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{{Short description|Indian expressway connecting Delhi with Katra in J&K}}
{{Update|date=June 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox road
| country = IND
| type = NE
| route = 5
| name = Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|zoom=5|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3|id= Q47089857|title=Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Map of Delhi–Gurdaspur section of the expressway in red
| maint = [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)
| length_km = 670
| terminus_a = [[Nilauthi]] village near [[Bahadurgarh border]], [[Delhi]]
| terminus_b = 1. [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]], [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] <br> 2. [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
| status = To be fully functional in 2026
| states = [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| header_type = UC
}}

'''Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway''' is an under-construction {{convert|670|km|abbr=on}} long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide [[Controlled-access highway|controlled-access expressway]], which will connect [[Bahadurgarh]] border near [[Delhi]] with [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] via [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="bha1">{{Cite news |url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-finds-road-construction-easier-for-new-expressways-117110100561_1.html |title = Govt finds road construction easier for new expressways |last = Manchanda |first = Megha |date = 1 November 2017 |work = Business Standard |access-date = 11 February 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101170824/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-finds-road-construction-easier-for-new-expressways-117110100561_1.html |archive-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/oct/p2017102505.pdf|title=List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna}}</ref> It will have a spur section which will connect [[Nakodar]] with [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]] located in [[Rajasansi|Raja Sansi]], [[Amritsar]].<ref name=":11" /> The {{convert|397.7|km|abbr=on}} long '''Delhi–Katra Expressway''' is '''National Expressway 5''' '''(NE-5)''' and {{convert|99|km|abbr=on}} long '''Nakodar-Amritsar Expressway''' is '''National Expressway 5A''' '''(NE-5A).''' Once completed, it will reduce the current Delhi-Katra distance from {{convert|727|km|abbr=on}} to {{convert|588|km|abbr=on}} and the time travel will be reduced from 14 hours to 6 hours, and Delhi-Amritsar distance to {{convert|405|km|abbr=on}} and from the time travel will be reduced from 8 hours to only 4 hours.<ref name=":11" />

It will have a [[trauma centre]], ambulances, fire brigades, traffic police, [[bus bay]]s, [[truck stops]], interchanges with refreshment, and recreational facilities. To be constructed as a part of the [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]],<ref name=bha1/> it is expected to cost [[Indian rupee|₹]]40,000 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/nhai-nod-for-asr-delhi-highway-extension/394525.html |title = NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension |last = Bagga |first = Neeraj |date = 19 April 2017 |work = The Tribune |access-date = 2 October 2017 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20171002073655/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/nhai-nod-for-asr-delhi-highway-extension/394525.html |archive-date = 2 October 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR) was completed in November 2019,<ref name=stat1/> and land acquisition commenced from January 2020.<ref name=stat2/><ref name=dpr4/> M/S Feedback Infra Pvt Ltd. was appointed as DPR consultant to carry out alignment studies which submitted the final shortest proposed alignment report of Delhi–Nakodar–Gurdaspur section in September 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/|title=Katra-Delhi Expressway DPR Consultants appointed: Dr Jitendra|date=14 December 2017|work=Daily Excelsior|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180603115053/http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/|archive-date=3 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Nakodar–Amritsar section in June 2020, and the survey is currently under progress in [[Jammu Division|Jammu]] section.<ref name="amarujala.com">{{Cite web|title=जम्मू संभाग के 279 गांवों से गुजरेगा दिल्ली-कटरा एक्सप्रेस-वे, भूमि अधिग्रहण की अधिसूचना जारी|url=https://www.amarujala.com/jammu/delhi-katra-expressway-will-pass-through-279-villages-of-jammu-division-land-acquisition-notification-issued|access-date=2020-07-12|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> It is part of Ludhiana-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor. There are 11 National [[industrial corridor#India|industrial corridors]] and numerous state level industrial corridors in India.

[[File:11 Industrial Corridors.png|thumb|240x160px|11 National Industrial Corridors of India.]]

