The NHAI-approved, 6 lane, access-controlled Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway (NH-754AD) covers 75.4 km and connects Rampura Phul on the Amritsar-Bhatinda Expressway with Ballowal village on the Delhi-Amritsar Expressway.
This greenfield highway is being built as part of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase 1 and is a part of the Ludhiana-Ajmer Economic Corridor (EC-8). In October 2020, land acquisition for its construction began.
URS Scott Wilson India Pvt. Ltd. created the project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) in 2019.
| Estimated Cost of Project | INR 1716.17 Crore |
| Total Length of Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway | 75.543 Kilometers |
| UER II Phase 1 Length | 38.111 Kilometers |
| Total Lanes | 6 lanes in main expressway |
| Proposed Right of Way (ROW) | 60 meters |
| Total Land Requirement for the project | 457.74 Hectare (448.74 Hectare of Agricultural land) & (9 Ha. of Protected Forest Land along with irrigation canals, railways lines, roads, bunds etc.) |
| Expected completion deadline | March 2024 |
| Owner Agency | National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) |
| Current Status | Land Acquisition & Bidding is Underway |
| Project Model | Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) |
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Route Map / Alignment of Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway
36 villages in three districts of Ludhiana (tehsils Ludhiana, Rajkot), Barnala (tehsils Barnala, Tapa), and Bathinda are traversed by the Ludhiana-Bathinda Expressway project (tehsil Rampura Phul).
View the route map in PDF format by visiting the official government website for environmental clearance. The alignment of the freeway is highlighted in red.
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Interactive Map of Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway
Tenders & Contractors details of Ludhiana Bathinda Expressway
There are two civil packages for the Ludhiana-Bathinda Expressway, each with a 24-month timeframe.
| Tender Package & Chainage Details | Status |
| Pkg 1 (30.30 km): Junction with Amritsar-Bhatinda Expressway (NH-754A) near Rampura Phul to Junction with Moga-Barnala Road (NH-703) near village Tallewal (km 0+000 to km 30+300) | Ram-Kumar Contractor (13 bids received) |
| Pkg 2 (45.243 km): Junction with Moga-Barnala Road (NH-703) near village Tallewal to Junction with Delhi-Katra Expressway (NE-5) near Ludhiana (village Ballowal) (km 30+300 to km 75+543) | Ceigall India Limited (INR 981 crore) |
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