Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is a 1,350 km long, 8-lane wide (expandable to 12-lane) under-construction (partially operational) access-controlled expressway connecting India's national capital New Delhi to its financial capital Mumbai. The foundation stone for the project was laid by union minister Nitin Gadkari in the presence of Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley on 8 March 2019 and is inaugurated by PM Modi. The total project value including the land acquisition cost is around ₹1,00,000 crores (~US$13.1 billion).
| Delhi–Mumbai Expressway | |
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Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) | |
| Length | 1,350 km (840 mi) |
| Existed | 935 km 12 February 2023 (Sohna–Dausa) 02 October 2023 (Dausa-Vadodara) February 2024 (Vadodara-Bharuch)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | 1. DND Flyway, Delhi 2. Sohna Elevated Corridor, Haryana |
| South end | 1. JNPT, Mumbai MMR, Maharashtra 2. Virar, Mumbai MMR, Maharashtra |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra |
| Major cities | Delhi, Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Sohna, Alwar, Bandikui, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Garoth, Jaora, Ratlam, Thandla, Dahod, Godhra, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Vapi, Virar and Mumbai |
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Delhi–Mumbai Expressway connects the Sohna Elevated Corridor, Delhi to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra via Dausa, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara and Surat. It passes through the Union territory of Delhi (12 km) and the states of Haryana (129 km), Rajasthan (373 km), Madhya Pradesh (244 km), Gujarat (426 km) and Maharashtra (171 km). The main length of the expressway is from Sohna to Virar only i.e. 1,198 km. Additionally, it has two spurs: DND–Faridabad–KMP (59 km) and Virar–JNPT (92 km), which increases its length to 1,350 km.
Initially, the expressway is 8-lane wide with the greenfield-alignment route in backward areas, which will reduce the current 24 hours travel time to 12 hours. Land for an additional four lanes is reserved in the middle of the road for future expansion, along with the space for utilities, plantation and public transport on both sides. This expressway, along with Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Western DFC) is a vital backbone of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.