Delhi–Mumbai Expressway

The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is an under-construction 1,250 km long controlled-access highway connecting the national capital Delhi with India's commercial capital Mumbai.[1][2] Foundation stone of the project laid by union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley on 8 March 2019.[3] Under construction Mumbai Vadodara Expressway has been subsumed in this project.[4] The total cost of the project is expected to be ₹1 lakh crore.[5] It passes through the states of Haryana (80 km), Rajasthan (380 km), Madhya pradesh (370 km), Gujarat (300 km) and Maharashtra (120 km).[1]

Delhi Mumbai Expressway
Route information
Length1,250 km (780 mi)
Major junctions
North endDelhi
South endMumbai
Location
StatesDelhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Major citiesDelhi, Gurugram, Alwar, Kota,Ratlam,Vadodara, Mumbai
Highway system
  • Expressways
  • National
  • State

This under construction expressway will be a 8-lane (4 lanes in each direction) greenfield-alignment route in backward areas,[6] which will reduce the current 24 hours travel time to mere 12 hours.[7] This expressway, along with Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will be a vital backbone of the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor.

After tenders were awarded in December 2018 for the whole highway, it is expected to be completed by 2022.[1]

Route alignment

The greenfield alignment is as follows:[8][9][10]

Haryana

The expressway in Haryana will run parallel to NH248A (Delhi-Alwar route) to its east side. It will begin at Rajiv chowk in Delhi and pass through Gurugram and connect to NH919 from Bhirawati village northeast of Sohna and exit Haryana at Kolgaon south of Ferozpur Jhirka.[11][12]

Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra
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  1. Boisar (Chillar phata)

Mumbai–Vadodara Expressway
Vadodara – Mumbai Expressway
Route information
Length380 km (240 mi)
Major junctions
FromVadodara
ToMumbai
Location
StatesGujarat, Maharashtra
Major citiesBharuch, Surat, Navsari, Vapi
Highway system
  • Expressways
  • National
  • State

The Mumbai–Vadodara Expressway is an under-construction, 380 km (240 mi)[13] long, eight-lane, controlled-access expressway, connecting the cities of Vadodara, Gujarat and Mumbai, Maharashtra . The cost of the project is expected to be ₹44,000 crore (US$6.2 billion).[14] Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway was declared as National Expressway 4 on 10 January 2020.[15]

Project status updates
  • Sep 2017: Land acquisition completed. Five tenders awarded, work to start soon.[16]
  • Jan 2018: Work to start in two months.[17]
  • April 2018: Ircon International, Patel Infrastructure, Ashoka Concessions, IRB Infrastructure and Sadbhav Engineering have bagged contracts to build the first phase between Vadodara and Kim (located near Surat) [18]

Concerns

The 6-lane alignment of this expressway will cut the tiger passage between Ranthambore National Park (RNP) and Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary.[19] Wildlife crossing, including wildlife tunnels and bridges, are the solutions that are needed.

Status updates
  • Jan 2019: Of the total 34 stretches, the construction for a total of 22 stretches including 6 stretches of a total 173 km in Haryana and Rajasthan will commence from mid Feb to first week of March 2019, tenders for several route sections are being awarded and Vadodara-Mumbai is already under construction.[20][7][6][21] Land acquisition for the 1,250 km expressway is complete in Haryana (80 km), while it is still going in the partially remaining portions of Rajasthan (380 km), Gujarat (300 km), Madhya Pradesh (120 km) and Maharashtra (370 km).[1] Bids have been received and the tenders for the whole expressway will be awarded by December 2018.[1] India has 700 national highway projects of total 12,000 km length under construction, of which 300 projects will be completed within 2019.[20]
  • March 2019: Foundation stone laid by Union Ministers on 8-March-2019. 148 km of work awarded, 400 km construction work to be awarded in a month and rest 800 km of work to be awarded in next six months. The ₹90,000 Crores expressway will take about 3 years to complete.[22]
  • Sep 2019: Civil work ongoing, expressway to be ready in three years.[23]
  • Feb 2020: Expressway to be ready by 26 January 2023.[24]
  • Jun 2020: 497 Kms under construction, 162 Kms awarded and work to begin soon on this 162 Kms, 569 Kms under bidding process, DPR pending for 33 Kms. DPR to be prepared for additional stretch of 92 Kms to connect expressway to JNPT port.[25]
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See also

References
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  2. "Govt announces plans to build Delhi-Mumbai expressway for Rs 1 lakh crore". Hindustan Times. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/union-ministers-lay-foundation-stones-for-rs-1-lakh-crore-delhi-mumbai-dwarka-expressways/articleshow/68321954.cms
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  6. Lanes and length.
  7. New route alignment of DME, Sept 2018.
  8. Connectivity to most backward areas, April 2018.
  9. Grenfield alignm3ent to cut land cost, Sept 2018.
  10. Alignment route map
  11. delhi-Mumbai expressway to start soon, eenaduindia.com, 14 Dec 2018.
  12. Fridabad bypass will be broadened for the Delhi-Mumbai Express, Dainik Jagran, 18 Jan 2019.
  13. "Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway". Times of India. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  14. "Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway work to begin next month: Nitin Gadkari". Times of India. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  15. Gazette of India notification
  16. "Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway work to begin next month: Nitin Gadkari - Times of India".
  17. admin@steelguru.com. "Mr Gadkari flag INR 3,000 crore NHAI projects". SteelGuru India.
  18. Das, Mamuni (19 April 2018). "Ircon International, Patel Infra among 5 to win Vadodara-Mumbai expressway project". The Hindu BusinessLine.
  19. Delhi-Mumbai expressway: The proposed project may be a threat to tiger species in India, Finheadlines.com, 28 Dec 2018.
  20. , NDTV, 5 Jan 2019.
  21. civil engineering work to commence on DME, Eenaduindia.
  22. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/union-ministers-lay-foundation-stones-for-rs-1-lakh-crore-delhi-mumbai-dwarka-expressways/articleshow/68321954.cms
  23. https://www.bhaskar.com/state/haryana/news/national-highway-delhi-vadodara-expressway-constructed-fast-will-be-ready-in-about-3-years-072532-5556597.html
  24. https://www.livemint.com/budget/news/budget-2020-delhi-mumbai-expressway-to-be-completed-by-2023-says-fm-11580565712889.html
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