New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway opened for a trial run on Monday.

The expressway is expected to reduce the Delhi-Dehradun travel time from 6-6.5 hours to just 2-2.5 hours, after it becomes operational.

A motorcyclist, Lokesh, reacting to the trial run, expressed hope that the government would inaugurate the expressway soon, saying it would help commuters avoid traffic congestion.

"Today it has been opened for a trial run. This expressway will help us because it will save us from traffic jams. It will save time. We hope the government will open it soon and hand it over to the public," Lokesh told ANI.

Meanwhile, the 32 km-long sections of this Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is expected to be inaugurated in the ...