Ludhiana-Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway
Route information
Length600 km (370 mi)
Major junctions
North endLudhiana
South endAjmer
Location
CountryIndia
StatesPunjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
Highway system

Ludhiana-Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway (earlier called Pathankot-Ajmer Expressway), consisting of 2 separate Ludhiana-Bhatinda Expressway and Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway projects on the "Ludhiana–Ajmer Economic Corridor (EC-8)", is 6-lane (extendable to 8-lanes) access-controlled under-construction express national highway project by the NHAI which will connect Pathankot via Ludhiana to Bhatinda and Ajmer. The movement of goods will be facilitated, via Ajmer, from northern states to ports at western coast such as Kandla port.

The expressway for the "Ludhiana–Ajmer Economic Corridor (EC-8)" was redesigned and broken into the following 3 different expressways, Pathankot-Ludhiana Expressway (subsumed in Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway), Ludhiana-Bhatinda Expressway, and Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway.[1]

Route

The expressway for the "Ludhiana–Ajmer Economic Corridor (EC-8)" was redesigned and broken into the following 3 different expressways:

Pathankot-Ludhiana Expressway

It is already part of another larger standalone greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project.

Ludhiana-Bhatinda Expressway

"Ludhiana-Bhatinda Expressway" is an approved 75.543 km long ₹1,716.17 crore (US$210 million) standalone greenfield project. It begins from the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway at "Ballowal" village 10 km southwest of Ludhiana and end at the Rampura Phul near Bhatinda on the "Amritsar–Bhatinda Expressway" section of the larger "Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway". Land acquisition commenced in October 2020. It has a target completion date of March 2024.

  • Ludhiana, begins at Ballowal on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
  • Bhatinda, ends at Rampura Phul on NH-7 between Bhatinda-Barnala.

Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway

"Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway", approved by NHAI in May 2018 as a standalone greenfield project, will reduce the existing distance between Bhatinda and Ajmer by 120 km.[1] The route will pass through Bhatinda, Sirsa (Jodhkan and Rampura Dhillon), Bhadra, Taranagar, Churu, Shekhawati, Salasar-Sikar, Kuchaman City, Makrana.

Punjab

Existing NH route passes through 2 districts.

Haryana

Greenfield alignment passes through 1 district:

Rajasthan

Greenfield alignment and upgrade of existing route passes through 5 districts. The following is greenfield route except where upgrade to existing route is mentioned.

Inter-connectivity

Following either interconnect or provide the alternate connectivity:

See also

References

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