Expressway (India)
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An expressway is a controlled-access highway
Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated...

; it is a highway that controls entrances to it and exits from it by incorporating the design of the slip roads for entry and exit into the design of the highway itself. Access-control should not be confused with collection of toll. An expressway may be free to use and may not collect toll at all. Expressways are the highest class of roads in the Indian Road Network
Indian Road Network
India has a road network of over 3.314 million kilometres of roadway, making it the third largest road network in the world. At 0.66 km of highway per square kilometer of land the density of India’s highway network is slightly higher than that of the United States and far higher than...

. These are six or eight lane highways with controlled-access. India has approximately 600km expressways.

National Highway system of India consists of approximately 10000 km (6,213.7 mi) of four-laned highways that collect toll from users but do not have control of access and cannot be called expressways. Currently, a massive project
National Highways Development Project
The National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...

 is underway to expand the highway network and the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 plans to add an additional 18637 km (11,580.5 mi) of expressways to the network by the year 2022. These roads will be access-controlled roads and will feature between four and six lanes with 3530 km (2,193.4 mi) km to come up in the next three years (starting when?). The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, national highways and transport research, in order to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road...

 is already in the process of preparing a draft for creation of a National Expressways Authority of India (NEAI) on the lines of NHAI
National Highways Authority of India
The National Highways Authority of India is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, responsible for management of a network of over 60,000 km of National Highways in India...

.

Existing

This list includes roads without access-control. Such a road cannot be called "expressway" though the name of the road may include the word "expressway" and may be a misnomer. Such a road should be excluded from this list. Eastern and Western Express Highways in Mumbai are two examples of such roads. Ambala-Chandigarh NH is another such example as it does not have access control for entry and exit at predetermined points. As stated above, access-control is different from collection of toll.
Expressway Name Distance State
1 Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway 95 km (59 mi) Gujarat
2 Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The Mumbai Pune Expressway , officially the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway is India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of connecting Mumbai, the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, an...

93 km (57.8 mi) Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

3 Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway
Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway
Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway is an Indian expressway connecting Jaipur with Kishangarh. It was inaugurated in May 2005.The mammoth Jaipur – Kishangarh of 90 km segment of the Golden Quadrilateral National Highways Development Project of the Government of India, is one of the best and busiest...

90 km (55.9 mi) Rajastan
4 Allahabad Bypass 86 km (53.4 mi) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

5 Durgapur Expressway 65 km (40.4 mi) West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

6 Chennai Bypass
Chennai bypass
The Chennai Bypass is a full-access controlled expressway that interconnects four radial Indian National Highways around Chennai, India covering a distance of from Tambaram to Madhavaram via Maduravoyal at a cost of INR 4,050 million...

32 km (19.9 mi) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

7 Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway is a long access-controlled toll expressway connecting Delhi, the national capital of India, and Gurgaon, an important satellite city of Haryana....

28 km (17.4 mi) Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

/Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

8 Noida-Greater Noida Expressway 24.53 km (15.2 mi) Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

/Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

9 Delhi Noida Direct Flyway
DND Flyway
DND Flyway is an eight-laned access controlled tolled expressway which connects Delhi to Noida, an industrial suburb area. It was built and is maintained by The Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. The acronym DND stands for "Delhi-Noida Direct".-Construction:The project, built by the Noida Toll Bridge...

9.2 km (5.7 mi) Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

/Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

10 Hyderabad Elevated Expressways
Hyderabad Elevated Expressways
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed two elevated expressways within the city of Hyderabad, India to ensure a hassle-free drive for commuters.-P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway:...

11.6 km (7.2 mi) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

11 Hosur Road Elevated Expressway 9.985 km (6.2 mi) Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

12 Kona Expressway 8 km (4.97 mi) West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

13 Ambala Chandigarh Expressway
Ambala Chandigarh Expressway
Ambala Chandigarh Expressway is four-lane 35 km long, high-traffic density corridor of Ambala-Chandigarh section on BOT basis, was completed in 30 months at a cost of The expressway has been operational since December 2009 and was constructed by the GMR Group with assistance from the World Bank....

35 km (21.7 mi) Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

14 Eastern Express Highway
Eastern Express Highway
The Eastern Express Highway is a city express highway serving the city of Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the National Highway 3. It is generally 6 lanes wide with over a dozen flyovers/grade separators...

