Introduction to Nagpur Mumbai Expressway (Samruddhi Mahamarg)
Friends, Roads, Highways & Expressways are the lifeline of a developing country. They not only aid in the traffic movement but also plays an important role in socio economic development, Logistical connectivity & Travel Gateway.
Currently, many major expressway projects are under construction across India and Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg is also one among them. In this article, we will have a detailed look on the Nagpur Mumbai expressway project where we will discuss about some important information about the project, technical specifications, Route map alignment, Village list, types and number of structures proposed under this project, Land Acquisition details, contractors currently working, current progress, expected date of completion of the project etc. So kindly read this article till end to have all the updates.
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Nagpur Mumbai Expressway or Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg’s official name is Hindu Hrudaya Samrat Balasaheb Thackrey. This under construction expressway is also known as Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway. This expressway is a flagship project of Maharashtra Government and as its name says, the expressway is being constructed between the cities Nagpur and Mumbai. Overall length of the expressway will be around 701 km.
Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg project was launched in year 2016 by the government of Maharashtra with Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd (MSRDC) as the responsible agency for the construction.
The work for Land acquisition of the Nagpur Mumbai Expressway aka Samruddhi Mahamarg got initiated in year 2017 and the construction work for the same got started in year 2019.
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Salient Features of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway (Samruddhi Mahamarg)
Samruddhi mahamarg is being constructed as a 701 kilometers long 6 lane expressway with a provision to be extended up to 8 lanes in future as per the traffic growth. And keeping this in mind, the land acquisition for this project has been done.
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Carriageway type, ROW, Max Speed & Proposed Structures of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway
The carriageway of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway is designed in such a way that the additional lanes in future can be constructed in the median portion, which is at the center of the expressway and to achieve this, the Right of Way (ROW) of the Samruddhi Mahamarg is kept as 120 m wide.
Maximum portion of this super communication highway is being constructed as Rigid Pavement which is commonly known as Concrete Road or Paved Quality Concrete Road (PQC Road).
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Nagpur Mumbai expressway is designed for a maximum speed of 120 km per hour and will allow the vehicles to move with a speed of 120 Kilometers per Hour on its carriageway.
It is certainly the first Expressway in India where the construction of 9 Green Bridges and 6 Tunnels are happening simultaneously. With help of such structures, the wildlife movement will not be hampered due to the construction of the expressway and in fact, these structures will provide a smooth and seamless movement of wildlife animals.
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Throughout the stretch of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway 57 Nos Flyovers & Viaducts, 32 Major Bridges, 8 Nos Railway Over Bridges, 274 Nos Minor Bridges, 65 Nos Vehicular Overpass, 189 Vehicular Underpass, 120 Nos Light Vehicular Underpass, 209 Nos Cattle & Pedestrian Underpass, 3 Nos of Wildlife Underpass, 3 Wildlife Overpass, 19 Nos Pedestrian Overpass, 20 Nos Canal Bridges, 671 Nos Box culverts, 24 Interchanges and 6 Tunnel type structures are being constructed. With the help of such structures, the traffic flow on the Nagpur Mumbai Expressway will be smooth and seamless.
These large quantity of these proposed structures are only enough to understand the scale of this mammoth project.
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Tunnel Details of Mumbai Nagpur Expressway (Samruddhi Mahamarg)
Among the 6 tunnels proposed under this project, one of the important tunnels is being constructed in Kasaraghat near Igatpuri. This tunnel will be of 8 kilometer long and it is being constructed as a twin type tunnel with each tunnel having a width of 17.5m. After its successful construction, this tunnel will be India’s Widest Tunnel and will also be the Longest Tunnel on any expressway across India.
Since it is being developed as a twin-type tunnel, 2 separate tubular structures are constructed with 3 lanes on each highway. Having 3 lanes on each tube, it will have overall 6 lanes in both tubes. The tunnels are being constructed using Austrian Tunneling Method.
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Land Acquisition details & Project Model of Samruddhi Mahamarg
For the construction of Nagpur Mumbai super communication expressway, a total of 24,255 acres (9,900 Ha) of land has been acquired by the government of Maharashtra.
For the construction work, the samruddhi mahamarg is developed under Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Model.
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Toll Plazas & other facilities at Nagpur Mumbai Expressway
A total of 21 Way Side Amenities are under construction which are located at regular intervals. These amenities will provide facility of AC Restaurants, Toilets, Washrooms, Food courts, Minor Repair Shop, Dhaba, Dormitory, Toilet Blocks, Fuel Stations etc.
Along with the WSA, CCTV Cameras, Emergency calling stations etc will also be installed on regular intervals.
The Nagpur Mumbai Expressway has a total of 26 Toll Plazas under which, 2 are main toll plaza whereas remaining 24 are ramp or loop type toll plazas which will be constructed at interchanges (entry exit)
In order to make Mumbai Nagpur Expressway eco friendly and to provide electric vehicle friendly infrastructure, along the 701 km stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg EV Charging stations are being installed at the selected 21 locations. These EV charging stations will be spread around 6 to 8 hectares of area.
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Route Alignment Map of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway aka Samruddhi Mahamarg
Through out its stretch, the super communication expressway will cross 10 districts of Maharashtra viz. Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Buldhana, Washim, Jalna, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Nashik & Thane ( which is near Mumbai). This Nagpur Mumbai expressway will connect 392 villages of 26 Talukas falling under these 10 districts of the state.
After its construction, it provide a direct connectivity between Nagpur and JNPT Port, Mumbai.
This expressway will not only get connected with the mentioned 10 districts, but it will also get connected with 14 additional surrounding districts through the connecting highways and feeder routes. These additional 14 districts will be Gondia, Gadhchiroli, Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Akola, Jalgaon, Dhule, Palghar and Raigad.
