Delhiites! Soon, your journey to the foothills of Uttarakhand will be shorter than ever! The new Bareilly-Haldwani greenfield expressway has finally begun construction on site! Once it is completed, it will provide seamless connectivity for people from Gurugram and the larger National Capital Region heading to hill stations like Nainital. It will also give a huge boost to tourism in Nainital, as more people will be able to access it easily by road.
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The Bareilly-Haldwani greenfield expressway is being built by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). One of the biggest benefits of this project is that the travel time between Gurugram and Nainital will be reduced by more than three hours.
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The expressway will stretch across 100 kilometers and will have controlled access so that local traffic from the areas it passes through can be side-stepped. It will also have a total of four lanes and will integrate directly with NH-30 and NH-24.
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This expressway will give a significant boost to connectivity, which means that transferring local produce as well as industrial goods from the Pantnagar and Lalkuan regions will be much easier.
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This particular proposed expressway quite effectively does away with some of the most frustrating stretches of traffic jams. Additionally, the controlled access to the highways also reduces the risk of accidents owing to traffic jams.
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Summing Up
The Bareilly-Haldwani greenfield expressway will prove to be an architectural marvel and a significant achievement for the NHAI. It’ll ease road travel to tourist destinations from Delhi. Further, it will give a huge boost to tourism and the local economy in regions like Almora, Nainital, Bhimtal, and Ranikhet.