, Mumbai
23.55 km (14.6 mi) Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

15 Western Express Highway
Western Express Highway
The Western Express Highway is a major north-south 8-10 lane arterial road in Mumbai, India, stretching from the suburb of Bandra to Dahisar. The highway begins near the Mahim Creek and extends to the Mira-Dahisar toll booth in the northern limit of the city. Beyond the city limits, it continues...

, Mumbai
25.33 km (15.7 mi) Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

16 Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)
Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)
The Outer Ring Road or ORR is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling the City of Hyderabad, AP, India. It is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs.6696 crores. with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency. The expressway is designed for speeds of 120...

158 km (98.2 mi) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

Total 736.19 km (457.4 mi)
  • Mumbai Pune Expressway
    Mumbai-Pune Expressway
    The Mumbai Pune Expressway , officially the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway is India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway. It spans a distance of connecting Mumbai, the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, an...

    The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is India's first six-lane, concrete, high-speed, tolled, access-controlled, 93 km (57.8 mi) long expressway. It connects Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

    , the commercial capital of India, to the neighbouring educational and information technology-oriented city of Pune
    Pune
    Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

    . With its smoothly paved concrete construction, this highway is unlike most other roads in India. This expressway offers a scenic drive between Mumbai and Pune and reduced the travel time between these two commercially important cities from 4-5 hours on the old NH4 to 2-3 hours.
    • Highway features
      • 6-lane concrete highway with 7m-wide divider. An extra lane provided on each side as a hard shoulder.
      • Separate tunnels for traffic in each direction.
      • Complete fencing to avoid humans and animals crossing the expressway.
      • No two-wheelers, three-wheelers or tractor vehicles allowed.
      • Provision of petrol pumps, motels, workshops, toilets, emergency phones, first aid, breakdown vans, etc.
      • Proposed planting of 80,000 trees along the Expressway.

  • Eastern Express Highway
    Eastern Express Highway
    The Eastern Express Highway is a city express highway serving the city of Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the National Highway 3. It is generally 6 lanes wide with over a dozen flyovers/grade separators...

    , Mumbai
    is a 23.55 km (14.6 mi) city highway. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the NH3. It is generally six-lane wide (three lanes in each direction) with more than a dozen flyovers/grade separators. It is a north-south artery of Mumbai connecting the city proper to the eastern suburbs and to the metropolitan area of Thane
    Thane
    Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...

    .

  • Western Express Highway
    Western Express Highway
    The Western Express Highway is a major north-south 8-10 lane arterial road in Mumbai, India, stretching from the suburb of Bandra to Dahisar. The highway begins near the Mahim Creek and extends to the Mira-Dahisar toll booth in the northern limit of the city. Beyond the city limits, it continues...

    , Mumbai
    is a north-south arterial city road in Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

    , stretching from the suburb of Bandra to Dahisar
    Dahisar
    Dahisar is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line, situated in Dahisar suburb. Located on the city limits of Mumbai, Dahisar is the last suburb and railway station within the Mumbai Suburban District; past...

    . The 25.33 km (15.74 mi) city highway begins near the Mahim Creek
    Mahim Creek
    Mahim Creek is a creek in Mumbai, India. The Mithi River drains into the creek which drains into the Mahim Bay. The creek forms the boundary between the city and suburbs...

     and extends to the Mira-Dahisar toll booth
    Toll house
    A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road or canal. Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries...

     in the northern limit of the city. Beyond the city limits, it continues as the Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

    -Delhi
    Delhi
    Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

     NH8. The road passes by domestic airport, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

  • Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway is also known as National Expressway 1 (India)
    National Expressway 1 (India)
    The Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway also known as National Expressway 1 is a major artery of public transport connecting the cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara, also known as Baroda in the state of Gujarat, India....

    . It was originally planned during the 1970s, but was delayed for decades due to land-usage and political issues. These issues were resolved in the 1990s, and the expressway opened in 2004. The expressway cuts the journey between the two cities to less than 1 hour. This expressway was India's first four-lane expressway project, and includes minor bridges and canal crossings, interchanges at Nadiad and Anand, cross-drainage works, rest areas, and related structures, for a length of 95 km (59 mi).

  • Delhi Gurgaon Expressway
    Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
    Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway is a long access-controlled toll expressway connecting Delhi, the national capital of India, and Gurgaon, an important satellite city of Haryana....

