Mumbai-Delhi Expressway to reduce distance by 220 kms: Nitin Gadkari
Mumbai-Delhi Expressway to reduce distance by 220 kms: Nitin Gadkari
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Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday that Mumbai-Delhi Greenfield Expressway would be extended to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). It will help the distance between Delhi and Mumbai to be reduced by about 220 kilometres. 

Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the cost of this project has been increased by about ₹5801 crore. He said, "The annual plan for national highway works in Maharashtra was approved for ₹2,727 crore. I got it enhanced to ₹5,801 crore, which will improve and develop 1,035 km of national highways in the state."

1275 km long,  The Mumbai-Delhi highway will be India's flagship greenfield expressway, will be an eight-lane highway with the provision to expand it into 12-lanes in the future. At the same time, vehicles will be able to run on this highway at a speed of 120 km per hour. Funds of about 7000 crores have been approved for construction of this road of the state. A network of 75-way side amenities is also planned on either side of the expressways at an interval of 50 kilometres.

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