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|name = Ludhiana-Bhatinda-Ajmer Expressway
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|terminus_a= [[Ludhiana]]
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|terminus_b= [[Ajmer ]]
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|states= [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]] and [[Rajasthan]]
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'''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 [[National Highways Authority of India|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.<ref name=juh1>[https://www.thebetterindia.com/141388/5-new-highways/ 5 New Greenfield Highways To Cut Travel Time Planned: All You Need To Know], /www.thebetterindia.com</ref>

==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 {{INRConvert|1716.17|c}} 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.<ref name=ba1>[https://themetrorailguy.com/nhai-ludhiana-bathinda-expressway-information-route-map-status/ na – Bathinda Expressway – Information & Status], themetrorailguy.com.</ref>

* Ludhiana, begins at Ballowal on Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
* Bhatinda, ends at Rampura Phul on [[National Highway 7 (India)|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.<ref name=juh1/> The route will pass through Bhatinda, [[Sirsa]] (Jodhkan and Rampura Dhillon), [[Bhadra, Rajasthan|Bhadra]], [[Taranagar]], [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]], [[Shekhawati]], [[Salasar]]-[[Sikar]], [[Kuchaman City]], [[Makrana]].

==== Punjab ====

Existing NH route passes through 2 districts.

* [[Bhatinda district]]
** Bhatinda, begins at Rampura Phul on [[National Highway 7 (India)|NH-7]] between Bhatinda-[[Barnala]].
** Rampura Phul to Maur via existing [[National Highway 254 (India)|NH-254]].

* [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa district]]
** [[Sardulgarh]] on [[National Highway 703 (India)|NH-703]] [[Mansa, Punjab|Mansa]]-[[Sirsa]], greenfield alignment from Maur to twin towns of Rori-Sardulgarh on Punjab-Haryana border.

==== Haryana====

Greenfield alignment passes through 1 district:

* [[Sirsa district]]
* [[Rori (India)|Rori]] in Haryana on SH-17 Rori-[[Talwandi Sabo]] and SH-101 Rori-[[Mandi Dabwali]].
* [[Sirsa]] (east of), near [[Jodhka]] on [[National Highway 9 (India)|NH-9]] Sirsa-Hisar-Delhi.
* Sirsa (south of), near [[Nathusari Chopta]] on SH-103 Sirsa-Bhadra and SH-104 [[Nohar]]-[[Bhattu Kalan|Bhattu Mandi]].
* [[Rampura Dhillon]] in Haryana on SH-17 Rori-Talwandi Sabo and SH-101 Rori-[[Mandi Dabwali]].

==== 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.

* [[Hanumangarh district]]
** [[Bhadra, Rajasthan|Bhadra]] (west of).

* [[Churu district]]
** SH-31 between [[Sahwa, Rajasthan|Sahwa]] and Bhadra, upgrade of existing SH.
** SH-36 between Sahwa and [[Taranagar]], upgrade of existing SH.
** Taranagar on SH-6 between [[Sardarshahar]] and [[Rajgarh, Rajasthan|Rajgarh]] (Sadulgarh).
** [[Churu, Rajasthan|Churu]], upgrade of existing SH-36 from Taranagar to Churu.

* [[Sikar district]]
** [[Fatehpur, Rajasthan|Fatehpur]], from Churu via exiting [[National Highway 52 (India)|NH-52]].
** [[Laxmangarh]] between [[Salasar]]-[[Shekhawati]], from Fatehpur via exiting [[National Highway 58 (India)|NH-58]].
** [[Sewad Bari]] on SH-7, between Haneri and Shekhawati.
** [[Losal]] on SH-7, between [[Didwana]] and Khoor.

* [[Nagaur district]]
** [[Kuchaman City]] (north of), at Ranasar on SH-7.
** SH-7, upgrade of existing SH route from Kuchaman City-[[Parbatsar]]

* [[Ajmer district]]
** SH-7, upgrade of existing SH route from Parbatsar-[[Kishangarh]].
** Ajmer, from Kishangarh to Ajmer via existing [[National Highway 448 (India)|NH-448]].

==See also ==
* [[Expressways of India]]
* [[Industrial corridor]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Expressways in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Roads in Haryana]]
[[Category:Expressways in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Proposed expressways in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Ajmer]]
[[Category:Transport in Pathankot]]

==External link==
* [http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/EDS/0_0_10_Nov_2020_1214009331RevisedDocument_Ludhiana-Bathinda.pdf Environment clearance for the "Ludhiana-Bhatinda Expressway"].

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->Himmat Singh at 09:26, 23 August 2021