Delhi-Baghpat section of NH-709b to be ready by 2023, says highways authority
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said it will complete the 32km long Delhi-Baghpat section of the proposed 180km Delhi-Dehradun national highway, also called NH-709B, by the end of December 2023.
The 32km section has been divided into two phases — a 15km stretch from Delhi’s Akshardham to Loni in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and a 17km stretch from Loni to Baghpat.
“The work order for the 17km stretch in UP ( to be built at a cost of ₹1,654 crore) was given in May and the second work order for the Akshardham to Khekra stretch ( to be built at a cost of ₹1,264 crore) will be issued within a week.