==Project details==
It is a combination of greenfield and brownfield expressway which passes through [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It starts from [[Western Peripheral Expressway|Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway]] near Nilauthi village in [[Jhajjar district]]. It will lessen the workload of [[Grand Trunk Road]]. The [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] of the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] government planned to construct ten expressways in the country under [[Bharatmala|Bharatmala Pariyojana]], one of which would connect the national capital [[Delhi]] with [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] and [[Amritsar]] via [[Kharkhoda, Haryana|Kharkhoda]], [[Gohana]], [[Jind]], [[Sangrur]], [[Malerkotla]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Gurdaspur]].

The Greenfield expressway splits into two near Nakodar. One greenfield section towards Amritsar would pass nearby [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]], [[Khadoor Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khadoor Sahib]], TarnTarn and ends near [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-03|title=Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: Amritsar to Delhi in 4 hours! Phase 1 of the expressway to cost Rs 25,000 crore|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-amritsar-to-delhi-in-4-hours-phase-1-of-expressway-to-cost-rs-25000-crore/1979806/|access-date=2020-07-12|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> The second section goes straight to Katra through [[Gurdaspur]], bypassing [[Kathua]] and [[Jammu]], and it consists of both greenfield and brownfield parts. Central and state governments also agreed to connect [[Dera Baba Nanak]] and [[Kartarpur Corridor]] with this expressway project. Nearly 14,000 acres of land in Punjab and 5,000 acres of Haryana will be acquired to construct these expressways.
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==Construction==
The [[NHAI]] has divided the construction work of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway into 2 phases with a total of 21 construction packages.

===Phase 1===
* The construction work of {{convert|397.7|km|abbr=on}} long [[Delhi]]–[[Nakodar]]–[[Gurdaspur]] section is divided into 12 packages. Package 8 to 12 has been awarded to the [[joint venture]] (JV) of Evrascon and MKC Infrastructure Limited (MKCIL).

{| class= "sortable wikitable" width=50%
!Sr. No.
!Package
!Segment Length
!Contractor
|-
| 1.
| Nilauthi ([[Jhajjar district|Jhajjar]])–Rukhi Pana ([[Sonipat district|Sonipat]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|34.0|km|abbr=on}}
| KCC Buildcon<ref name="package 1,2,3">{{cite web |url=https://www.constructionworld.in/transport-infrastructure/highways-and-roads-infrastructure/-cds-and-kcc-lowest-bidders-for-nhais-dak-tender/26087 |title=CDS and KCC lowest bidders for NHAI's DAK tender |work=Construction World |date=8 March 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 2.
| Rukhi Pana ([[Sonipat district|Sonipat]])–Gangana ([[Sonipat district|Sonipat]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|26.8|km|abbr=on}}
| CDS Infra Projects<ref name="package 1,2,3" />
|-
| 3.
| Gangana ([[Sonipat district|Sonipat]])–Alewa ([[Jind district|Jind]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|30.6|km|abbr=on}}
| KCC Buildcon<ref name="package 1,2,3" />
|-
| 4.
| Alewa ([[Jind district|Jind]])–Kharak Pandwa ([[Kaithal district|Kaithal]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|28.8|km|abbr=on}}
| NKC Projects<ref name="package 4,5,9">{{cite web |url=https://www.constructionworld.in/transport-infrastructure/highways-and-roads-infrastructure/evrascon--nkc--cds-secure-delhi-katra-expressway-works/26220 |title=Evrascon, NKC & CDS secure Delhi–Katra Expressway works |work=Construction World |date=19 March 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 5.
| Kharak Pandwa ([[Kaithal district|Kaithal]])–[[Ghagga]] ([[Patiala district|Patiala]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|37.6|km|abbr=on}}
| CDS Infra Projects<ref name="package 4,5,9" />
|-
| 6.
| [[Ghagga]] ([[Patiala district|Patiala]])–Bhawanigarh ([[Sangrur district|Sangrur]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|30.9|km|abbr=on}}
| Shiv Build India<ref name="package 6,10,spur 3">{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/03/28/shiv-evrascon-jsciav-win-delhi-amritsar-expressways-work/ |title=Shiv, Evrascon & Vozrozhdenie win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=28 March 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 7.
| Bhawanigarh ([[Sangrur district|Sangrur]])–Bhogiwal ([[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|36.9|km|abbr=on}}
| Ceigall India<ref name="package 7&8">{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/04/06/ceigall-evrascon-win-delhi-amritsar-expressways-packages-7-8/ |title=Ceigall & Evrascon win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's packages 7 & 8 |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=6 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 8.
| Bhogiwal ([[Malerkotla district|Malerkotla]])–[[Mullanpur Dakha]] ([[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 7&8" />
|-
| 9.
| [[Mullanpur Dakha]]–'''[[Nakodar]]'''–[[Kang Sahbu]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|34.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 4,5,9" />
|-
| 10.
| [[Kang Sahbu]] ([[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]])–Khojewal ([[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|15.5|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 6,10,spur 3" />
|-
| 11.
| Khojewal ([[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]])–[[Sri Hargobindpur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|43.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref name="package 11 & spur 2">{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/04/20/evrascon-ceigall-win-delhi-amritsar-expressways-work/ |title=Evrascon & Ceigall win Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's work |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=20 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| 12.
| [[Sri Hargobindpur]]–[[Gurdaspur]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.3|km|abbr=on}}
| Evrascon – MKCIL [[Joint venture|JV]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/03/30/evrascon-wins-delhi-amritsar-expressways-package-12/ |title=Evrascon wins Delhi–Amritsar Expressway's package 12 |work=The Metro Rail Guy |date=30 March 2021 }}</ref>
|}

