Latest Information on India's Future Motorways (April 2023)
Near the Noida Airport, a New Motorway Will Be Built
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Yamuna Authority will build a new motorway in April 2023 that would run for 16 km from Noida International Airport and Chola Railway Station in the Bulandshahr neighbourhood. A thorough report has already begun to be created by the authorities. Within the next 15 to 20 days, the report should be ready. Since a railway line from Chola Railway Station to Noida International Airport is also planned, the study will be given to the Ministry of Railways for approval once it is finished.
A logistic hub will also be connected to this new greenfield expressway. A logistical centre and warehouses have been built on 900 acres of property that the authority has identified. According to the CEO of Autority, a parallel railway line would be constructed between Chola and Noida International Airport.
Expressways in India
India is a developing nation, and this includes its road system. The third-largest road network in the world is in this nation. The first and second places are held by the United States of America and China, respectively. India's road network is expanding at an incredible rate, and soon it may surpass China and the United States to take the top spot.
Every major city in India is connected to the tiniest village through the nation's extensive network of motorways, overpasses, and national highways. The government is making sure to include all facilities, such as SOS booths, CCTV monitoring, speed measurement, police, and ambulance services, along the planned roads and motorways. India may soon implement IoT (Internet of Things) technologies to improve the comfort and security of road travel. Driving will become safer and more effective with the use of technologies like AI and big data.
India is concentrating on raising the standard of everything nowadays. And the motorways that will soon be built there reflect this. We discuss the top ten upcoming motorways in India and provide you with details on their when, where, and how. To begin with, though, let's define a motorway and see how it differs from a highway.
What is an Expressway?
A route built specifically for fast traffic is called a Expressway. Such highways have ramps that regulate their entry and departure, and they are constructed so that no other motorway crosses them. In order to avoid mishaps, this is done. Grade separation, ramps, elevated portions and lane separators are all parts of a motorway. Motorways in India typically have 6 or 12 lanes.
The Agra Lucknow Motorway, which is 302 kilometres long, is now the longest motorway in use in India. The Indian road network will gain additional ruffles with the construction of these new motorways.
11 Upcoming Expressways of India
Here is the list of expressways that are slated to be completed over the next few years.
Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The Bharatmala Pariyojana includes the development of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. It is a 1350 km portion of phase 1 of the project. By 2023, the Expressway should be finished, according to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The unique feature of this motorway is that it contains 93 rest spots throughout the whole course and trauma centres every 100 kilometres for accident victims. The sound of instrumental music will be employed in place of horns and sirens so as not to disturb the animals of India. Additionally, it would be the first motorway between Delhi and Mumbai to include 12 helipads on the road. Four helipads will be built in Dausa, six in Sawai Madhopur, and two in Kota; these helipads will be utilised for emergency medical situations as well as other purposes. When the expressway is operational, it will take 12.5 hours to travel the distance between Delhi and Mumbai.
• Total cost of the project: Rs 1 lakh crore
• Total length of the project: 1350 km
• Lanes: 8, can be expanded to 12
• Speed Limit: 120 Kmph
• Completion deadline: 2023
• Owner of the expressway: NHAI
Dwarka Expressway
The urban Expressway in India that runs from Mahipalpur in Delhi to Kherki Daula Toll Plaza in Haryana was upgraded with the addition of its first eight lanes. The Dwarka motorway, which will be utilised daily by 3 lakh travellers, would lessen traffic on NH-8. 18.9 km of the project's 29.10 km total length are in Gurgaon, while 10.1 km are in Delhi. An Intelligent Transportation System is used on the Expressway to offer information on time, delays, speed, traffic accidents, detours, route adjustments, and work zone locations. A metro line along the Expressway has also been suggested by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), and it is now being approved.
• Project estimated cost: Rs 8,662 crores
• Length of the expressway: 29.10 km
• Lanes: 8 lanes + local lane
• Completion deadline: 2022
Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
The 701 km Samruddhi Mahamarg or Mumbai-Nagpur Motorway would link 390 villages and 10 districts. Nagpur, Kalyan, Aurangabad, Nashik, Shirdi, Bhiwandi, and Wardha are just a few of the main cities it will link. The Expressway should cut the distance between Mumbai and Nagpur's travel time to eight hours. At the moment, travelling from Nagpur to Mumbai takes 14 to 15 hours. One of its roadways will support a 150 km/h speed restriction. The Expressway was supposed to open in 2021, however the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has delayed completion because of the coronavirus outbreak.
• Estimated cost of project: Rs 55,000 crores
• Length of the project: 701 km
• Lanes: 6 lanes
• Completion deadline: December 2021 (Delayed)
• Highway system: Expressways of India
• Highway Authority: Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
Ganga Expressway
A six-lane highway project called the Ganga Expressway will link the NH 334 in Meerut to the NH 2 Prayagraj Bypass. Using this Expressway will cut the distance between Meerut and Prayagraj's travel time in half, from 12 to 6 hours. It begins in the Meerut village of Bijoli and ends at the Prayagraj village of Judapur Dandu. Prayagraj, Meerut, Unnao, Budaun, Sambhal, Chandausi, Tilhar, Bangarmau, Raebareli, Hapur, and Siyana are just a few of the main cities it encompasses. It will eventually become the longest motorway in India.