    - This eight-lane expressway opened in January 2008 and is part of Golden Quadrilateral
    Golden Quadrilateral
    The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...

     highway project. It is 28 km (17.4 mi) long and was expected to reduce travel time between Gurgaon and Delhi from upwards of 60 minutes to approximately 20 minutes. However, long queues of vehicles at toll plaza have reduced the efficacy of the expressway. Some special features of this expressway are SOS telephones every 1.5 km, CCTV surviliance and a 32-lane toll plaza at the Delhi-Haryana border. The expressway starts near the domestic terminal of the airport at Palam, has an exit for the international airport and ends beyond Gurgaon where it joins the six-lane NH8 after the toll plaza.

  • Noida Greater Noida Expressway connects Noida, a residential and industrial suburb of Delhi to Greater Noida, a still newer suburb. The total length of the expressway is 24.53 km (15.2 mi). It is under expansion to Taj Economic Zone, International Airport and Aviation Hub proposed to be constructed along the Taj Expressway. The objectives of the proposed expressway are as follows:
    • Highway features
      • To provide a fast moving corridor to minimize the travel time
      • To connect the main town ships / commercial centers on the Eastern site of river Yamuna
      • To ensure development of adjoining area
      • To relieve pressure on NH2 that is already congested and runs through the heart of cities like Faridabad, Ballabhgarh and Palwal.

  • Delhi Noida Direct Flyway
    DND Flyway
    DND Flyway is an eight-laned access controlled tolled expressway which connects Delhi to Noida, an industrial suburb area. It was built and is maintained by The Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. The acronym DND stands for "Delhi-Noida Direct".-Construction:The project, built by the Noida Toll Bridge...

    is an eight-lane, 9.2 km (5.7 mi) km access controlled tolled expressway which connects Delhi with Noida. It was built under a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model. The project included the construction of a flyover at Ashram Chowk. The other major part of the project was the construction of a 552.5 m (1,812.7 ft) bridge over the Yamuna river. This bridge, which was estimated to cost .

  • Ambala Chandigarh Expressway
    Ambala Chandigarh Expressway
    Ambala Chandigarh Expressway is four-lane 35 km long, high-traffic density corridor of Ambala-Chandigarh section on BOT basis, was completed in 30 months at a cost of The expressway has been operational since December 2009 and was constructed by the GMR Group with assistance from the World Bank....

    The four-laning of the 35km long, high-traffic density corridor of Ambala-Chandigarh section (km 5.735 to km 39.960 km on NH22 and 0 km to 0.871 km on NH21) on BOT basis, is completed in 30 months at a cost of

  • Jaipur Kishangarh Expressway
    Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway
    Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway is an Indian expressway connecting Jaipur with Kishangarh. It was inaugurated in May 2005.The mammoth Jaipur – Kishangarh of 90 km segment of the Golden Quadrilateral National Highways Development Project of the Government of India, is one of the best and busiest...

     
    is 90 km (55.9 mi) long and part of six-lane NH8.

  • Durgapur Expressway  is 65 km (40.4 mi) long, linking Dankuni with Memari on Grand Trunk Road, now allows fast communication between Kolkata and Durgapur.

  • Belghoria Expressway
    Belghoria Expressway
    Belghoria Expressway is an Indian expressway. It is the key arterial road linking Dakshineswar to Jessore road near Dum Dum Airport....

     
    through Nivedita Bridge is completed Dum Dum Airport will be 20-25 minutes from Dankuni.

  • Panipat Elevated Expressway
    Panipat Elevated Expressway
    Panipat Elevated Expressway is an Indian elevated expressway located in Panipat, Haryana. The expressway was built to ease the traffic on NH-1 between Delhi and Amritsar. It is 10 km long....

     
    six-lane 10 km (6.2 mi) expressway is expected to decongest the busy Delhi-Amritsar route. The Panipat Expressway is an uplift of National Highway 1.

  • Kona Expressway is 8 km (5 mi) long and serves as cut-offs and provides easier access to Kolkata from NH-2.

  • Hyderabad Elevated Expressways
    Hyderabad Elevated Expressways
    The Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed two elevated expressways within the city of Hyderabad, India to ensure a hassle-free drive for commuters.-P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway:...

    - The 11.6 km (7.2 mi) long elevated expressway connects Mehdipatnam in the city to Aramgarh Junction on the National Highway-7 leading to the Hyderabad International Airport at Shamshabad

  • Hosur Road Elevated Expressway - is a 9.985 km (6.2 mi) kilometers (6 mi) long elevated, tolled, access controlled expressway in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka
    Karnataka
    Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

    , India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

    . The project is a part of the BETL (Bangalore Elevated Tollways Ltd), project as part of the National Highways Development Project and the Elevated Highways Project. It was initiated in early 2006, and was inaugurated on 22nd January 2010.

