Mumbai–Nagpur

Expressway

The Samruddhi Mahamarg or Nagpur-

Mumbai Expressway (officially known as
Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray
Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg) and
Maharashtra Expressway-2 (ME-2), is a
partially opened 6-lane wide (expandable
to 8), 701-km long access-controlled
expressway in Maharashtra, India. It is
amongst the country's longest greenfield
road projects,[2] which will connect the two
capital cities of the state, its capital,
Mumbai, and its third-largest and vice-
capital city, Nagpur.[3] The project is being
led by the state infrastructure arm
Maharashtra State Road Development
Corporation (MSRDC),[4] and is designed
under the Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) model.
 Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway

Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray

Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg

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Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway in red

Route information

Maintained by Maharashtra State Road

Development Corporation (MSRDC)

Length 701 km (436 mi)

Status Partially opened

Existed 11 December 2022
(Phase 1 - Nagpur to
Shirdi)
26 May 2023
(Phase 2 - Shirdi to
Igatpuri)[1]
December 2023
(Phase 3 - Igatpuri to
Mumbai)–present

Major junctions

West end Amane village, Thane

district

East end Shivmadka village,

Nagpur district

Location

Country India
State Maharashtra

Districts Nagpur, Wardha,

Amravati, Washim,
Buldhana, Jalna,
Aurangabad,
Ahmednagar, Nashik,
Thane

Major cities Bhiwandi, Kalyan,

Nashik, Shirdi,
Aurangabad, Jalna,
Wardha and Nagpur

Highway system

Roads in India
Expressways · National · State · Asian
State Highways in Maharashtra
With the route alignment connecting
Shivmadka village in Nagpur district to
Amane village in Thane district, the
expressway is capable of providing an
enhanced connectivity to the Marathwada
and Vidarbha regions. The total project
cost, including the land acquisition cost, is
around ₹55,000 crore (equivalent to
₹580 billion or US$7.3 billion in 2023).[5][6]
The Government of Maharashtra believes
that the expressway will become a
prosperity corridor for the overall socio-
economic growth of the state.
Route alignment
The Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway will
travel through 10 key districts directly and
14 districts indirectly[7] via feeder roads,
24 talukas, and 392 villages. The 10 main
districts are Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati,
Washim, Buldhana, Jalna, Sambhajinagar,
Nashik, Ambikanagar and Thane. The other
14 districts include Chandrapur, Bhandara,
Gondia, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal, Akola,
Hingoli, Parbhani, Nanded, Beed, Dhule,
Jalgaon, Palghar and Raigad. Yavatmal
City is going to Connect with Four Lane
road to Samruddhi Expressway and
Amravati too.Four Lane Road will be
construct between Yavatmal City to
Badnera. [8]

Cities and towns

Below are the lists of cities/towns through

which the Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway
will connect:

Center of Bhiwandi
North of Kalyan
South of Shahapur
South of Igatpuri (Nashik)
South of Sinnar
South of Kopargaon
North of Shirdi
South of Vaijapur
North of Sambhajinagar Caves
North of Shendra
North of Jalna
North of Sindkhed Raja
North of Mehkar
North of Malegaon Jahangir
North of Karanja Lad
South of Dhamangaon
North of Pulgaon
North of Wardha
South of Seloo
 West of Butibori Power Plant
South of MIHAN SEZ (Nagpur)

Enhanced connectivity

To create a fast logistics gateway for

national and international trade, the
expressway will connect the country's
largest container port JNPT[9] in Mumbai
to Mihan in Nagpur. The expressway will
allow access to several industrial &
economic corridors through 24
interchanges[10] at strategic locations. It
will widely connect the Delhi-Mumbai
Industrial Corridor, Bengaluru-Chennai
Economic Corridor, Western Dedicated
Freight Corridor, Eastern Dedicated Freight
Corridor, Chennai-Vizag Economic Corridor
and Golden Quadrilateral. Apart from
JNPT other seaports including Kandla
MBPT, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Kochi,
Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Ennore will
also have indirect connectivity.