====Nakodar–Amritsar spur====
* The construction work of {{convert|99|km|abbr=on}} long [[Nakodar]]–[[Amritsar]] spur section is divided into 3 packages. Nakodar–Amritsar section will merge with [[Delhi]]–[[Nakodar]]–[[Gurdaspur]] section on Package-9 ([[Mullanpur Dakha]]–[[Kang Sahbu]]).

{| class= "sortable wikitable" width=50%
!Sr. No.
!Package
!Segment Length
!Contractor
|-
| 1.
| '''[[Nakodar]]''' ([[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]])–Dhunda ([[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|41.0|km|abbr=on}}
| SP Singla Constructions
|-
| 2.
| Dhunda ([[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]])–Manawala Khurd ([[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|30.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Ceigall India<ref name="package 11 & spur 2" />
|-
| 3.
| Manawala Khurd ([[Tarn Taran district|Tarn Taran]])–[[Harsha Chhina]] ([[Amritsar district|Amritsar]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|28.0|km|abbr=on}}
| Vozrozhdenie India<ref name="package 6,10,spur 3" />
|}

===Phase 2===
* [[Gurdaspur]]–[[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] section

{| class= "sortable wikitable" width=50%
!Sr. No.
!Package
!Segment Length
!Contractor
|-
| 13.
| ''Details awaited''
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|25.8|km|abbr=on}}
| ''Tender Notice pending''
|-
| 14.
| Balsua ([[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]])–Gurah Baildaran ([[Kathua district|Kathua]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|44.6|km|abbr=on}}
| Megha Engineering & Infrastructures
|-
| 15.
| Gurah Baildaran ([[Kathua district|Kathua]]) – Jakh ([[Samba district|Samba]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|35.15|km|abbr=on}}
| Vishwa Samudra Engineering
|-
| 16.
| Jakh ([[Samba district|Samba]])–[[Jammu Airport]] ([[Jammu district|Jammu]])
| style="text-align:center;"|{{convert|11.8|km|abbr=on}}
| Shivalaya Construction Company
|-
| 17.
| Kunjwani ([[Jammu district|Jammu]]) – [[Sidhra]] ([[Jammu district|Jammu]]) & Domel ([[Udhampur district|Udhampur]]) – Katra ([[Reasi district|Reasi]])
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|28.9|km|abbr=on}}
| Apco Infratech
|-
| 18.
| ''Details awaited''
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|15.3|km|abbr=on}}
| Gawar Construction
|}

