Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg aims to stimulate socio-economic development by bringing in both local and global investments while also providing a variety of employment opportunities for individuals living in the corridor area. The proposal comprises a super communication motorway that will take just eight hours to connect Mumbai and Nagpur.
Currently, the journey from Mumbai to Nagpur, which is more than 800 miles away, takes between 14 and 15 hours. A super communication expressway known as the Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, which is anticipated to be completed by the end of next year, will reduce this distance to 700 km and the travel time by over 50%. This indicates that travelers will soon be able to travel in under eight hours from Mumbai to Nagpur! In addition to this, ten districts in Maharashtra would be connected by the expressway, including Thane, Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Aurangabad, Jalna, Buldhana, Washim, Amravati, Wardha, and Nagpur.
Samrudhi Mahamarg route in Maharashtra
• A super highway connecting JNPT in Mumbai and Mihan in Nagpur is known as the Mumbai-Nagpur expressway.
• Feeder network connecting the freeway to 14 nearby districts.
• More than 20 brand-new towns (Krushi Samruddhi Kendra), complete with commercial centers, agro-based businesses, and other modern facilities.
The 701-km Samruddhi Mahamarg, also known as the Mumbai Nagpur Expressway, will travel through Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Wasim, Buldhana, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nashik, and Ahmednagar. Along the Nagpur–Mumbai highway route, the road would also connect significant cities and tourist destinations. Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal, Akola, Hingoli, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dhule, Jalgaon, Palghar, and Raigad are among the extra fourteen districts included in this.
Shirdi (5 km), Bibi ka Maqbara (5 km), Sula Vineyards (8 km), Trimbakeshwar Shiv Temple (14 km), Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary (60 km), Pench National Park (95 km), and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (124 km) are just a few of the popular tourist destinations in Maharashtra that will be connected to this expressway, according to the Samruddhi Mahamarg map.
Present status of Maharashtra Samrudhi Mahamarg
The expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur will open in stages. After a section of a wildlife overpass on the route was damaged, the first phase, which was scheduled to begin on May 2, 2022, was delayed. The wildlife bridge, which was built 15 kilometers from Nagpur, was designed to ease the migration of wildlife.
Between Nagpur and Shelu Bazaar in the Washim district, the first phase of Samruddhi Mahamarg will be 210 km long; the operating date has not yet been determined. On August 15, 2022, the second section from Shelu Bazaar to Shirdi will be inaugurated. The final section of the Samruddhi highway connecting Shirdi and Mumbai may open in the middle of 2023.
Facts regarding the Mumbai-Nagpur Samrudhi highway
• The 700 km long, eight-lane super communication highway passes through 10 districts, 26 tehsils, and more than 390 villages. Additionally, it offers direct access to JNPT, the biggest container port in the country.
• The expressway aims to improve the State's export and import trade while facilitating the mobility of people and products.
• The expressway, which has more than 50 flyovers, more than 24 interchanges, more than five tunnels, more than 400 car and 300 pedestrian underpasses, would provide last-mile connectivity without obstructing traffic.
• Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg will further reduce the travel time between Mumbai-Aurangabad and Aurangabad-Nagpur to four hours each by connecting a number of industrial clusters, including the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) the dry ports of Wardha and Jalna, the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).
• The freeway will also require extensive landscaping, tunnel illumination, digital signage, and bridge aesthetics.
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