Characteristics and design

Characteristics

The project led by MSRDC will observe

international road design & safety
standards with an intelligent highway
management system for traffic
surveillance.
The expressway is designed for a top
speed of 150 km/hr at plain terrain and
120 km/hr at hilly terrain even though the
legal speed limit remains at 120 km/hr
for cars and 80 km/hr for trucks
enforceable by CCTV cameras, making it
the fastest road network in the country
which will cut down the travel time
between the two cities to eight hours
from the present 16-hour.
The Super Communication Expressway
will considerably contribute 6% to the
national trunk and freight infrastructure.
Nearly 36% of the state population will
observe the Samruddhi Corridor as a
substantial growth driver putting a direct
positive impact on their livelihood.
The MSRDC has been authorized as a
nodal agency – New Town Development
Authority (NTDA) for developing 19 new
townships along the route which will
include state-of-the-art healthcare
facilities, skill development centers, IT
parks and educational institutions.
The expressway will pass through 3
wildlife sanctuaries including a 29.6 km
passage through Katepurna Wildlife
Sanctuary in Akola, 29.15 km through
Karanja-Sohol Black Buck Sanctuary in
Washim and 44.975 km through the
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary in Thane.
The Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway has
been envisioned to ensure zero fatalities
and will have CCTVs[11] and free
telephone booths at every 5 km intervals
in case of emergency situation.
Truck terminals in close proximity to
industrial clusters, machinery &
manufacturing units, agro-processing
zones, and integrated cold-chain storage
facilities will be planned to build export-
ready and quick logistics infrastructure.  
The HHBTMSM Expressway will have a
separate provision for the optical fiber
 connectivity and gas pipelines turning
the greenfield expressway[12] into a
'digital ready' utility corridor.[13]

Design

A single layer concrete paver has been

utilized for the whole 15 meter width of
the concrete slabs[14] on either side of
the road.
The expressway will be designed to aid
as a runway[15] for airplanes to facilitate
fast incident response in war-like
situations, emergencies or natural
disasters.[16]
An Integrated Traffic Management
System will be deployed along the
expressway to keep tabs on vehicles
speeding, lane discipline or vehicular
breakdowns.
At every 40–50 km of interval on the e-
way, wayside amenities like food plazas
and rest areas along with electric
charging stations[17][18] for electric
vehicles will be made available.
Extensive landscaping, tunnel lighting,
bridge beautification, improved street
lighting and digital signage will be used
throughout the length of the
expressway.[19]
Amongst the 32 major bridges[20] that
shall be built along the expressway, 5
bridges at Nagpur, Wardha, Nashik,
Buldhana, and Thane are proposed to
have a theme-based iconic design.
To ensure digital readiness and resource
availability, provisions will be laid down
for optical fiber connectivity,[21] natural
gas pipelines, and electricity grid along
the Mahamarg at industrial townships.
With electric vehicle charging points[22]
proposed at prospecting locations along
the expressway and solar plants
planned to generate 250MW energy, the
Samruddhi Corridor aims to become a
model of an energy efficient corridor.
Maximum locally available material, fly
ash[23] and plastic will be used to
construct the expressway wherever
possible. Rain water will also be
harvested at prospect locations along
the expressway to ensure water
availability.
The expressway will connect several
tourism circuits offering eco, pilgrim, and
heritage tourism which will include
wildlife resorts, tiger safaris, museums,
sightseeing destinations, and theme-
based retail outlets.
The expressway is a 6 lane (with paved
and unpaved shoulders on both sides)
access-controlled super communication
expressway comprising a total width of
120 m (90 m in hilly terrain) with a
central median of 22.5 m.[24]
The expressway will be the country's
largest 'Greenfield' route alignment
including 65 flyovers/viaducts,[25] 24
interchanges, 6 tunnels,[26] 400+
vehicular, 300+ pedestrian underpasses,
and cattle underpasses at strategic
locations.
Construction
To expedite the pre-construction work on
the expressway, MSRDC decided to divide
the design work into 5 packages and hired
a separate consultancy firm to prepare the
Detailed Project Report (DPR) for each
package. On 31 May 2017, the Government
of Maharashtra incorporated 'Nagpur
Mumbai Super Communication
Expressway Limited', a special purpose
vehicle (SPV) to manage the financial
requirement for the construction and
operation of this project.
The construction work of 701 km long
Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway is divided
into 16 packages, with work awarded to 13
different contractors including Afcons
Infrastructure, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and
Reliance Infrastructure.
 Sr. Length in
Package Contractor
No. km

Shivmadka (Nagpur)–Khadki/Amgaon
1. 31.0 Megha Engineering[27]
(Wardha)

Khadki/Amgaon (Wardha)–Pimpalgaon
2. 58.4 Afcons Infrast ruct ure [28]
(Wardha)