==Route alignment==

=== Delhi to Nakodar (Main route) ===
The Phase-1 of Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway consists of two sections, namely [[Delhi]]–[[Nakodar]]–[[Gurdaspur]] (NE-5) and [[Nakodar]]–[[Amritsar]] (NE-5A). The Phase-2 consists of [[Gurdaspur]]–[[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] section. Following is the alignment agreed by the Governments of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] with the [[NHAI]].<ref name=dpr4/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/auth/FORM_A_PDF.aspx?cat_id=IA/HR/NCP/141416/2020&pid=New|title=Development of Haryana Section from Km 0+000 to Km 135+056 of Delhi–Amritsar-Katra Expressway|last=|first=|date=|website=Environmentclearance|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/delhi-to-chandigarh-in-two-hours-nhai-clears-deck-for-new-highways-41596422906504.html|title=Delhi to Chandigarh in two hours; NHAI clears deck for new highways|last=|first=|date=3 August 2020|website=Hindustan Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927170958/https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/news/delhi-to-chandigarh-in-two-hours-nhai-clears-deck-for-new-highways-41596422906504.html |archive-date=27 September 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>

==== Delhi ====
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Haryana to Kanjhawala (UER-II) extension: DPR was being prepared for this 20 km section in March 2025, which will be ready by Sept-Oct 2025, after which tenders for constructions will be invited.<ref name=newu1/>

* [[Jhajjar district]]
** [[Western Peripheral Expressway]] (also called KMP Expressway), starting near village [[Nilauthi]] Bahadurgarh.<ref name=newu1/>
* [[West Delhi district]]
** [[Kanjhawala]] at [[Urban_Extension_Road-II|UER-II]].<ref name=newu1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/nhai-readying-dprs-for-3-link-roads-for-better-connectivity/articleshow/119127683.cms NHAI preparing 3 DPR for better connectivity in Delhi], Times of India, 25 March 2025.</ref>

====[[Haryana]]====
Alignment is from Nilothi-Kharkhoda–Gohana (west)–Jind (east)–Safidon (west)–Ratoli (Ambala–Narnaul)–Assandh (west)–Kalayat–Kaithal (west)–Barta. There is a proposal to extend it in Delhi from Nilothi to "Urban Extension Road II".

* [[Jhajjar district]]
** [[Western Peripheral Expressway]] (also called KMP Expressway), starting near village [[Nilauthi]] Bahadurgarh.
* [[Rohtak district]]
** [[Hassangarh]], between [[Sampla (town)|Sampla]]–[[Kharkhoda, Haryana|Kharkhoda]] on [[National Highway 334B (India)|NH334B]].
** [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-18 Rohtak–Kharkhoda]] (northwest of Kharkhoda)
* [[Sonipat district]]
** [[Gohana]] city on the west side on [[National Highway 709 (India)|NH-709 Rohtak–Gohana–Panipat Highway]] between Rohtak-Gohana.
** between [[Lahkan Majra]] and Gohana.
** [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-11 Jind–Gohana–Sonipat]] between Jind and Gohana.
* [[Jind district]]
** [[Jind]] city (east of),
** The interchange with [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-14 Jind–Panipat]] 18 km east of Jind near [[Pilu Khera]].
** [[Ratoli]], (west of) interchange with [[Trans-Haryana Expressway]] between Jind–[[Safidon]].
** [[Alewa]], 25 km northeast of Jind between Jind–[[Assandh]] on [[National Highway 709A (India)|NH-709A]].
** [[Pegan]], 25 km north of Jind between Jind–[[Kaithal]] Road
* [[Kaithal district]]
** [[Kalayat]] (west of Kaithal), between [[Narwana]]–[[Kaithal]] on [[National Highway 152 (India)|NH-152]].
** [[Barta, Haryana|Barta]] (west of Kaithal city) on Haryana [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-8]] Kaithal–[[Khanauri]] State Highway, exits Haryana state here and enters Punjab at Galoli.

