On 9 March 2019, the foundation of the Delhi Mumbai Expressway was laid by Union Road and Highway Minister “Shri Nitin Gadkari” on March 2019. It is an eight-lane green field access-controlled expressway totaling 1350 km in length. This 8-lane expressway will reduce the time taken to travel between Delhi and Mumbai from 24 hours to 12 hours. The route of this expressway will pass through five states, including Maharashtra (171 km), Rajasthan (373 km), Madhya Pradesh (244 km), Gujarat (426 km), and Haryana (129 km).
The route map of Delhi Mumbai expressway has four sections that include different states. Below there is the route alignment for this project:
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will start from the Delhi Noida Driveway (DND) flyway in Delhi and other pass-through places like Kalindi Kunj, Okhla, and Shaheen Bagh. It also has an exit and entry point at Sohna in Haryana. The traffic heading from both the exit and entry points will merge at the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway in Nuh, Haryana, and it will move towards Vadodara and Mumbai. This section will cover 9 km in Delhi and 50 km in Haryana.
Section two of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway consists of some areas of Haryana like Sohna, Sancholi village, Alipur village, Khalilpur and Bhirawati (Nuh district), Naurangabad, east of Bhadas, east of Ujina, east of Ferozepur Jhirka, west of Pinangwan, and Kolgaon village. Afterward, this expressway will cross Rajasthan and cover Rajgarh-Mandawar road, east of Dausa, Naugaon village (Alwar district), east of Indragarh, south-west of Lalsot, south-west of Sawai Madhopur, (Bundi), east of Rawatbhata and east of Kota. This section has a total of 845 km distance and will cover 79 km in Haryana, 373 km in Rajasthan, 244 km in Madhya Pradesh, and 149 km in Gujarat.
Section 3 of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway route will pass through various places in Gujarat, including Samiyala & Laxmipura Village, Fajapur Village, Dodka Village, Dehgam Village, Moti Naroli village, east of Valsad and east of Navsari. After that, this Section covers various places on the Gujarat-Maharashtra border and part of Plghar and Virar. This Section of Delhi Mumbai Expressway route will cover 356 km distance, which covers 277 km in Gujarat and 79 Km in Gujarat.
As per the reports, the Central Government is trying to complete Delhi Mumbai Expressway by the end of June 2024. Once this Expressway is completed, the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai will be reduced to approx. 12 hours. The (NHAI) National Highway Authority of India has invited bids for this project’s (ATMS) Advanced Traffic Management System. The National Highway Authority has installed various ATMS equipment across National Highway.
As per the reports, the construction cost of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is approx. Rs 1,00,000 crore, which also includes land ownership costs. This Expressway is constructed as per the Bharat Mala Pariyojna Phase-1 plan. According to the statement of government officials, a 1200 km road out of 1380 km has been awarded, and the remaining part is under construction. The Government has developed this project in 52 construction packages.
– This project is one of the longest expressways in India. – It reduces the travel time from Delhi to Mumbai from 24 to 12 hours. – The travel time between Mumbai and Delhi will be reduced to half, i.e., from 24 to 12 hours when traveling via Delhi Mumbai Expressway. – Recently, the Sohna-Dause stretch has been opened, reducing the travel time between Gurgaon to Jaipur by two hours. – This Expressway will cover six states – Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.