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As of December 2024, the total length of expressways in India was 6,059 km (3,765 mi), with 11,127.69 km (6,914.43 mi) under construction. As per NHAI and Indian Roads Congress , expressways are access controlled highways with a divided carriageway , designed for high speed vehicular movement and heavy traffic. [ 1 ]
This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
Length (km/mi) Lanes Year of Completion Remarks Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway: Maharashtra: Nagpur: Igatpuri: 701 km 435.6 mi 6 December 2022 Longest expressway in India. Mumbai–Pune Expressway [1] Maharashtra: Mumbai: Pune: 94.5 km 58.7 mi 6 April 2002 India's first 6-lane wide expressway. Mumbai Trans Harbour Link: Maharashtra: Sewri, South Mumbai
The expressway reduced the distance between the cities of Agra and Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is presently one of the India's longest operational expressways. [4] It was completed and inaugurated on 21 November 2016 by then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav.
Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes NE 2: 44.0: 27.3 Eastern Peripheral Expressway around in UP and Haryana (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) — — NH 5: 28.3: 17.6 Ambala - Punjab border-Strech in Punjab-Punjab border - Panchkula - Chandi Mandir - Pinjaur - Kalka - H.P. Border — — NH ...
The expressway crosses India’s widest 14-lane expressway, Delhi–Meerut Expressway, and provides connectivity to Meerut. [14] Eastern Peripheral Expressway is expected to divert more than 50,000 trucks away from Delhi and reduce air pollution in Delhi by 27%. [15] [16] It was inaugurated on 27 May 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ...
[1] [2] [3] In July 2023, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said total length of the national highways in the country increased by about 59% in the last nine years. [1] National highways constituted 2.7% of India's total road network, but carried about 40% of road traffic, as of 2013. [4]
Indore-Hyderabad Expressway is an expressway which is under-construction. It will connect Hyderabad , the capital of Telangana to Indore in Madhya Pradesh . The total length of the expressway is 713 kilometres (443 mi) and it is expected to be completed by March 2025 [ 2 ]