Trans-Haryana Expressway
Ambala–Narnaul Expressway
Also known as NH 152D and Trans-Haryana Expressway
227 km
Open
Haryana
Expressway
Route
Trans-Haryana Expressway runs 227 km from Ismailabad (near Ambala), Haryana to Narnaul, Haryana.
Crosses Haryana.
Through Ambala, Kaithal, Jind, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh and Narnaul.
Why it matters
Traffic heading from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu towards Rajasthan and Gujarat used to have to squeeze past Delhi. This expressway lets it slice straight down the middle of Haryana instead, taking trucks and cars out of the capital's jams and pollution. It has also opened up the dry southern districts of Haryana — Jind, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendragarh — which had no fast road of their own.
History
NH 152D is a brand-new expressway that cuts diagonally across Haryana, from Ismailabad near Ambala in the north to Narnaul in the south. It was taken up under the Bharatmala programme as part of the longer Ambala–Kotputli corridor, and because it was built on completely fresh ground away from towns, drivers can cross almost the whole state without passing through a single city. Building it meant buying land from farmers across about 112 villages in eight districts, and the road was finished in roughly three years. It opened on 1 August 2022 and is now the quickest way from Chandigarh and Ambala towards Jaipur, skipping Delhi completely. At Narnaul the route carries on as NH 148B to Paniyala Mod near Kotputli on the Delhi–Jaipur highway.
Good to know
- Known as the Trans-Haryana Expressway; built as a greenfield road across eight districts.
- Cost about ₹5,108 crore to build.
- Cuts several hours off the drive from Ambala towards Jaipur by avoiding Delhi.
- At Narnaul it links onward towards Kotputli, forming the Ambala–Kotputli corridor.
- Built under the Bharatmala programme by NHAI.
- Has about 16 interchanges along its 227 km — otherwise it is fully access-controlled.
- Passes through the districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri and Mahendragarh.
- Because it was built away from every town, there is not a single traffic light on the whole road.
Timeline
- 2018Taken up under the Bharatmala programme as the Ambala–Kotputli economic corridor
- 2022Opened to traffic (1 August)
Key junctions
- Gangheri (near Ismailabad) — the northern end, meeting NH 152 — the Ambala–Pehowa road
- Rajound (Kaithal district) — meets the Kaithal–Safidon state highway
- Julana (Jind district) — meets NH 352, the Jind–Gohana road
- Kharkara (near Meham) — crossing of NH 9, the Rohtak–Hisar road
- Charkhi Dadri — meets NH 334B towards Jhajjar
- Narnaul — the southern end, carrying on as NH 148B towards Kotputli and Jaipur
On the road
Ambala to Narnaul takes roughly three and a half to four hours with almost nothing to slow you down. The flip side of a greenfield road is that there is very little beside it — plan your fuel and food stops, because petrol pumps and dhabas are far apart and there is not much lighting at night. Thick fog in December and January can cut visibility badly on this open, flat stretch, so it is worth checking conditions before an early winter start.
What’s coming next
- NHAI has taken up a greenfield link of about 86 km from the Narnaul/Paniyala end to the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near Barodameo in Alwar district, so northern states get a direct run onto that expressway.
More details
- Lanes
- 6 lanes, access-controlled
- Project cost
- ₹5,108 crore (approx.)