Mumbai – Nagpur Expressway – Information & Status Update
701 km Mumbai – Nagpur Expressway (Samruddhi Mahamarg) by MSRDC is an under construction 6 lane access-controlled road with a route alignment connecting Village Shivmadka in Nagpur District to Village Amne in Thane District
Samruddhi Mahamarg was opened and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11, 2022. The first phase (502 km) connects Nagpur – Shirdi.
This greenfield project was first announced in 2015 and land acquisition began in July 2017. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2018, and construction work started in January 2019 for 16 civil packages.
The 6 lane expressway is 120m broad and is designed for a top speed of 150 kmph.
The expressway connects the districts of Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Washim, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Jalna, Ahmednagar, Nashik and Thane.
Its route passes through 3 wildlife sanctuaries. To protect wildlife, several overpasses, underpasses and high culverts will be built. The expressway features a 310m bridge over river Wardha, 33 major bridges, 274 minor bridges, 65 viaducts/flyovers and six tunnels through the Western Ghats. The longest tunnel is being built at Kasara Ghat, Igatpuri.
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