  • Chennai Bypass Expressway
    Chennai bypass
    The Chennai Bypass is a full-access controlled expressway that interconnects four radial Indian National Highways around Chennai, India covering a distance of from Tambaram to Madhavaram via Maduravoyal at a cost of INR 4,050 million...

    is a fully access-controlled expressway
    Limited-access road
    A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

     that interconnects four radial Indian National Highways around Chennai
    Chennai
    Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

    , India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

     covering a distance of 32 km (19.9 mi). Constructed as part of the National Highway Development Project to decongest the city of transiting vehicles, the expressway interconnects NH45
    National Highway 45 (India)
    Grand Southern Trunk Road or National Highway 45 is one of the busiest National Highways in Southern India with a total length of . The highway starts from Kathipara junction in Guindy, a very busy confluence of five roads in southern Chennai and extends up to Theni. It connects Chennai to its...

    , NH4
    National Highway 4 (India)
    National Highway 4 is a major National Highway in Western and Southern India. NH 4 links four of the 10 most populous Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai. NH 4 is in length and passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.NH 4 constitutes...

    , NH205
    National Highway 205 (India)
    National Highway 205 is a National Highway in India. NH 205 connects Chennai in Tamil Nadu with Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh. Starting from Poonamalle high road/NH 4 in Kilpauk Chennai it joins Anantpur at NH 7.- Route :...

     and NH5
    National Highway 5 (India)
    National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...

    . This expressway now forms a part of the circular transportation corridor
    Chennai HSCTC
    Chennai High Speed Circular Transportation Corridors is an urban road transit in the form of elevated concentric beltways planned for the city of Chennai. The beltways are envisaged as an elevated 2-tier system with design speed of 80 km/h. The top tier is a 2-lane dedicated corridor for the...

    .

Under construction

Expressway Name Distance State
1 Western Freeway Mumbai 25.33 km (15.74 mi) Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

2 Eastern Freeway Mumbai
Eastern Freeway Mumbai
The Eastern Freeway project is an under-construction freeway to provide a direct link between the Eastern Express Highway and south Mumbai.The Eastern Freeway will be a 22-km high-speed corridor from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya right up to Eastern Express Highway through the...

22 km (13.7 mi) Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

3 Mumbai Nashik Expressway
Mumbai Nashik Expressway
Mumbai Nashik Expressway will be a long expressway connecting Mumbai to Nashik. The total cost of the project will be . At the time when this project was awarded, it was the largest BOT road project in India...

150 km (93.2 mi) Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

4 Kundli ManesarPalwal Expressway(KMP)
Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway(KMP)
Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway, or Kundli-Manesar-Palwal , is 135.6 km long Expressway being constructed in Haryana, India. It was planned to become operational by June 2009. but will not be ready even partially before 2012...

135.6 km (84.3 mi) Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

5 Delhi Eastern Peripheral Expressway
Eastern Peripheral Expressway
National Expressway 2 or Eastern Peripheral Expressway or KGP is a proposed road which will bypass Delhi on eastern side...

135 km (83.9 mi) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

/Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

6 Pathankot Ajmer Expressway
Pathankot Ajmer Expressway
Pathankot Ajmer Expressway is eight-lane 600 km express highway connecting Pathankot with Ajmer via Jalandhar. The expressway will be about 600 km long out of which 325 km will fall in Punjab and rest will be in Haryana and Rajasthan. The development of this project is expected to open up the...

600 km (372.8 mi) Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

/Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

7 Ganga Expressway
Ganga Expressway
The Ganga Expressway Project was launched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati after coming to power in 2007. The project aims to construct a 1047 km access controlled eight-laned expressway running along the Ganga River...

1000 km (621.4 mi) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

8 Yamuna Expressway
Yamuna Expressway
Yamuna Expressway , formerly known as Taj Expressway project was conceived with the idea of reducing the travel time between Noida and Agra...

165.53 km (102.9 mi) Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

/Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

9 Bamroli Althan Expressway 12 km (7.5 mi) Gujarat
10 Upper Ganga Canal Expressway
Upper Ganga Canal Expressway
Upper Ganga Canal Expressway, also known as Hindon Expressway, is a planned eight-lane long expressway. It is planned to stretch from Noida to Hardwar through Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee....

