शन, जल्द शुरू होगी सीधी सड़क | date=7 December 2023 }}</ref>
*'''December 2023:''' The whole expressway will be completed by end of 2025, though various subsections will be progressively opened earlier than that.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/business/expressways-delhi-katra-expressway-latest-updates-see-route-and-full-detail-of-project-2-hours-from-delhi-to-chandigarh-6-hours-for-vaishno-devi-7884177.html | title=Delhi Katra Expressway: दिल्ली से सुबह चलकर शाम को होगा मां वैष्णो देवी का दर्शन, जल्द शुरू होगी सीधी सड़क | date=7 December 2023 }}</ref>


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Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway
EstablishedApril 2024 (expected)

Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is an approved 670 km (420 mi) long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide controlled-access expressway, which will connect Bahadurgarh border near Delhi with Katra in Jammu and Kashmir via Haryana and Punjab.[1][2] It will have a spur section which will connect Nakodar with Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport located in Raja Sansi, Amritsar.[3] The 397.7 km (247.1 mi) long Delhi–Nakodar–Katra section is National Expressway 5 (NE-5) and 99 km (62 mi) long Amritsar–Nakodar section is National Expressway 5A (NE-5A). Once completed, it will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from 727 km (452 mi) to 588 km (365 mi) and the time travel will be reduced from 14 hours to 6 hours, and Delhi-Amritsar distance to 405 km (252 mi) and from the time travel will be reduced from 8 hours to only 4 hours.[3]

It will have a trauma centre, ambulances, fire brigades, traffic police, bus bays, truck stops, interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as a part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana,[1] it is expected to cost ₹40,000 crores.[4] Detailed Project Report (DPR) was completed in November 2019,[5] and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.[6][7] M/S Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019,[8] Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and the survey is currently under progress in Jammu section.[9] It is part of Ludhiana-Delhi-Kolkatta Industrial Corridor. There are 11 National industrial corridors and numerous state level industrial corridors in India.

11 National Industrial Corridors of India.

Project details

It is a combination of greenfield and which brownfield expressway which passes through Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir. It starts from Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Nilothi village in Jhajjar district. It will lessen the workload of Grand Trunk Road. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the NDA government planned to construct 10 expressways in the country under Bharatmala Pariyojana, one of which would connect the national capital Delhi with Katra and Amritsar via Kharkhoda, Jind, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur.

The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, TarnTarn and ends near Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport.[10] The second section goes straight to Katra, bypassing Kathua and Jammu, and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect Dera Baba Nanak and Kartarpur Corridor with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of the land of Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired for the construction of this expressway.

Construction

The NHAI has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 phases with a total of 21 construction packages.

Phase 1

  • The construction work of 397.7 km (247.1 mi) long Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the joint venture (JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).
Sr. No. Package Segment Length Contractor
1. Nilothi (Jhajjar)–Rukhi Pana (Sonipat) 34.0 km (21.1 mi) KCC Buildcon[11]
2. Rukhi Pana (Sonipat)–Gangana (Sonipat) 26.8 km (16.7 mi) CDS Infra Projects[11]
3. Gangana (Sonipat)–Alewa (Jind) 30.6 km (19.0 mi) KCC Buildcon[11]
4. Alewa (Jind)–Kharak Pandwa (Kaithal) 28.8 km (17.9 mi) NKC Projects[12]
5. Kharak Pandwa (Kaithal)–Ghagga (Patiala) 37.6 km (23.4 mi) CDS Infra Projects[12]
6. Ghagga (Patiala)–Bhawanigarh (Sangrur) 30.9 km (19.2 mi) Shiv Build India[13]
7. Bhawanigarh (Sangrur)–Bhogiwal (Malerkotla) 36.9 km (22.9 mi) Ceigall India[14]
8. Bhogiwal (Malerkotla)–Mullanpur Dakha (Ludhiana) 35.0 km (21.7 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[14]
9. Mullanpur Dakha–Nakodar–Kang Sahbu 34.0 km (21.1 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[12]
10. Kang Sahbu (Jalandhar)–Khojewal (Kapurthala) 15.5 km (9.6 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[13]
11. Khojewal (Kapurthala)–Sri Hargobindpur 43.0 km (26.7 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[15]
12. Sri Hargobindpur–Gurdaspur 35.3 km (21.9 mi) Evrascon – MKCIL JV[16]

Nakodar–Amritsar spur

Sr. No. Package Segment Length Contractor
1. Nakodar (Jalandhar)–Dhunda (Tarn Taran) 41.0 km (25.5 mi) SP Singla Constructions
2. Dhunda (Tarn Taran)–Manawala Khurd (Tarn Taran) 30.0 km (18.6 mi) Ceigall India[15]
3. Manawala Khurd (Tarn Taran)–Harsha Chhina (Amritsar) 28.0 km (17.4 mi) Vozrozhdenie India[13]

