18-522: The Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway or Mahatma Gandhi Expressway or National Expressway 1 is an expressway connecting the cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara in the state of Gujarat , India. The 93.1 km (57.8 mi) long expressway reduces the travel time between the two cities from two and a half hours to an hour. It was declared as National Expressway 1 in 1986. The expressway has 2 lanes each side. The expressway opened in 2004. It has two exit loops at Nadiad / Kheda and Anand . In 2009,
36-463: A city or between two cities. These expressways direct heavy traffic to the outskirts freeing city roads of traffic. This also allows outside traffic to directly pass the city instead of going through it further limiting traffic within a city. Note: AC = Access-Controlled Expressway , GS = Grade Separated Expressway , TE = Tolled Elevated Expressway. Part of NH 19 . 6.21 mi * Ready to inaugurate Total length listed in this table
54-433: A more equal distribution of goods, especially to rural areas . These expressways are not part of National Expressways but may be operated by state authority or national authority. Note: AC = Access-Controlled Expressway , GS = Grade Separated Expressway , TE = Tolled Elevated Expressway. Bypass Expressways to bypass city traffic such as ring roads , bypass , freeways and elevated roads exist entirely within
72-510: A target of constructing 83,677 km of new highways over the next five years, was started in 2017 as well as conversion of 4 lane highways into 6 lane Brownfield expressways & some state highways into NH/NE. Phase I of the Bharatmala project involves the construction of 34,800 km of highways (including the remaining projects under NHDP) at an estimated cost of ₹ 5.35 lakh crore by 2021–22. Brownfield National Highway Project
90-463: Is an example of a new 12-lane approach with initial 8-lane construction. Bharatmala is an ecosystem of road development which includes tunnels, bridges, elevated corridors, flyovers, overpass, interchanges, bypasses, ring roads etc. to provide shortest & optimized connectivity to multiple places, it is a centrally-sponsored and funded road and highways project of the Government of India with
108-452: Is the widening/re-development of existing National Highways. The upgradation of highway is a Brownfield Expressway Project which has high traffic demand and is a part of both rural and urban setup. The upgradation is carried from 4 Lane to 6 Lane on EPC mode such as NH-709A . 43,000 km state highways have been converted to National Highways in last 8 years. The majority of the investment required for constructing expressways comes from
126-571: The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will be the longest expressway in India. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Mumbai–Pune Expressway is the first 6-lane operational expressway in India started in 2002. Expressways follow standards set by Indian Roads Congress and Bureau of Indian Standards . Currently, the longest expressway in India is the partially-opened Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (Phase-III) at 935 km (581 mi), which
144-555: The Government of Gujarat asked the Government of India to extend the expressway to Mumbai . In 2011, IRB Infra won a bid to upgrade the expressway from four lanes to six lanes with service lanes and collect toll. In 2013, it was announced that IRB Infra, which was also upgrading the stretch of the National Highway connecting Ahmedabad and Vadodara as part of the deal, would not collect toll till construction work
162-541: The National Highways Authority of India announced plans to upgrade the expressway to six lanes. Two-wheeler vehicles of all kinds are forbidden on the expressway. The expressway is fenced to prevent the entry of two wheelers and cattle, along with several underpasses and overbridges to allow vehicles to cross over. The expressway was built at a cost of ₹ 475 crore and inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India , Atal Bihari Vajpayee . In 2009,
180-484: The central government . Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the only states which are investing in building expressways through dedicated expressway corporations. The National Highways Authority of India operating under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will be in-charge of the construction and maintenance of expressways. The National Highways Development Project by the government of India aims to expand
198-481: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. operational under construction planned List of list of expressways by state (including State and National expressways). State Expressways are funded by State/Central Government to connect areas within the state. These expressways reduce travel time, allowing for more efficient travel and fuel savings. This also allows for
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#1732782837780216-473: The city/town/village traffic and these highways are designed for speed of 100 km/h. Some roads are not access-controlled expressways but are still named expressways, such as the Bagodara–Tarapur Expressway , Biju Expressway , these are actually state highways that are not declared by the central government as an Expressway, hence not an Expressway or National Highway. Under construction,
234-433: The country's current expressway network and plans to add an additional 18,637 km of greenfield expressways by 2025 apart from building 4 lane greenfield national highways of 50,000 km length. Currently NHDP Phase-6 and NHDP Phase-7 construction is going on along with Bharatmala project. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is set to unveil a plan for constructing 50,000 km of new expressways by 2037 in
252-779: The expressway due to speed limits set prior to the opening of the expressway. Expressways in India Expressways are the highest class of roads in India. In July 2023, the total length of expressways in India was 5,930 km (3,680 mi), with 11,127.69 km (6,914.43 mi) under construction. These are controlled-access highways designed for high vehicular movement with speed limit of 120 km/h and entrance and exits are controlled by grade separated system interchanges (such as cloverleaf , three-way , trumpet ) whereas National highways are flyover access or tolled , where entrance and exit are done by service interchanges , flyovers are provided to bypass
270-761: The first 100 days of the new government.The program, replacing Bharatmala, aligns with Vision 2047 and aims to reduce logistic costs and modernize road infrastructure. Economic Corridors of India or Industrial Corridors of India , 44 corridors 26,200 km (16,300 mi) were identified and 9,000 km (5,600 mi) will be taken up in phase-I, they exclude 6 National Corridors, they include: 66 8,000 km (5,000 mi) inter-corridors (IC) & 116 7,500 km (4,700 mi) feeder routes (FR) were identified for Bharatmala. List of 44 economic corridors (EC): List of operational expressways by state, as of March 2023: (3,466) mi As of April 2021, eight expressways have been declared as National Expressway (NE) by
288-449: Was completed. The process of upgrading the expressway to six lanes is being done at a cost of ₹ 3300 crore . Toll will be charged at four points - at Ahmedabad, SP Ring Road Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Anand & Vadodara. A summary table of toll rates is as below: In 2004, it was reported that the road surface quality on certain stretches of the expressway was inferior due to the substandard quality of construction materials used. In 2005, it
306-746: Was opened in 2023, and the widest expressway is the Delhi – Gurgaon section of the Dwarka Expressway with 16 lanes, which was opened in 2024. Greenfield Expressways in India are designed as 12- lane wide Expressways with the initial construction of 8 lanes with maximum speed set as 120 km/h for all type of vehicles. Land for 4-lane future expansion is reserved in the center of the expressways. Greenfield Expressways are designed to avoid inhabited areas and go through new alignments to bring development to new areas and to reduce land acquisition costs and construction timelines. The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
324-475: Was reported that a major accident took place on the expressway, resulting in a pileup that involved nine vehicles due to fog. The Ahmedabad - Nadiad stretch is considered the most dangerous, with fatal accidents reported since the opening of the expressway. The expressway has been referred to as not accident-prone when compared to the Mumbai–Pune Expressway . GSRTC buses are known to travel slowly on
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