150 km (93.2 mi) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

11 Chennai Port Maduravoyal Expressway
Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway
The Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway is a proposed elevated expressway in the city of Chennai, India. The corridor begins at Chennai Port Gate no...

19 km (11.8 mi) Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

12 Hungund Hospet Expressway
Hungund Hospet Expressway
Hungund Hospet Expressway is a long access-controlled toll expressway connecting Hungund and Hospet, Karnataka. It will be built on existing NH 13, with cost of ....

99 km (61.5 mi) Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

13 Hyderabad ORR
Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)
The Outer Ring Road or ORR is a 158 kilometer, 8-lane ring road expressway encircling the City of Hyderabad, AP, India. It is built by HMDA at a cost of Rs.6696 crores. with an assistance of Rs 3,123 crores from Japan International Cooperation Agency. The expressway is designed for speeds of 120...

158 km (98.2 mi) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

14 Suratkal-B.C Road Expressway 36 km (22.4 mi) Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

Total length of Expressways 2607.46 km (1,620.2 mi)
  • Western Freeway Mumbai is an ambitious project to connect the suburbs of Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

     with downtown Mumbai. The project envisions the setting up of multiple flyovers over the Arabian Sea
    Arabian Sea
    The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

    . The first phase of the project, known as the Bandra-Worli Sea Link
    Bandra-Worli Sea Link
    The Bandra–Worli Sea Link , also known as the Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link , is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts on either side, that links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli...

    , is complete, and links Bandra in the north with Worli
    Worli
    -History:Worli was one of the original seven islands that constituted the city of Mumbai. Although primarily a fishing village, the Worli Fort, a British fort that is now in ruins, is located there. Its original resident was the legendary Dishankeshwar Kalsi who has also been recognized in several...

     to the south with a cable stayed bridge spanning the Mahim Bay
    Mahim Bay
    Mahim Bay is a large bay, part of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai India. The southern end is Worli, northern end is Bandra Reclamation and Mahim is in the centre. The bay was named after the islands of Mahim and Salsette were merged in the early 19th century...

    . This development shall relieve the congestion on the Mahim Causeway
    Mahim Causeway
    The Mahim Causeway is a vital link road connecting the city of Mumbai with its northern suburbs. The causeway links the neighbourhoods of Mahim to the south with Bandra to the north....

    , which up until now has been the only road connection between the suburbs and the main city of Mumbai on the western sea front. Toll will be Rs.50(one way),Rs.75(two way) for cars and Rs.100 for heavy vehicles.

  • Eastern Freeway Mumbai
    Eastern Freeway Mumbai
    The Eastern Freeway project is an under-construction freeway to provide a direct link between the Eastern Express Highway and south Mumbai.The Eastern Freeway will be a 22-km high-speed corridor from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya right up to Eastern Express Highway through the...

    project (EFP) to provide a direct link to the Eastern Express Highway
    Eastern Express Highway
    The Eastern Express Highway is a city express highway serving the city of Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the National Highway 3. It is generally 6 lanes wide with over a dozen flyovers/grade separators...

     and south Mumbai. The Eastern Freeway will be a 22 km (13.7 mi) high-speed corridor from Prince of Wales Museum up to Eastern Express Highway at Wadala through 12 km (7.5 mi) of relatively less-congested roads of the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) area. Of this, 9 km (5.6 mi) will be elevated. The expressway will drastically reduce travel time between Colaba
    Colaba
    Colaba is a part of the city of Mumbai, India, and also a Lok Sabha constituency. During Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Candil...

     in South Mumbai
    South Mumbai
    South Mumbai , sometimes incorrectly referred to by English Media as "SoBo" , the southern-most precinct of the city of Mumbai, India, comprises the city's main business localities and its adjoining areas...

     and the eastern suburbs like Ghatkopar
    Ghatkopar
    Ghatkopar is a suburban neighbourhood of eastern Mumbai. It is also a railway station serviced by Central Railway line of the Mumbai suburban railway.-History:...

     and Mulund. Work on this freeway started in January 2008 and is scheduled to complete in five years.