Phase 2

Sr. No. Package Segment Length Contractor
13. Details awaited 25.8 km (16.0 mi) Tender Notice pending
14. Balsua (Gurdaspur)–Gurah Baildaran (Kathua) 44.6 km (27.7 mi) Megha Engineering & Infrastructures
15. Gurah Baildaran (Kathua)–Jakh (Samba) 35.15 km (21.84 mi) Vishwa Samudra Engineering
16. Jakh (Samba)–Jammu Airport 11.8 km (7.3 mi) Shivalaya Construction Company
17. Details awaited 28.9 km (18.0 mi) Apco Infratech
18. Details awaited 15.3 km (9.5 mi) Gawar Construction

Route alignment

Delhi to Nakodar (Main route)

The Phase-1 of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway consists of two sections, namely Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur (NE-5) and Nakodar–Amritsar (NE-5A). The Phase-2 consists of Gurdaspur–Katra section. Following is the alignment agreed by the Governments of Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir with the NHAI.[7][17][3]

Haryana

Alignment is from Nilothi-Kharkhoda–Gohana (west)–Jind (east)–Safidon (west)–Ratoli (Ambala–Narnaul)–Assandh (west)–Kalayat–Kaithal (west)–Barta. There is a proposal to extend it in Delhi from Nilothi to "Urban Extension Road II".

Punjab

Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)

First greenfield expressway spur (99 km long) from Nakodar to Amritsar through Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran Sahib and ends at Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar Airport).

Punjab

Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)

Second greenfield expressway spur from Nakodar to Katra passing through Kartarpur, Gurdaspur, and Dinanagar.

Punjab

Jammu and Kashmir

Inter-connectivity

Following provide the inter-connectivity:

Status updates

  • Dec 2017: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) appointed a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.[18][19]
  • Nov 2019: DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI.[5]
  • Jun–Jul 2020: In Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, the land acquisition process started.[6][7][20][9]
  • Apr 2021: Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-Gurdaspur section, and 2 out of 3 packages on 99 km long Nakodar-Amritsar section.
  • Sep 2021: NHAI announces the completion deadline is by October 2023.[21]
  • April 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the expressway on 5 January and construction started.[22][23] Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate operational parts of partially completed expressway before 2024 LS polls: Nitin Gadkari.[24]
  • December 2023: The whole expressway will be completed by end of 2025, though various subsections will be progressively opened earlier than that.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Manchanda, Megha (1 November 2017). "Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna (PDF) (Report).
  3. ^ a b c d e "Delhi to Chandigarh in two hours; NHAI clears deck for new highways". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ Bagga, Neeraj (19 April 2017). "NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Survey of 575-km-long Katra-Delhi express road corridor completed: Jitendra Singh - ET Auto". ETAuto.com.
  6. ^ a b "Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project: NHAI to start work on 300 km stretch in Punjab; details". 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited, Sept 2018.
  8. ^ "Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra". Daily Excelsior. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b "जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of the expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore". The Financial Express. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "CDS and KCC lowest bidders for NHAI's DAK tender". Construction World. 8 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Evrascon, NKC & CDS secure Delhi–Katra Expressway works". Construction World. 19 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "Shiv, Evrascon & Vozrozhdenie win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work". The Metro Rail Guy. 28 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Ceigall & Evrascon win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's packages 7 & 8". The Metro Rail Guy. 6 April 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Evrascon & Ceigall win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work". The Metro Rail Guy. 20 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Evrascon wins Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's package 12". The Metro Rail Guy. 30 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Development of Haryana Section from Km 0+000 to Km 135+056 of Delhi–Amritsar-Katra Expressway". Environmentclearance.
  18. ^ DPR consultant appointed in December 2017.
  19. ^ DPR consultant appointed, Business Starndard, July 2018.
  20. ^ "दिल्ली अमृतसर कटड़ा एक्सप्रेस वे का नोटिफिकेशन, जींद के 16 गांवों को होगा फायदा". Dainik Jagran.
  21. ^ Livemint (16 September 2021). "Delhi-Katra in 6 hours by road. Expressway to be launched in 2 years". livemint.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  22. ^ "PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway - Oneindia News". www.oneindia.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  23. ^ "PM @narendramodi Lays the Foundation Stone of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in ... - Latest Tweet by DD News | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Will ensure Delhi-Katra Expressway gets completed before 2024 LS polls: Nitin Gadkari". 11 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Delhi Katra Expressway: दिल्ली से सुबह चलकर शाम को होगा मां वैष्णो देवी का दर्शन, जल्द शुरू होगी सीधी सड़क". 7 December 2023.
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