Check out the top 5 upcoming expressways to hit the road in the next couple of years
This expressway will connect Bengaluru and Mysore, reducing the travel time between the cities from around 3 hours to around 75 minutes. PM Modi will inaugurate Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on March 12
Photo Credit: source: Nitin Gadkari twitter
Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 8,066 crore
Project’s Total Length: 119 km
Lanes: 6 to 10
Projected Completion: March 2023
Photo Credit: A road sign stands on the side of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on the outskirts of Lucknow. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be India's longest expressway with a length of 1,386 km. This expressway will cut the road travel time between New Delhi and Mumbai to 12 hours.
Photo Credit: Delhi-Mumbai Expressway ahead of its dedication to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 1,00,000 crore
Project’s Total Length: 1350 km
Lanes: 8 (expandable to 12)
Projected Completion: June 2024
Photo Credit: A road sign stands on the side of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on the outskirts of Lucknow. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)
The 29-km Northern Peripheral Road, or Dwarka Expressway, is said to be India’s 1st urban elevated expressway. This expressway will boost connectivity of the western part of New Delhi with Gurugram.
Photo Credit: Source: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)
Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 8,662 crore
Length: 29.10 km
Lanes: 8 lanes + local service lanes
Projected Completion: June 2023
Photo Credit: A road sign stands on the side of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on the outskirts of Lucknow. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)
This 110 km-long expressway will connect Ahmedabad with the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR). This expressway is expected to reduce travel time between Ahmedabad and DSIR to 2 hours.
Photo Credit: source: https://www.dholera-smart-city-phase6.com/
Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 3,500 crore
Project’s Total Length: 109.019 km
Lanes: 4 (Packages 1, 2 & 3 are expandable to 8; Package 4 is expandable to 12)
Projected Completion: Dec 2024
Photo Credit: A road sign stands on the side of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on the outskirts of Lucknow. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)
The Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway is expected to cut the travel time between Amritsar and Jamnagar to only 13 hours. This 1,257 km long expressway will connect 3 oil refineries and 2 thermal power plants.
Photo Credit: source: Nitin Gadkari twitter https://twitter.com/nitin_gadkari/status/1598553506100613122/photo/1
Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 80,000 crore
Project’s Total Length: 1256.951 km
Lanes: 4 to 6
Projected Completion: Dec 2025
Photo Credit: A road sign stands on the side of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on the outskirts of Lucknow. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)