In what is set to be the biggest mobility intervention in the region’s history, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is stitching together a 244-km, eight-project ring road network costing over Rs 12,000 crore around the Tricity to tame its spiralling traffic congestion.

Senior NHAI officials supervising the ongoing works told The Tribune that most major stretches will be ready by mid-2026, marking the first time Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula will have a dedicated outer mobility arc to divert heavy, interstate and non-local traffic away from urban choke points.

How it will help

Diverts non-local traffic away from city sectors

Cuts travel time on Delhi-Chandigarh, Mohali-Kharar, Airport Road corridors

Reduces congestion on NH-5 & NH-7 through Zirakpur and Panchkula

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