====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====
* [[Patiala district]]
** [[Galoli, Punjab|Galoli]] southeast of Patran, enters here on Kaithal–Khanauri Haryana [[List of highways in Haryana#State highways (SH)|SH-8]].
** [[Patran]] (northeast of), between Patran-[[Samana, Punjab|Samana]] on [[Moonak]]-Patran-Samana Punjab SH-10.
* [[Sangrur district]]
** [[Bhawanigarh]], west of Sangrur between [[Roshanwala]]–Bhawanigarh on [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH-7]] [[Barnala]]–Sangrur–Bhawanigarh–Patiala–Chandigarh.
** between [[Dhuri]]–[[Nabha]].
** between [[Dhuri]]–[[Bagrian]]
** between [[Dhuri]]–Amargarh
* [[Malerkotla district]]
** between [[Malerkotla]]–Nabha at the southeast of Malerkotla and northwest of Nabha.
** between Malerkotla–[[Khanna, Ludhiana|Khanna]], immediate east of Malerkotla and southwest of Khanna on Malerkotla-Khanna Road.
** between Malerkotla–Ludhiana, immediate north of Malerkotla and south of Ludhiana on [[Sangrur]]–Malerkotla-[[Ludhiana]] Punjab SH-11.
** [[Ahmedgarh]] between Malerkotla–Ludhiana
* [[Ludhiana district]]
** [[Jodhan]] (southwest of Ludhiana), on Raikot–Jodhan–Ludhiana road.
** [[Ludhiana]] (west of), with a new Jodhan–[[Doraha, Ludhiana|Doraha]] spur as a south bypass of Ludhiana, at Doraha this spur will connect to the existing [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] Ludhiana-Doraha-[[Rupnagar|Ropar]]–[[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]]–[[Chandigarh Airport]]–[[Panchkula]].
** [[Mullanpur Dakha]], southeast of Ludhiana on [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] [[Firozepur]]–[[Moga, Punjab|Moga]]–[[Jagraon]]–Ludhiana–Chandigarh Road. Interconnect with [[Ludhiana–Bathinda–Ajmer Expressway]].
** between Sidhwan Bet and Ludhiana, east of Ludhiana on Punjab SH-20 Firozepur–Zira–Sidhwan Bet–Ludhiana Road.
* [[Jalandhar district]]
** Through tehsils of [[Phillaur]], [[Nakodar]], Jalandhar II.
** Nakodar (east of), between [[Nakodar]]-[[Phagwara]].
** Nakodar (northeast of), between Nakodar-[[Jalandhar]] on [[National Highway 703 (India)|NH-703]] Nakodar-Jalandhar Road.
** Nakodar (north of), 2 following separate Y-fork expressways spurs from Nakodar: one to Amritsar–Kartarpur in the west and another to Jammu–Katra in the northwest - one goes to Pathankot–Jammu and another goes to Amritsar.

===Nakodar to Amritsar (Spur-1)===
First greenfield expressway spur (99 km long) from [[Nakodar]] to [[Amritsar]] through [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Goindwal Sahib]], [[Khadur Sahib]], [[Tarn Taran Sahib]] and ends at [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]] (Amritsar Airport).

====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====

* [[Jalandhar district]]
** [[Nakodar]] (north of)
* [[Kapurthala district]]
** [[Sultanpur Lodhi]] (northeast of), between Sultanpur Lodhi and [[Kapurthala]] on [[National Highway 703A (India)|NH-703A]] Firozepur-Sultanpur Lodhi–Kapurthala Road.
** Tehsils of [[Kapurthala]] and [[Bholath]]
* [[Tarn Taran district]]
** [[Goindval|Goindwal Sahib]] (east of), between Goindwal Sahib and Kapurthala on [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Taran Taran]]–Goindwal Sahib–Kapurthala Road.
** [[Khadur Sahib|Khadoor Sahib]] (east of), Khadur Sahib lies east of Taran Taran and north of Goindwal Sahib
** [[Tarn Taran Sahib|Tarntaran Sahib]]
* [[Amritsar district]]
** [[Rakh Manawala]] (southeast of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on [[AH1]] Amritsar–Jalandhar Road.
** New Amritsar (east of Amritsar), on Amritsar bypass on [[National Highway 503A (India)|NH-503A]] Amritsar–[[Sri Hargobindpur]]-[[Hoshiarpur]] Road.
** [[Verka Town|Verka]] (northeast of Amritsar) between Amritsar and Batala on [[National Highway 152D (India)|NH54]] Amritsar–[[Batala]]–[[Gurdaspur]] Road.
** [[Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport]], with plans to extend a semi-circular loop spur to [[Dera Baba Nanak]] near [[Kartarpur Corridor]] in the north and then back to this expressway at [[Gurdaspur]] in the northeast.

