Ambala-Shamli Expressway

The Ambala Shamli Expressway, part of larger six-lane Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Corridor (Bareilly-Ludhiana Expressway), is an under construction 6-lane access-controlled expressway in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Corridor

Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Expressway is partially access-controlled, partially greenfield & rest upgrade of brownfield highway with following three sections:

• "NH 44 Ambala-Ludhiana Highway", brownfield upgrade:
• "Ambala-Shamli Expressway" (Sadopur-Gogwan Jalalpur Expressway), greenfield:
• "Shamli-Bareilly Expressway", greenfield:

The extension of Bareilly–Ludhiana Economic Expressway is Bareilly-Gorakhpur Expressway, which will connect with Siliguri–Gorakhpur Expressway.

Construction

Construction contractors for 3 packages are as follows:

Route

Route length by states

Detailed route

Ambala-Shamli Expressway will connect Saharanpur and Shamli districts of West UP via Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana state. This expressway start at Sadopur village of Ambala District and end at Gogwan Jalalpur in Shamli District where it connects to the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. Its route is as follows:

• Haryana
• Ambala city:
• Sadopur in north of Ambala,
• Then runs as the northern and eastern bypass for Ambala city (via Panjokhra) of Ambala,
• Saha: as Southwestern bypass of Saha.
• Barara: as southwestern bypass of Barara (with additional spur from Barara to NH 344 by upgrading HR-SH4),
• Radaur: as the western bypass of Radaur (east of Ladwa and Kurukshetra).
• Chandro (bridge on yamuna).

• Uttar Pradesh
• Gangoh: as eastern bypass of Gangoh.
• Gogwan Jalalpur on Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway: just east of Thanabhawan in Shamli district.

Interconnectivity

Ambala-Shamli Expressway interconnects with the following:

• Ambala–Chandigarh Expressway at Ambala

• Delhi–Dehradun Expressway at Gogwan Jalalpur (northeast of Shamli)

• Panipat-Gokarhpur Expressway via Delhi–Dehradun Expressway

Current status

• 2022 Jan: Tenders invited for all 3 packages.

• 2024 Nov: 40% work complete in Shamli district. Revised completion date for Ambala-Shamli Express is December 2025.
• 2026 Jan: Approach roads, overbridge and road laying work is underway. According to NHAI officials the official inauguration window is shifted to December 2026.

See also

• Expressways in Haryana
• Expressways in Uttar Pradesh
• Expressways of India

References