3 min readNov 20, 2025 11:16 AM IST
First published on: Nov 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM IST
After three missed deadlines and with months of anticipation, the Mohali-Kharar-Kurali bypass will finally be open to the public from December 1, which is expected significantly to ease the rising traffic pressure on Airport Road.
The new NH-205A Greenfield Corridor is developed under the Government of India’s Bharatmala Pariyojana at a cost of Rs 1,400 crore.
Stretching nearly 31 kilometres, the Greenfield highway begins at the IT Chowk in Mohali and extends up to Kurali, before further linking to the Siswan–Baddi route. It offers a direct and faster alternative for vehicles heading towards Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials confirmed that construction was previously stalled due to high-tension power lines in the Kurali belt.
The construction has now been completed, the officials said, adding that road marking, signage installation and final touches will be finished within the next few days.
According to the officials, trial runs will be conducted on November 29 and 30, before it opens for public use from December 1. Limited vehicular movement has already begun on the road.
Experts believe the new Greenfield corridor will streamline traffic between Baddi, New Chandigarh and Mohali. It will reduce commute time and provide a major boost to industrial and commercial activity in the route and the region.
Engineers associated with the project said that safety standards were prioritized, with state-of-the-art technology, service lanes, modern lighting systems and advanced signboards installed across the stretch.
NHAI Project Manager Gaurav said, “The roadwork is almost complete. The pending stretch of around 100–150 metres near Kurali has also been finished. The premix work will be completed in a day or two, and the corridor will be opened for traffic on December 1.”
Rain delays and project background
The construction began in October 2022 by a Maharashtra-based company. However, heavy rains and flooding in Punjab resulted in missed deadlines for both June and September.
This project replaces the earlier proposed Kharar–Banur–Tepala Road, which was scrapped due to high costs. The new bypass is being viewed as a future lifeline for the Chandigarh–Mohali region.
High-tech automated toll plaza ready
NHAI has set up a fully automated toll plaza at Bajhedi village, featuring eight lanes in each direction and a separate lane for oversized vehicles.
Tolls will be deducted automatically as vehicles pass through, eliminating the need for staff at booths. Only two monitoring cabins have been built for surveillance.
Corridor to transform traffic & regional development
The new road is expected to:
- Cut travel time between Chandigarh, Mohali, Kurali, Ambala and adjoining hill regions
- Provide major relief to daily commuters on the Mohali–Kharar–Kurali stretch
- Accelerate freight movement for industrial hubs in Derabassi, Laldu, Baddi, Rajpura and Barwala
- Strengthen the logistics chain across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Signboard errors noticed
Several signboards installed along the new corridor have been found to contain spelling and language errors in Hindi and Punjabi. For instance, Fatehgarh Sahib has been written incorrectly as “Fatehgarh”, and Landran is misspelled on multiple signboards.
The construction of the highway has now been completed, the officials said, adding that road marking, signage installation and final touches will be finished within the next few days (Representative image: Unsplash). 
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