===Nakodar to Katra (Spur-2)===
Second greenfield expressway spur from [[Nakodar]] to [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] passing through [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]], [[Gurdaspur]], and [[Dinanagar]].

====[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]====
* [[Jalandhar district]]
** [[Nakodar]] (north of)
** Kapurthala (east of), between Kapurthala and Jalandar on [[National Highway 703A (India)|NH-703A]] Firozepur–Sultanpour Lodhi–Kapurthala–Jalandhar Road.
** Kapurthala (northeast of), between Kapurthala and [[Kartarpur, India|Kartarpur]].
** Kapurthala (north of), between [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] and Kartarpur on [[AH1]] Amritsar–Radha Soami Satsang Beas–Kartarpur–Jalandhar.
* [[Gurdaspur district]]
** [[Sri Hargobindpur]] (southwest of), route realignment done at some stretches due to high-pressure "Bathinda–Jammu Gas Pipeline" and "[[Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation|GIGL]]'s [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] Gas Plant" near [[Mari Buchian]].
** Sri Hargobindpur (west of), between Amritsar and Sri Hargobindpur on [[National Highway 503A (India)|NH-503A]] Amritsar–Sri Hargobindpur-[[Urmar Tanda]]–[[Hoshiarpur]] Road.
** [[Gurdaspur]] (southeast of), between [[Qadian]]–[[Harchowal]].
** [[Gurdaspur]] (east of), between Gurdaspur and [[Mukerian]] on Punjab SH-25 Gurdaspur–Mukerian–[[Talwara]] Road.
** [[Gurdaspur]] (north of), at [[Dinanagar]] between Gurdaspur and [[Pathankot]] on [[National Highway 54 (India)|NH-54]] Gurdaspur–Pathankot Road.
* [[Pathankot district]]
** Pathankot (southwest of), at [[Bhoa]].
** Pathankot (west of), at [[Sunder Chak]]

====[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]====
* [[Jammu district]], bypassing [[Kathua]].
** [[Jammu]]
* [[Reasi district]]
** [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] (location of [[Vaishno Devi]] temple).

===Inter-connectivity===

Following provide the inter-connectivity:

* '''Amritsar:'''
** '''Gurdaspur:''' Amritsar–Gurdaspur [[National Highway 54 (India)|NH-54]] highway converted to signal-free route.
** '''Kartarpur Corridor:''' [[National Highway 354 (India)|NH-354]] Amritsar–[[Dera Baba Nanak]] ([[Kartarpur Corridor]]) converted to signal-free route.
* '''Ludhiana:'''
** '''Chandigarh:''' [[National Highway 5 (India)|NH-5]] Ludhiana–Chandigarh Highway via [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]] and [[Ropar]] strengthened and widened to 4 lanes, to provide connectivity to [[Chandigarh Airport]] via Urban Extension Road II. This will reduce Ludhiana-Chandigarh time from 1.5 hours to less than one hour and Chandigarh–Amritsar from 4 hours to 2 hours.<ref name=":11"/>
** '''Bathinda:''' [[Ludhiana–Bathinda–Ajmer Expressway]] interconnects near Mullanpur Dakha.
* '''Jind:''' [[Trans-Haryana Expressway]] ([[Ambala]]–[[Narnaul]]) near Pillu Khera. This will reduce the time from Chandigarh Airport to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Delhi airport]] from 5 hours to 2 hours, and Delhi to [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] from 14 hours to 8 hours.<ref name=":11"/>

==Status updates==

* '''2017 Dec:''' [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI) appointed a consultant to prepare the [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR) within 10 months by Oct 2018.<ref name="dpr2">[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/katra-delhi-expressway-dpr-consultants-appointed-dr-jitendra/ DPR consultant appointed in December 2017].</ref><ref name="dpr1">[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-appoints-consultant-for-delhi-katra-expressway-project-report-118073000704_1.html DPR consultant appointed], Business Starndard, July 2018.</ref>

* '''2019 Nov:''' DPR of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway completed by NHAI.<ref name=stat1>{{Cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/survey-of-575-km-long-katra-delhi-express-road-corridor-completed-jitendra-singh/71986908|title=Survey of 575-km-long Katra-Delhi express road corridor completed: Jitendra Singh - ET Auto|website=ETAuto.com}}</ref>