• Total cost of project: Rs 40,000 crores
• Length of the project: 594 km
• Lanes: 6, expandable to 8 lanes
• Authority: Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA)
• Completion deadline: Expected by 2024
Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
The Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway is a 650 km expressway. It travels from Katra in Jammu and Kashmir through the Bahadurgarh Border in Delhi. Nokadar, Amritsar, and Gurdaspur are the important cities that need to be covered. Additionally, because it connects the Golden Temple and Mata Vaishno Devi Temple, two important cities for Sikhs and Hindus, this four-lane motorway encourages religious travel. The motorway is equipped with amenities including trauma clinics for medical situations, ambulances on call, adjacent fire departments, entertainment centres, traffic cops, bus bays, truck stops and restaurants.
• Cost of of Project - Phase 1: Rs 25,000 crore
• Length of project: 650 km (approx.), main expressway’s length: 550 km (approx.)
• Lanes: 4 (expandable to 8)
• Completion date: October 2023
• Authority: National Highway Authority of India
• Highway system: Expressway of India
Ahmedabad Dholera Expressway
Despite being announced in 2010, the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway only received approval in 2019. Between Sardar Patel Ring Road in Sarkhej and Dholera International Airport in Navagam, this Expressway is four lanes wide. The Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) is also connected. 2020 saw the completion of the land purchase for this 109 km long motorway as a component of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMIC). Sadbhav Engineering, GVH India, and DRA Infracon are building the motorway.
• Total cost of project: Rs 3,000 crores (approx)
• Total length of project: 109.019 km
• Lanes: 4
• Completion date: March 2023
• Authority: NHAI
• Project Model: EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction)
Bangalore-Chennai Expressway
It is a significant future Expressway in southern India. Bangalore and Chennai, the capital cities of two key states in southern India, are connected by this four-lane Expressway. The Stretch spans three states—Karnataka's Hoskote and Bangarpet, Andhra Pradesh's Palamaner and Chittoor, and Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur—for a distance of 260 kilometres. Vehicles may go at a speed of 120 km/hr and the distance will be cut in half by 50 km.
• Total cost of project: Rs 17,000 crore
• Project’sTotal Length: 260.85 km
• Lanes: 4 (expandable to 8)
• Completion Deadline: yet to be announced
• Authority: NHAI
Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway
This 6 lane Expressway, which is part of the Raipur-Visakhapatnam corridor, is 464 kilometres long (NH-130CD and EC-15). In the central and eastern states of India, it passes through the red corridor in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. The distance will be cut in half, from 590 km to 464 km, and the travel time will be cut in half, from 14 hours to 7 hours.
• Total cost of the project: Rs 20,000 crores
• Total length of the project: 464.662 km
• Lanes: 6
• Completion deadline: 2025
• Owner: NHAI
• Project model: Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)
Bundelkhand Expressway
Gonda village and Kudrail village in Etawah are connected by the four-lane Bundelkhand Expressway. Through the Yamuna Expressway, Bundelkhand and Delhi NCR are intended to be connected. It is a 296 kilometre access-controlled Expressway, with a projected project cost of Rs 14,716 crores.
• Total cost of project: Rs 14,716 crores
• Total length of project: 296.070 km
• Lanes: 4, can be expanded to 6
• Completion deadline: 2022
Purvanchal Expressway
The Chand Sarai village in Lucknow serves as the beginning of the 343 km Purvanchal Expressway, which ends at Ghazipur. Significant neighbourhoods along the way include Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Mau, and Ambedkarnagar. Additionally, it encourages religious travel to places like Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Ayodhya.
• Total cost of the project: Rs 22,496 crores
• Total length of the project: 340.824 km
• Lanes: 6
• Completion deadline: 2021 (delayed)
• Project model: Engineering, procurement and construction
Narmada Expressway
The popular Narmada river will be the location of the eight-lane Narmada Expressway, which would connect the state of Madhya Pradesh's east-west route. The city of Amarkantak in eastern MP will be connected to Jabalpur, Alirajpur, and Dindori in western MP by this greenfield Expressway project. The highway will link the states of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. Ahmedabad and Alirajpur will be connected by a new section of the highway. The National Highways Authority of India has predicted that the Narmada Expressway will cost Rs 31,000 Crore in total.
Conclusion
The majority of these Expressway surpass the longest one at the time, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, in length. These Expressway will undoubtedly aid in India's road network reaching the top two global rankings. Additionally, these initiatives will support strengthening the nation's economy. The distance and travel time will be drastically reduced by all of these Expressway. Have a pleasant and safe travel!
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