The 19.2-km, six-lane Zirakpur-Panchkula Bypass will link NH-7 to NH-5 highways, bypassing Zirakpur to connect directly with Panchkula. Though funding is secured and contractors are hired, the project remains delayed. Initiated in 2020, it faces a three-year bureaucratic approval bottleneck and a current Punjab and Haryana High Court stay on tree felling due to environmental concerns.