Delhi to Chandigarh could get 40–50 minutes shorter: New Ambala–Mohali expressway stretch likely opens December 15

The Ambala-side stretch to IT City Chowk, Mohali, most likely opens December 15 An NDTV report cited by News24 says the first 30-km section of the six-lane greenfield expressway, linking the Ambala side to IT City Chowk in Mohali, is most likely to open on December 15. This is a “likely” date, not an official NHAI announcement.

It is meant to save 40–50 minutes by bypassing Zirakpur and Dera Bassi The report says the stretch lets motorists avoid busy sections around Zirakpur and Dera Bassi. The time saving is an estimate, not a measured figure.

The full corridor is 61.23 km and costs ₹3,166.96 crore The Chandigarh–Ambala greenfield corridor has two packages: a 30-km section from the Ambala–Hisar road to IT City Chowk, and the 31.23-km IT City–Kurali bypass. The Kurali section was designed to decongest Mohali, Kharar and Kurali and to ease Mohali Airport Road.

The Mohali–Kurali section is already open, and has delivered its own time saving Motorists on the IT City–Kurali section already skip Kharar and the congested Mohali Airport Road, saving about 45 minutes, according to a Newswav report that cites NHAI officials. From Kurali, travellers can continue towards Rupnagar and Kiratpur, the routes used for Himachal.