  • Mumbai Nashik Expressway
    Mumbai Nashik Expressway
    Mumbai Nashik Expressway will be a long expressway connecting Mumbai to Nashik. The total cost of the project will be . At the time when this project was awarded, it was the largest BOT road project in India...

    will be 150 km (93.2 mi) long and one of the most important gateways - Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

     to Northern, Central and Eastern part of India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

    As of 18-July-2011 the project was completed 64km

  • Kundli Manesar Palwal Expressway(KMP)
    Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway(KMP)
    Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway, or Kundli-Manesar-Palwal , is 135.6 km long Expressway being constructed in Haryana, India. It was planned to become operational by June 2009. but will not be ready even partially before 2012...

    Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway, also known as the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway, will act as a bypass for vehicles transiting Delhi and relieve Delhi of congestion of heavy night traffic. It takes off from NH1 at Kundli (Haryana), crosses NH1, NH10, NH8 and SH57 and meets NH-2 beyond Palwal. Cloverleaf flyovers are being proposed at places where the expressway crosses national highways. The construction of the six-lane 135.6 km (84.3 mi) long road is progressing at a snail's pace. The construction started in 2007 and was expected to be completed by June 2009 but is not likely to be over before 2012.

  • Delhi Eastern Peripheral Expressway
    Eastern Peripheral Expressway
    National Expressway 2 or Eastern Peripheral Expressway or KGP is a proposed road which will bypass Delhi on eastern side...

    It will have two six-lane sections: 49 km (30.4 mi) long Kundli-Ghaziabad section and 56 km (34.8 mi) long Ghaziabad—NOIDA-Palwal section. It will take off from NH1 at 36.1 km stone at Kundli (Haryana), cross Yamuna river near Mawikalan and Hindon river near Sharfabad (both in Baghpat district, U.P.), NH-58 near Duhai, NH-24 near Dasna, NH-91 near Beel Akbarpur, again cross Yamuna near Fajjupur Khadar and meet NH-2 beyond Palwal at km 64.33 stone. The construction has not started. No contractor has been finalized.

  • Pathankot Ajmer Expressway
    Pathankot Ajmer Expressway
    Pathankot Ajmer Expressway is eight-lane 600 km express highway connecting Pathankot with Ajmer via Jalandhar. The expressway will be about 600 km long out of which 325 km will fall in Punjab and rest will be in Haryana and Rajasthan. The development of this project is expected to open up the...

     
    - Expressway will begin from Pathankot in Punjab and pass through Haryana and end at the Holy city of Ajmer
    Ajmer
    Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

     in Rajasthan
    Rajasthan
    Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

    . The total length of this expressway is 600 km (372.82 mi)

  • Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor

  • Ganga Expressway
    Ganga Expressway
    The Ganga Expressway Project was launched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati after coming to power in 2007. The project aims to construct a 1047 km access controlled eight-laned expressway running along the Ganga River...

    - This project was announced in 2007 by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. At 1000 km (621.4 mi), it will be India's longest expressway. It will link Noida, on Uttar Pradesh's western border with Delhi to Ballia, on Uttar Pradesh's eastern border with Bihar. The expressway will run along the left bank of the Ganga river, in contrast to the Grand Trunk Road
    Grand Trunk Road
    The Grand Trunk Road also formerly known as Uttarapatha, Shah Rah-e-Azam or Sadak-e-Azam or Badshahi Sadak is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads...

     which is on the right bank. The expected cost is . This expressway should reduce the travel time between Delhi and Varanasi to 8 hours. The project is expected to be completed in 2011. Private firms have shown their interest in the Ganga Expressway as twenty companies have placed their bids for this project.

  • Yamuna Expressway
    Yamuna Expressway
    Yamuna Expressway , formerly known as Taj Expressway project was conceived with the idea of reducing the travel time between Noida and Agra...

    (Taj Expressway) - Greater Noida
    Greater Noida
    Greater Noida is located in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is under the purview of the National Capital Region of India...

    -Agra
    Agra
    Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...

     - Extended connectivity with Delhi through Noida-Greater Noida Expressway (linked through interchange) and Delhi-Noida Direct.

  • Suratkal-B.C Road Expressway-The expressway is almost completed and it is built to control Traffic on Nh-17 and Nh-48 on Mangalore city.

  • Upper Ganga Canal Expressway
    Upper Ganga Canal Expressway
    Upper Ganga Canal Expressway, also known as Hindon Expressway, is a planned eight-lane long expressway. It is planned to stretch from Noida to Hardwar through Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee....

    The eight-lane 150 km (93.2 mi) long Upper Ganga Canal expressway, popularly known as Hindon Expressway, will stretch from Noida to Hardwar through Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee.

  • Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway
    Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway
    The Chennai Port – Maduravoyal Expressway is a proposed elevated expressway in the city of Chennai, India. The corridor begins at Chennai Port Gate no...

    The Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway is a proposed 19 kilometers (12 mi) elevated expressway in the city of Chennai, India. The corridor begins at Chennai Port Gate no. 10 and travels along the bank of the Cooum River till it reaches Koyambedu and along the median of NH4 thereon till it reaches Maduravoyal.

  • Hungund Hospet Expressway
    Hungund Hospet Expressway
    Hungund Hospet Expressway is a long access-controlled toll expressway connecting Hungund and Hospet, Karnataka. It will be built on existing NH 13, with cost of ....

    is a 99 km (61.5 mi) long access-controlled toll expressway connecting Hungund
    Hungund
    Hungund is a taluk in the northern district of Bagalkot in Karnataka, India. Major towns in the taluk are Amingad, Karadi, Hungund and Ilkal. It is the taluk which has the place Kudalasangama where the social reformist Basavanna attained moksha. Hungund Taluk also contains Aihole and Pattadkal...

      and Hospet
    Hospet
    Hospet , is a city in Bellary District in northern Karnataka, India. It is on the Tungabhadra River, 12 km from the World Heritage site consisting of the ruins of the medieval city of Vijayanagara, former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire....

    , Karnataka
    Karnataka
    Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

    . It will be built on existing NH 13, with cost of .


NH22 from Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

 to Shimla
Shimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...

 has been widened to four lanes at some stretches. Some portions of it (such as through Kalka town on Haryana-Himachal Pradesh border) have just two lanes with no place for widening. NH22 is a mountain road and even after widening, it cannot have access-control and would not become an expressway.

Planned

  • Mumbai Vadodara Expressway is an expressway scheduled to be constructed between the cities of Vadodara
    Vadodara
    Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...

     (Gujarat) and Mumbai
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

     (Maharashtra
    Maharashtra
    Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

    ). Its cost of the project is expected to be .
  • Chennai Outer Ring Road
    Outer Ring Road, Chennai
    The Outer Ring Road is a major transport corridor being developed along the periphery of Chennai Metropolitan Area by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority . It is 62.3 km long connecting NH 45 at Vandalur, NH 4 at Nazarathpet, NH 205 at Nemilicherry, NH 5 at Nallur and TPP road...

    is a second Chennai ring to complement the existing facility.


NHAI has proposed the following two Expressways in the NHDP VI.
  • Bangalore Chennai Expressway
    Bangalore Chennai Expressway
    The Bangalore-Chennai Expressway is an expressway scheduled to be constructed between the cities of Bangalore, and Chennai, . This expressway will be 240 km long and will be designed for travelling on high speed of 120 km an hour...

  • Kolkata
    Kolkata
    Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

    -Dhanbad
    Dhanbad
    Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47oC. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall...

     expressway


The Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 government is planning five more expressways in the state. The five proposed expressways will have a combined length of around 750 km (466 mi).

The Five Expressways would be
  • Greater Noida
    Greater Noida
    Greater Noida is located in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is under the purview of the National Capital Region of India...

    -Saharanpur
    Saharanpur
    Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division...

    -Dehradun
    Dehradun
    - Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

     expressway (in partnership with the Uttarakhand
    Uttarakhand
    Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

     state government)
  • Farrukhabad
    Farrukhabad
    Farrukhābād , is one of the important cities of Central Doab Region in the State of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The city was founded in 1717 by Mohammed Bangash who named it after the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar. Farrukhabad is situated on the bank of sacred river Ganges.-Demographics: India...

    -Kotdwar expressway.
  • Delhi
    Delhi
    Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

    -Meerut expressway.
  • Chennai HSCTC
    Chennai HSCTC
    Chennai High Speed Circular Transportation Corridors is an urban road transit in the form of elevated concentric beltways planned for the city of Chennai. The beltways are envisaged as an elevated 2-tier system with design speed of 80 km/h. The top tier is a 2-lane dedicated corridor for the...

  • Chennai Elevated Expressways
    Chennai Elevated Expressways
    Chennai Elevated Expressways is a Road Network Development Scheme of the Second Master Plan by CMDA for the Chennai city.- Corridors :A total of 5 Elevated Corridors have been proposed as a medium-term Scheme....

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