Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: PM Modi throws Vadodara stretch open for public, travel time to Delhi cut to 10 hours
reported. In January, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari also shared pictures of the Vadodara-Virar section on social media site X (formerly Twitter). “Stunning views from Vadodara-Virar Section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
Limiting the distance for prosperous India," he wrote. -The 1,382 km project passes through six states -- Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharastra. -Worth ₹1 lakh crore, it is India's longest expressway project.
-Over 1,200 km of the stretch has already been awarded and is under progress. -The project was kick-started in 2018, foundation stone laid in 2019, and is expected to be fully operational by 2024. -It is expected to chop time travelled vai road between Delhi to Mumbai in 12 hours.
-An Advance Traffic Management System (ATMS) is being implemented to manage road crash incidents and enforcement of speed limit and other regulations, as per the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). -The expressway is expected to connect key hubs such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Port with a spur to Mumbai and the Delhi-Faridabad-Sohna section with a spur to Jewar Airport. -Cities such as Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Kota, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat are also expected to be transport linked via the corridor.
-It will also serve 93 PM Gati Shakti Economic Nodes, 13 ports, eight major airports, and as many multi-modal logistics parks (MMLPs) along with the new upcoming greenfield airports such as Jewar Airport, Navi Mumbai Airport, and JNPT port. -Motorcycles, scooters, three-wheelers, and tractors will likely not be allowed to ply on the expressway. These are at present not allowed over the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section as
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