Expressways of India
Expressways are the highest class of roads in the Indian road network. They are six or eight-lane controlled-access highways where entrance and exit is controlled by the use of slip roads. Currently, approximately 1,581.4 km of expressways are operational in India. The National Highways Development Project by Government of India aims to expand the highway network and plans to add an additional 18,637 km (11,580 mi) of expressways by the year 2022.[1] National Expressways Authority of India operating under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will be in-charge of the construction and maintenance of expressways.[2] India has one of lowest density of expressways in the world.[3]
List of expressways
Operational
Only operational length is shown. Total length listed in this table is 1,581.4 km (982.6 mi). 302 km Long Agra-Lucknow Expressway is the longest expressway in india while 14 Lane Delhi - Meerut expressway is the widest expressway in india.
Under construction
Name | Distance | State(s) |
---|---|---|
Delhi-Meerut Expressway[27] | 96 km (59.7 mi) | National Capital Region |
Purvanchal Expressway[28] | 343 km (213.1 mi) | Uttar Pradesh |
Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway[29] | 380 km (236.1 mi) | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Western Peripheral Expressway[30] | 135.6 km (84.3 mi) | National Capital Region |
Northern Peripheral Road[31] | 27.6 km (17.1 mi) | Delhi, Haryana |
Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway[32] | 19 km (11.8 mi) | Tamil Nadu |
Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor[33] | 111 km (69.0 mi) | Karnataka |
Planned/Proposed Under Bharatmala
Name | State(s) |
---|---|
Mangaluru-Chitradurga | Karnataka |
Delhi-Vadodara | National Capital Region, Rajastan, Gujarat |
Chennai-Salem | Tamil Nadu |
Kharagpur-Siliguri | West Bengal |
Delhi-Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh |
Durg-Aurang | Chhattisgarh |
Ambala-Kathputli | Haryana |
Planned/proposed
References
- ^ Kumar, Ashutosh. "Expressway cost pegged at Rs20 crore/km". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ Dash, Dipak Kumar (23 November 2009). "By 2022, govt to lay 18,637km of expressways". Times of India.
- ^ Manchanda, Jyoti Mukul & Megha (24 May 2017). "NHAI to have new wings for global projects, expressways". Business Standard India. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Another Outer Ring Road stretch to be opened today". TOI. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Longest Elevated Expressway inaugurated in Hyderabad | India Trends". Indiatrends.info. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Hyderabad gets India's longest flyover". NDTV. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "IAF fighter planes to welcome inauguration". Nyooz. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway Project". Cclindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "indias-longest-elevated-road-inaugurated-by-yogi-adityanath-top-10-facts-about-the-project". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b PM Modi Inaugurates Delhi-Meerut Expressway, Will Also Open Eastern Peripheral Expressway Today: 10 Facts, NDTV
- ^ "PIB Foundation stone for Phase II of Chennai Bypass". PIB. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Excess cars made tolling a taxing truth at first: Expressway builder". Express India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Delhi Faridabad Expressway". Archived from the original on 1 January 2016.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Badarpur flyover to open today". The Times of India. 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to DND Flyway". Dndflyway.com. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Phase 1 of Eastern Freeway opens to public". The Indian Express. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Somit Sen (17 June 2014). "Traffic runs smooth on Eastern Freeway, motorists reach office in record time". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) - ^ "CM inaugurates Eastern Freeway, Kherwadi flyover in Mumbai". The Hindu. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) - ^ "Expressway elevates commuting". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ ""Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India"". Road Traffic Technology. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Elevated road to open this mth". The Times of India. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Noida: An idea that has worked". The Times of India. 4 June 2003.
- ^ "Panipat elevated highway inaugurated". Projectsmonitor.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Hunt resumes for consultant for Rs 8,000-cr western freeway". The Times of India. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Facts About Yamuna Expressway". Projects Jugaad. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Yamuna Expressway Project". Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "NH-24 in Delhi to be 14-laned for Meerut Expressway". The Times of India.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone of Purvanchal Expressway amid BJP, SP war over 'credit'". Zee News. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway project picks up pace". The Times of India. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Work on KMP Expressway to start soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Kumar, Vikram (1 April 2012). "Dwarka to Gurgaon in top gear when Expressway opens". Mail Online. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Chennai Port-Maduravoyal corridor to have 6 lanes". The Hindu. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Sood, Jyotika (9 July 2018). "Govt may launch 7 greenfield projects under Bharatmala". https://www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
{{cite news}}
: External link in
(help)|work=
- ^ "Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Expressway gets key approval". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Outer ringroad for Amaravathi". The Times of India. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ List of Projects under Bharatmala Pariyojna (PDF) (Report).
- ^ "Amaravati-Anantapur highway to cost Rs 27,635 crore".
- ^ "Project report on Bangalore-Chennai Expressway may get ready by March". The Hindu. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Bundelkhand Expressway construction would start from 2018". ANI. 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Chennai Elevated Road" (PDF). CMDA. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Highways - Chennai Outer Ring Road". GMR. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Green Field Express Way (Anantapur to Amaravati)".
- ^ "CM announces Ganga Expressway". Hindustan Times. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "20 cos bid for longest expressway in India". Livemint.com. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "7 bids for Upper Ganga Canal Expressway". Financialexpress.com. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "No state consent, NHAI goes ahead with four-laning of highway section". Indian Tollways. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Details About Raipur-Bilaspur Expressway". www.indiamapped.com.
- ^ "Centre approves Chambal, Narmada Expressways in MP". Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Nitin Gadkari gifts Narmada, Chambal Expressways". Free Press. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "195-km super expressway to link Delhi, Jaipur". The Economic Times. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|dead-url=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "NHAI nod for Asr-Delhi highway extension". The Tribune. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|dead-url=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ "Govt announces plans to build Delhi-Mumbai expressway for Rs 1 lakh crore". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Ramakrishnan, N (3 January 2018). "Feedback Infra pitches for a big role in designing greenfield expressways". Business Line. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
{{cite news}}
: Unknown parameter|dead-url=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help)