Dehradun/New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- In a significant development for commuters and travellers between Delhi and Uttarakhand, the Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway has finally begun its trial run, marking the first public use of the project which has been repeatedly delayed over the past two years. Vehicular movement began on the first phase of the project between Delhi and Loni from midnight last night after barricades were removed in the Geeta Colony area, allowing the traffic to flow smoothly on the newly built Phase 1 stretch. Sources have claimed that trial run will begin soon in other phases too including the second, the third and the final fourth phase.

The 210-kilometre, six-lane expressway is expected to reduce travel time between D...