The remaining work on the 34-km Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh highway is expected to begin in August 2026, after a fresh tender was awarded in the last week of July. The contractor has two years to finish. Four-laning will extend to the Nalagarh sub-station; already four-lane stretches beyond it will be strengthened.

The road will have four 3.5-metre lanes, a carriageway around 15 metres wide and 1.5-metre paved shoulders on both sides. Concrete service roads at least 7 metres wide, subject to available space, will serve local settlements. Separate stormwater and domestic wastewater drains are planned; one drain is complete.

The project includes 104 culverts, 16 minor bridges and five major bridges. About 17.6 km lies in Himachal Pradesh, with the rest in Haryana. Approved in April 2009 and launched in April 2022, it was originally awarded with a 30-month deadline. Only about 38% was complete by December 2024; the deadline shifted from September 2024 to August 2025. NHAI terminated the contractor in February 2025 over delays linked to land compensation and soil-extraction permissions. Around 20,000 vehicles use the route daily.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the remaining construction work on the 36km Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh four-lane highway for ₹378.48 crore. The work had been stalled for over a year; completion is expected within two years.

The highway runs from the end of the Pinjore bypass to Nalagarh via Baddi, connecting Haryana with Himachal Pradesh’s industrial belt. A major stretch is in Haryana, with the remainder in Himachal Pradesh.

The project was originally awarded in April 2022 with a 30-month completion target. More than a year after that deadline, about 42% of the work had been completed.

NHAI cleared ₹598 crore to revive the stalled four-laning project on the Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh National Highway.

MP Suresh Kashyap, a former BJP state president, accused the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government of derailing the Pinjore–Baddi–Nalagarh National Highway project by failing to provide land and clearances. He said information from the Union road transport and highways ministry, provided in response to his question during the recent session, showed the project had not stalled on its own.

Kashyap claimed the National Highways Authority of India foreclosed its contract with Patel Infrastructure after state-created bottlenecks made work impossible. He said the Centre had initiated fresh tenders and deployed maintenance agencies to keep the road functional.

Naresh Chauhan, principal media adviser to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, called the BJP’s accusations baseless. He said the state had awarded land-acquisition compensation, received praise from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and provided the funds for acquisition; he said the contractor’s departure was unrelated to land acquisition or the state’s role.

Nearly 60% of the Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh national highway four-laning project remains incomplete. Work is halted after the contractor opted for foreclosure, citing delays in land acquisition. The proposal to re-tender has been sent to the Centre for approval; NHAI says the remaining work will take two years after it is allotted. The project has missed multiple deadlines. Commuters face traffic jams, dust and craters along the route, which links traffic to Baddi and Barotiwala.