Ambala Chandigarh Expressway is four-lane 35 km long, high-traffic density corridor of Ambala-Chandigarh section (km 5.735 to km 39.960 on
NH-152 and 0 km to 0.871 km on
NH 5) on BOT basis, was completed in 30 months at a cost of
The expressway has been operational since December 2009 and was constructed by the
GMR Group
GMR Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in New Delhi. The group was founded in 1978 by Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao and comprises several companies including GMR Infrastructure, GMR Energy, GMR Airports, and GMR Enterpri ...
with assistance from the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...
.
38 km south of Ambala at existing
NH152 (Ambala-Pehowa-Narwana-Fatehabad-Sirsa), it connects with the controlled access tolled
Ambala–Narnaul Expressway (Trans-Haryana Expressway).
See also
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Ambala-Jagadhri highway
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National Highway 22, which this Expressway has been part of
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Expressways & highways in Haryana
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Expressways in Punjab
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Expressways in India
The expressways of India are the highest class of roads in India. As per NHAI and Indian Roads Congress, expressways are access controlled highways with a divided carriageway, designed for high speed vehicular movement and heavy traffic. A ...
References
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Expressways in Haryana
Transport in Chandigarh
Transport in Ambala
Expressways in Punjab, India
Expressways in Chandigarh