Mohali Airport Link Road 2026: What Homebuyers Need to Know

The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority's long-awaited alternate link road to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport has missed its second deadline, but construction is now in its final stretch. The alternate Airport Link Road connecting Chandigarh and Mohali to the airport has officially been extended until March 31, 2026, after missing its earlier December 2025 completion target. A more recent update pushes the timeline further, with GMADA officially confirming in June 2026 that completion by June 15, 2026 remains its firm target.

The project itself is a significant piece of infrastructure. This 8.7-kilometre, 164-foot-wide mega infrastructure project — built at an estimated cost of ₹125 crore — will offer a direct and shorter access route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport. The road runs largely parallel to the existing corridor: it is a GMADA-built alternate road from Bawa White House crossing to Airport Crossing near Sector 66-B, running parallel to the existing PR-7 Airport Road to ease congestion and shorten the route to the airport.

Why the repeated delays? The answer lies underground. Building beneath a live railway line means working around train schedules and strict safety clearances, which is the main reason the deadline moved from December 2025 to March 2026. Officials have been candid about the engineering complexity involved. Two major engineering components required additional time: construction beneath the railway line is technically complex and requires phased execution, while hydrological adjustments and structural reinforcement slowed down final finishing. As GMADA's own leadership has acknowledged, GMADA Chief Administrator Sakshi Sawhney confirmed that while one stretch will be motorable soon, full operational functionality is scheduled for March 31, 2026.

The travel-time savings, once the road is fully operational, are meaningful for daily commuters and frequent flyers. Savings vary by starting point — roughly 4.1 km from Zirakpur, 2.9 km from general Mohali locations, and around 3 km from the Mohali IT Park area, based on official inter-state figures. This directly addresses one of the corridor's biggest pain points: currently, PR-7 road suffers from congestion due to its connections with Zirakpur, Ambala, Aerocity, and IT City, and it also accommodates much of the traffic coming from Delhi and Haryana along GT Road.

For property markets, the anticipation of the road has already started moving prices well before the tarmac is fully laid. Analysts tracking the corridor note that properties in Phase 11, Aerocity and the Sector 65–80 corridor have already shown 55–157% appreciation over three to five years — and the road isn't even open yet. Broader market commentary points to similar upside: real estate analysts covering the region have already flagged a 15–25% price movement potential in well-connected Mohali sectors following infrastructure upgrades. The ripple effect extends beyond Mohali itself, with areas falling under the route, such as eastern Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali, and Zirakpur, expected to witness property value appreciation.

The road isn't an isolated project — it's part of a larger Aerocity growth story. GMADA has approved a 2,490-acre Mohali Aerotropolis expansion in 2026, and the IT City Mohali corridor, home to 80+ IT companies and targeting 1.14 lakh direct jobs, directly benefits from improved airport access. This employment and connectivity combination is precisely what makes Airport Road one of Punjab's most closely watched residential belts today, and it's the corridor M3M has chosen for its entry into the Mohali market with M3M Mohali on PR7 Airport Road, positioned to benefit directly as the link road becomes fully operational.

For homebuyers, the practical takeaway is to treat the road's completion as a milestone to verify on the ground rather than a guaranteed date. Local consultants are blunt about this: buyers should verify the construction status themselves, not rely on a brochure's version of the timeline, and remember this project has already missed one deadline — that's not a reason to avoid it, it's a reason to do homework before committing. With GMADA officials, engineers, and district administration jointly overseeing execution, the project's momentum is real even if the exact opening date keeps shifting by a few months at a time.