Char Dham Highway

Char Dham National Highway, is an under construction two-lane (in each direction) 889 km long National Highway with a minimum width of 10 metres in the Indian state of Uttarakhand under Char Dham Pariyojana.

The under construction highway will complement the under-construction Char Dham Railway by connecting the four holy places in Uttarakhand states namely Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

The total cost of ₹12,000 crores and the foundation stone of the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 at Parade Ground in Dehradun.

[2][3][4][5] Road will include several long bridges and tunnels to eliminate accident and slide prone areas.

[6] Originating from Rishikesh, Char Dham highway network will have 5 distinct routes,[6] From west to east and south to north: The project will have bypasses, bridges, viaducts, pit stops, parking, helipads and helicopter emergency response services, etc.