Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Expressway

Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Expressway
Route information
Length 701 km (436 mi)
Major junctions
From Thane
To Nagpur
Location
States Maharashtra
Highway system

    Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Expressway also known as Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg is a planned, 701 km (436 mi) long, 8 lane expressway, connecting the cities of Nagpur and Mumbai in Maharashtra.[1] The expressway will run through 10 districts, 26 tehsils, and 390 villages in the state and is expected to cut travel time between the two cities to 8 hours.[2] The project is expected to cost Rs 46,000 crores and requires the acquisition of 8,603 hectares of land.[3]

    Project Details

    Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation is the nodal agency responsible for executing the project which comprises building a completely greenfield expressway, designed for speeds up to 150 km/h on flat terrain and up to 100 km/h on the mountainous terrain of the Western Ghats section.[4] The state government also plans to build 24 townships along the route which will include state-of-the art healthcare facilities, skill management centres, IT parks and educational institutions. A total of 20,820 hectares of land is to be acquired for the project across 10 districts, out of which 8,520 hectares will used for the highway, while 10,800 hectares would be for building townships.[5] MSRDC will need a loan of Rs 28,000 crore loan from banks for funding the project.[6]

    To expedite the pre construction work on the highway, MSRDC decided to divide the project into five packages and hired a separate consultancy firm to prepare the Detailed Project Report for each package.[7] The civil work was further divided into 16 packages to be tendered separately.[8]

    Project Timeline

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Rawal, Swapnil (10 March 2018). "Maha budget: Work on Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway to start in April". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    2. ↑ Engineer, Rayomand (30 May 2018). "Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway Coming Soon : 10 Awesome Facts". The Better India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    3. 1 2 Jog, Sanjay (30 May 2018). "Mumbai Nagpur Super Communication Expressway gets key approval". DNA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    4. ↑ Chacko, Benita (20 February 2017). "Mumbai-Nagpur Super Communication Highway: Provisions being made to use highway as emergency airstrip for Air Force". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    5. ↑ "Devendra Fadnavis' grand 710-KM Mumbai-Nagpur expressway is facing stiff opposition. Here's why". Financial Express. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    6. ↑ Jog, Sanjay (28 March 2018). "MSRDC lines up loan worth Rs 19,878 cr for Mumbai-Nagpur Super Communication Expressway". DNA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    7. 1 2 Mehta, Manthan K (11 May 2016). "Consultants appointed for Project Report for Mumbai-Nagpur communication highway". Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    8. 1 2 Sheikh, Ateeq (3 January 2017). "Bidding opens for Mumbai-Nagpur expressway work". DNA. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    9. ↑ Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (14 July 2017). "Land acquisition for Mumbai-Nagpur expressway starts". Mint. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    10. ↑ "18 companies bid for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway project". The Economic Times. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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