Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Length
27.5 km (17.1 mi)
Existed
May 2012–present
Major junctions
South end
Zirakpur, Punjab
North end
Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh
Location
Country
India
States
Punjab, Haryana, & Himachal Pradesh
Major cities
Zirakpur, Panchkula, Parwanoo
Highway system
Roads in India
Expressways
National
State
Asian
The Himalayan Expressway is a 27.5 km stretch of highway in India that runs through the Shivaliks at the trijunction of Haryana, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. It is part of the Chandigarh–Shimla Expressway which connects Zirakpur in Punjab to Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh.[1] It forms part of National Highway 5.[2] The stretch runs through 2 km in Zirakpur, Punjab, 21 km in Panchkula, Haryana, and 4.5 km in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh. It was constructed by Jaypee Group.
Although the road cuts short the distance between Zirakpur and Parwanoo by only 3 km, but it helps save fuel and cuts time of travel between Delhi and Shimla by 1 hour to 7 hours, by helping commuters bypass the congested towns of Pinjore and Kalka.
In August 2023, several sections of the expressway were damaged by landslides and floods during the 2023 North India floods. Geologists argued that the cutting of the mountains for highway construction had destabilized the slopes.[2]
^Himalayan Expressway to cut travel time to Shimla – The Times of India
^ ab"Kalka-Shimla road: many questions on highway construction". The Indian Express. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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