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{{infobox road<br />
|country = IND<br />
|name = Himalayan Expressway<br />
|map = <br />
|map_notes =<br />
|image = Himalayan Expressway, Village Tipra, Panchkula, Haryana.jpeg<br />
|length_km = 27.5<br />
|direction_a = South<br />
|direction_b = North<br />
|terminus_a = [[Zirakpur]], Punjab<br />
|junction =<br />
|terminus_b = [[Parwanoo]], Himachal Pradesh<br />
|formed =<br />
|established = May 2012<br />
|history =<br />
|states = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], & [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
|cities = [[Zirakpur]], [[Panchkula]], [[Parwanoo]]<br />
|maint = [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Himalayan Expressway''' is a 27.5&nbsp;km stretch of highway in India that runs through the [[Sivalik Hills|Shivaliks]] at the trijunction of [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It connects [[Zirakpur]] in Punjab to [[Parwanoo]] in Himachal Pradesh.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Himalayan-Expressway-to-cut-travel-time-to-Shimla/articleshow/12740557.cms?referral=PM Himalayan Expressway to cut travel time to Shimla - The Times of India<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The stretch runs through 2&nbsp;km in [[Zirakpur]], Punjab, 21&nbsp;km in [[Panchkula]], Haryana, and 4.5&nbsp;km in [[Parwanoo]], Himachal Pradesh. It was constructed by [[Jaypee Group]].<br />
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== Benefits ==<br />
Although the road cuts short the distance between Zirakpur and Parwanoo by only 3&nbsp;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]].<br />
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== Salient Features ==<br />
* The stretch has 32 structures including a rail overbridge, two flyovers and 11 bridges. <br />
* Total Project cost Rs.412 Crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbmcw.com/news/28991-jaypee-commissions-rs-412cr-himalayan-expressway.html|title=Jaypee commissions Rs. 412cr Himalayan expressway|date=2012-05-05|website=NBM&CW|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607133514/http://www.nbmcw.com/news/28991-jaypee-commissions-rs-412cr-himalayan-expressway.html|archive-date=2012-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
* The 14-lane toll plaza at Chandimandir, is the first plaza in India to be fitted with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.<br />
* For better monitoring of mishaps, it is fitted with video incident detection system (VIDS).<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Highways in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Expressways in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Expressways in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Expressways in Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
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