Asht a (Amravat i)–Wadhona Ramnat h

3. 73.3 NCC Limit ed
(Amravat i)

4. Donad Bk (Washim)–Januna Bk (Washim) 54.3 PNC Infrat ech[29]

5. Kinhiraja (Washim)–Kenwad (Washim) 42.8 Apco Infrat ech

6. Belgaon (Buldhana)–Parda (Buldhana) 36.1 Apco Infrat ech

Banda (Buldhana)–Sawargaon Mal

7. 51.2 Reliance Infrast ruct ure [30]
(Buldhana)

8. Navha (Jalna)– xx (Jalna) 42.7 Mont ecarlo Const ruct ion[31]

Bendewadi (Aurangabad)–Fat iyabad

9. 54.4 Megha Engineering
(Aurangabad)

Fat iyabad (Aurangabad)–Surala

10. 57.9 Larsen & Toubro (L&T)[32]
(Aurangabad)

Dhot re (Ahmednagar)–Derde Korhale

11. 29.3 Gayat ri Project s[33]
(Ahmednagar)

12. Pat hare (Nashik)–Sonari (Nashik) 45.6 Dilip Buildcon Limit ed[34]

BSCPL–GVPR JV (Joint
13. Sonari (Nashik)–Taranganpada (Nashik) 45.6
Vent ure)

Pimpri Sadroddin (Nashik)–Vashala Bk

14. 13.1 Afcons Infrast ruct ure
(Thane)

Navayuga Engineering Co.

15. Vashala Bk (Thane)–Birwadi (Thane) 28.0
(NEC)

Navayuga Engineering Co.

16. Birwadi (Thane)–Amane (Thane) 37.0
(NEC)
As of 31 May 2021, out of the total 1699
structures including flyovers, viaducts,
major & minor bridges, tunnels,
interchanges, etc., construction of 1286
structures has already been completed
and the construction of 253 structures are
inching towards completion. Total 6
tunnels will be built along the expressway
and the construction for all of the tunnels
is underway in full swing.

New township development

The Government of Maharashtra has
authorized MSRDC to act as the New Town
Development Authority to venture into the
long-term development of 19 new towns
[35] at strategic nodes, which is also coined
as 'Krushi Samruddhi Nagar.' The
provisions are enacted under sub-sec (1)
and section 113 of the MR & TP Act, 1966.
The developmental objective to propose
these new towns is to encourage the self-
employment potential of the regional
population through their primitive
occupation i.e., agriculture or agro-related
businesses.

Every township developed under the

initiative of Krushi Samruddhi Nagar will be
built in a land area of approximately 1000-
1500 hectares. The new towns shall serve
as the utility economic nodes for food
processing industry, integrated logistics,[36]
and domestic food markets along with
education centers, skill development
institutes, healthcare facilities, and
commercial & residential housings. The
new townships will offer huge industrial
land-banks with a focus on dedicated
export-oriented infrastructure and
integrated logistics to ease supply chain
with enhanced road connectivity for
domestic markets.

The 19 new towns[37] will be developed at

strategic intersections at a distance of 30
to 40 km[38] from each other. These towns
will be developed in two phases; phase
one includes seven townships while the
remaining eleven townships will be
developed in phase two. The new towns
will encompass essential facilities
including schools, Industrial Training
Institutes (ITIs), skill development centers,
institutes providing technical education &
amp, higher education, hospitals, police
stations, playgrounds, open spaces, parks
and sports complexes. The new townships
will be easily accessible from main roads,
feeder roads, national or state highways
intersecting the Samruddhi Expressway
through the public transport system. The
MSRDC adopted land pooling model[39] for
land acquisition,[40] wherein 30 percent of
the total land acquired under 'Krushi
Samruddhi Kendra' program will be
returned to landowners. The farmers will
also receive compensation of Rs 50,000
per hectare for non-irrigated land and Rs 1
lakh every year for irrigated land for the
next 10 years. Based on the suggestions
from Wildlife Institute of India (WII),
wildlife mitigation measures[41][42] are
planned and necessary structures like
cattle underpasses[43] are being built for
uninterrupted wildlife movement. Around
320 private communicators[44] were
trained and deployed by MSRDC for land
acquisition negotiations with prospecting
landowners.
Inter-connectivity
Following will either connect or act as an
alternative to the Mumbai–Nagpur
Expressway:

Nagpur–Vijayawada Expressway is part

of Nagpur-Vijayawada Economic
Corridor which will connect Nagpur-
Chandrapur (part greenfield) to
Mancherial-Warangal (greenfield),
Warangal-Khammam (greenfield),
Khammam-Vijayawada (part greenfield).
The tenders were issued in November
2022, would be likely completed by the
late 2024 or mid 2025.[45]
Raipur–Visakhapatnam Expressway will
be an alternative to the Nagpur-
Vijayawada Expressway for the access
to various ports across the Western
Ghats in Bay of Bengal.
Jalna-Nanded Expressway at will aso
provide direct connectivity between
Vijayawada-Hyderabad Expressway (at
Hydrabad) and Mumbai–Nagpur
Expressway (at Jalna).
Hyderabad–Indore Expressway at Akola
via Nanded-Akola-Omkareshwar-Indore,
which will further connect to Delhi-
Mumbai Expressway via Kota–Indore
Expressway (136 km).[46]
Status updates
May 2016: Five design consultants
appointed for making Detailed Project
Report (DPR).
Jan 2017: Request for Qualification
(RfQ) bids opened for civil works.
May 2017: A public company named
Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication
Expressway Limited, was formed on 31
May 2017.
Jul 2017: Land acquisition process
started.[47]
May 2018: MSRDC opened financial bids
submitted by qualified contractors.[48]
May 2018: Government of Maharashtra
gave its official approval for Concession
Agreement for the project.
Jun 2018: Lowest bidders identified for
13 packages out of total 16. Bidding for
remaining 3 packages to happen
soon.[49]
Nov 2018: Land acquisition in progress.
Work to be done in 16 packages,
contractors for which are already
identified. Work to start in
December.[50][51]
Jan 2019: Contract awarded for all 16
packages by MSRDC to 13 contractors.
Road construction started.[52]
Sep 2019: The expressway will be ready
by the year 2022, says the Minister of
Public Works of Maharashtra, Eknath
Shinde.[53]
Nov 2019:As of now, the expressway is
22% completed.[54]
Mar 2020: 86% of land acquisition is
completed, with the expressway's paving
also being underway.[55]
Jul 2020: 45% work completed. The
623 km stretch between Nagpur to
Igatpuri is expected to be ready and
opened by December 2021, while the
78 km stretch between Igatpuri to
Amane is expected to be completed by
May 2022.[56]
Oct 2020: The 520-km stretch from
Nagpur to Shirdi is expected to become
operational by May 2021, while the 623-
km stretch from Nagpur to Igatpuri is
expected is expected become
operational by December 2021. The full
expressway will become operational by
May 2022.[57][58]
May 2021: The opening of 520 km long
stretch from Nagpur to Shirdi is delayed.
It is expected to become operational by
September 2021.[59]
Jul 2021: 60% construction work of the
7.78 km long Igatpuri tunnel is
completed as on 10 July. Once ready, it
will be Maharashtra's longest road
tunnel, and India's widest road tunnel.[60]
Aug 2021: Work on 7.78 km long
Igatpuri tunnel to be completed by
September-end.[61]
Sep 2021: The 7.78 km long Igatpuri
tunnel is completed, and work is
currently going on for the expressway's
pavement and installation of lights. It is
expected to be fully completed by
December.[62]
Mar 2022: The Nagpur to Shirdi stretch
of the expressway is expected to be
opened by early May 2022.[63]
April 2022: From Shivmadka to Shelu
Bazar (Washim district), the 210 km
stretch of the expressway is expected to
be opened by 2 May 2022.[64][65]
April 2022: The opening of the
expressway has been delayed, due to
damaging of the wildlife overpass near
Nagpur.[66]
April 2022: Both Phase-1 and Phase-2
of the expressway are set to open by
August.[67]
July 2022: The first leg of 520 km
stretch from Nagpur and Shirdi is
confirmed to be inaugurated on 15
August 2022. The remainder of the
expressway from Shirdi to Mumbai was
initially expected to be completed by the
start of 2023, but this did not happen
due to a delay. A new tentative date is
24 October 2023.[68]
December 2022: The first phase of the
expressway from Nagpur to Shirdi was
inaugurated and opened by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 11
December, while the second phase from
 Shirdi to Mumbai will be opened in June
2023.[69]
January 2023: The second phase until
Mumbai will be opened in December
2023.[70]
May 2023: Another 80 km was opened
on May 26, 2023.[71]

See also
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
Jalna-Nanded Expressway
Expressways in India
NHAI
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