India, Nov. 5 -- The 210-km Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, being built at a cost of Rs.11,868.6 crore, is now expected to open to the public by February 2026, well beyond its initial completion target of December 2024, a senior official aware of the development said.

The expressway, which aims to reduce travel time between Delhi and Dehradun from around six hours to just two-and-a-half hours, was earlier targeted for completion by October 2025, according to a response in the Rajya Sabha in July.

The official said the new completion target was set for February 2026 after the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to inaugurate the project once all the phases are complete.

The first stretch...