* '''2020 Jun–Jul:''' In Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir, the land acquisition process started.<ref name=stat2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/roadways/delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-project-nhai-to-start-work-on-300-km-stretch-in-punjab-details/1836130/|title=Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project: NHAI to start work on 300 km stretch in Punjab; details|date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=dpr4>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-wants-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-expedited/articleshow/65677830.cms Punjab CM wants Expressway expedited], Sept 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-delhi-amritsar-katra-express-way-will-pass-through-16-villages-of-jind-20078579.html|title=दिल्ली अमृतसर कटड़ा एक्सप्रेस वे का नोटिफिकेशन, जींद के 16 गांवों को होगा फायदा|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref><ref name="amarujala.com"/>

* '''2021 Apr:''' Construction work awarded by NHAI for all 12 packages on 397.7 Km long Delhi-Nakodar-[[Gurdaspur]] section, and 2 out of 3 packages on 99km long Nakodar-Amritsar section.

* '''2021 Sep:''' NHAI announces the completion deadline is by October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2021-09-16|title=Delhi-Katra in 6 hours by road. Expressway to be launched in 2 years|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/infrastructure/delhikatra-in-6-hours-by-road-expressway-to-be-launched-in-2-years-11631766099337.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=livemint.com|language=en}}</ref>

* '''2022 Apr:''' [[Prime Minister Narendra Modi]] laid the [[foundation stone]] for the expressway on 5 January and construction started.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway - Oneindia News|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/pm-modi-to-lay-foundation-stone-of-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-3354762.html|access-date=2022-01-04|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM @narendramodi Lays the Foundation Stone of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in ... - Latest Tweet by DD News {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/pm-narendramodi-lays-the-foundation-stone-of-the-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-in-latest-tweet-by-dd-news-3627496.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=LatestLY |date=24 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate operational parts of partially completed expressway before 2024 LS polls: [[Nitin Gadkari]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-ensure-delhi-katra-expressway-gets-completed-before-2024-ls-polls-nitin-gadkari-8551258/ | title=Will ensure Delhi-Katra Expressway gets completed before 2024 LS polls: Nitin Gadkari | date=11 April 2023 }}</ref>

* '''2024 Aug:''' Likely completion date for Delhi-Ludhiana Katra is 31 December 2025 and 1 April 2026 for the Ludhiana-Amritsar spur. 669 km Delhi-Katra expressway almost complete in most states except Punjab due to the land acquisition issues in Punjab. Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir packages are 80-90% complete. In Punjab, where the completion rate for various packages is 3% to 90%, only 273 km is complete and 362 km is incomplete.<ref name=bar1>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/barring-punjab-669-km-delhi-katra-e-way-almost-complete-in-most-states/ Barring Punjab, 669 km Delhi-Katra e-way almost complete in most states], The Tribune, 23 Aug 2024.</ref> In Punjab of the total 295 km of land required, the land acquisition of 230 km is complete in 11 out of 13 districts except Ludhiana and Gurdaspur, the remaining 65 km will be acquired by the end of September 2024.<ref name="bar2">[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/pms-review-by-month-end-punjab-puts-land-acquisition-on-fast-lane-101724784560241.html], Hindustan Times, 28 Aug 2024.</ref>
* '''2025 Nov:''' Due to the land acquisition issues in some parts of Punjab the completion date of the expressway is pushed back to June 2026. NHAI is actively trying to resolve the issues with the farmers for the completion of the project without any further delay.

==See also==

* [[List of highways in Haryana]]
* [[List of state highways in Punjab#Expressways|Expressways in Punjab]]
* [[Expressways of India]]
* [[Amritsar Ring Road]]
* [[Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway]]
* [[Western Peripheral Expressway]]
* [[Eastern Peripheral Expressway]]
* [[Trans-Haryana Expressway]] (Ambala–Narnaul)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links ==
* [https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-delhi-amritsar-katra-expressway-information-route-map-status/ Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway route map and status]
* [https://ppcb.punjab.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/EIA%20Report%20Punjab%20Section%20(1).pdf Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway environmental clearance report and route map]

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