Greenfield Alignment Project Revisited: New Deadline for Completion
Project in Mohali Delayed Until September for Greenfield Development
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In a nutshell: The Greenfield Alignment Project near Mohali, intended to decongest the Airport Road, has a new target completion date: September 2025.
The original deadline was June 2025, but progress on the 31-kilometer road from IT Chowk (PR-7) to Kurali-Chandigarh road—being built in an undeveloped area—has been speeding along, with nearly 82% completed, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced.
This stretch of road is part of the Greenfield Project, initiated after ditching the 40-km Kharar-Banur-Tepla road project back in 2019 due to its high cost. When completed, it'll serve as a traffic-easing alternative route for those traveling from Delhi to Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
The estimated cost of the project stands at approximately ₹1,400 crore, with ₹700 crore allocated for land compensation and the remaining ₹700 crore for the highway construction.
Can't forget the hiccups: In 2021, the project faced a delay of around eight months due to landowner protests over the rates for their land. However, following an increase in compensation for landowners, the NHAI swiftly approved the funding for land acquisition in 28 villages.
But wait, there's more: Though the search results don't provide specific updates on the project's current progress, they do give some insight into broader infrastructure trends, such as NHAI's recent record InvIT transaction of Rs. 180 billion[^general^] and the approval of a Rs. 18.78 billion project for Zirakpur Bypass aimed at decongesting the Mohali trijunction[3].
For the latest updates on the Greenfield Alignment Project, it's wise to consult NHAI's project portal or the Punjab government's infrastructure departments for more precise information, as the provided sources lack details on this specific alignment.
[1] NHAI Drone Video Portal
[3] Zirakpur Bypass Approval
Note: "Completion within 12 months" refers to a generic project in the results and not the Mohali alignment.
- With the new deadline set for September 2025, the international Greenfield Alignment Project near Mohali, India, aims to serve as a traffic-easing alternative route for those traveling from Delhi to Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
- The approximately ₹1,400 crore Greenfield Project, initiated in 2019, is nearly 82% completed, according to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
- The Greenfield project, which replaced the high-cost Kharar-Banur-Tepla road project, spans 31-kilometers from IT Chowk (PR-7) to Kurali-Chandigarh road and is being built in an undeveloped area.
- By 2025, the Greenfield Alignment Project is expected to be fully completed, as indicated by the NHAI's latest announcement.
- In contrast to the Greenfield Alignment Project, the Zirakpur Bypass aimed at decongesting the Mohali trijunction received recent approval for a ₹18.78 billion project, as a part of broader infrastructure trends in the finance industry.