This expressway will play an important role in the development of these districts.
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Proposed Toll fares on Nagpur Mumbai Expressway aka Samruddhi Mahamarg
The toll collection mechanism on this expressway is designed in such a way that a traveler has to pay the toll fare for only the actual distance covered on the expressway. The end to end (Start to End) toll fare for cars on Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg is kept as 1,212 Rs.
The complete list of the proposed toll fare on Maharashtra Nagpur Mumbai Expressway are as follows:
| Cars | Rs 1,212 |
| Mini Bus | Rs 1,955 |
| Heavy Axle Vehicle | Rs 4,100 |
| Three Axle Commercial Vehicle | Rs 4,472 |
| Heavy Construction Vehicle | Rs 6,435 |
| Multi Axle Commercial Vehicle | Rs 7,830 |
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Construction Packages and Contractors of Nagpur Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway Project
Mumbai Nagpur Expressway is so big that for undertaking the construction activities, the expressway is further divided into 16 packages and currently the giant companies like MEIL, AFCONS, NCC, PNC, Sadbhav, Reilance Infra, Montecarlo, L&T, Gayatri Projects, DBL, BSCPL, GVPR, Navyuga engineering etc are working 24×7 to construct this expressway on time.
| Package (Length) & Section | Construction Company |
| Pkg 1 (31 km): From Km. 0+000 to Km. 31+000 (Section – Village Shivmadka up to Village Khadki Amgaon) in District Nagpur | MEIL |
| Pkg 2 (58.412 km): From Km. 31+000 to Km. 89+413 (Section – Khadki Amgaon up to Village Pimpalgaon) in District Wardha | AFCONS Infra |
| Pkg 3 (73.367 km): From Km. 89+300 to Km. 162+667 (Section – Ashta up to Village Wadhona Ramnath) in District Amravati | NCC ltd |
| Pkg 4 (54.356 km): From Km. 162+667 to Km. 217+023 In (Section – Village Donad Bk. up to Village Januna kh.) in District Washim | PNC Infra |
| Pkg 5 (31 km): From Km. 217+023 to Km. 259+900 (Section – Village Kinhiraja up to Village Kenwad) in District Washim | APCO Infra |
| Pkg 6 (36.10 km): From Km. 259+900 to Km. 296+000 (Section – Belgaon up to Village Parda) in District Buldhana | APCO Infra |
| Pkg 7 (51.190 km): From Km. 296+000 to Km. 347+190 (Section – Village Banda up to Village Sawargaon Mal) in District Buldhana | Reliance Infrastructure |
| Pkg 8 (42.720 km): From Km. 347+725 to Km. 390+445 (Section – Nhava up to Village) in District Jalna | Montecarlo ltd |
| Pkg 9 (54.40 km): From Km. 390+445 to Km. 444+485 (Section – Bendewadi up to Village Fatiwabad) in District Aurangabad | MEIL |
| Pkg 10 (57.91 km): From Km. 444+845 to Km. 502+752 (Section – Fatiwabad up to Village Surala) in District Aurangabad | L&T |
| Pkg 11 (29.396): From Km. 0+000 to Km. 31+000 (Section – Village Shivmadka up to Village Khadki Amgaon) in District Nagpur | Gayatri Projects Ltd |
| Pkg 12 (45.645 km): From Km. 532+094 To Km. 577+739 in section – Village Pathare Kh. up to Village Sonari in District Nashik | DBL |
| Pkg 13 (45.64 km): From KM. 577+739 TO KM. 623+379 (Section – Village Sonari up to Village Taranganpada) in District Nashik | BSCPL – GVPR JV |
| Pkg 14 (13.10 km): From Km. 623+379 to Km. 636+479 in section – Village Taranganpada- Pimpri Sadroddin up to Vashala BK in District Thane | AFCONS |
| Pkg 15 (28.00 km) From Km. 636+479 to Km. 664+479 in section – Vashala BK up to Village Birwadi in District Thane | Navayuga Engineering |
| Pkg 16 (37.00 km) From Km. 664+479 to Km. 701+362 in section – Village Birwadi up to Village Amne in District Thane | Navayuga Engineering |
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Important updates of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway (Samruddhi Mahamarg)
Another important information regarding this expressway is that in year 2021, a greenfield 6 lane access controlled 225 km long Eastern Maharashtra Expressway project was announced by the government of Maharashtra which will be an extension of the Nagpur Mumbai Expressway. Under this new expressway, Nagpur end of Samruddhi Mahamarg will be extended up to Gadhchiroli. The alignment of 225 km Eastern Maharashtra expressway will start from Nagpur and will pass through Bhandara, Gondia and will reach Gadhchiroli.
Currently, the detailed project report of Eastern Maharashtra Expressway is under preparation phase.
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Once the completion of Nagpur Mumbai Expressway (701 km) and Eastern Maharashtra Expressway (225 km), Maharashtra state will have a 926 Kilometers long 6 lane access controlled expressway from Mumbai to Gadhchiroli.
Certainly, after the successful construction of 701 kilometers long Nagpur Mumbai Expressway, the socio and economic development of not only the surrounding areas of the expressway but also the country will get a strong push. Considering these factors in mind, Maharashtra State Government has launched another flagship project named as Krishi Samruddhi Nagar New Town Project.
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Under Krishi Samruddhi Nagar New Town Project, it is proposed to construct and develop 20 New towns / Industrial Hubs near the Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway and for this, the Maharashtra state government has already initiated from the policy level and under the provision of Maharashtra Regional and Township Planning Act, 1966 an authority viz. New Town Development Authority (NTDA) is also formed.
Under this new town project, the establishment of the industrial hubs are proposed on the major intersection / junctions of Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway. Also these industrial hubs will be developed in such a way that the distance between the successive hub will be around 30-40 km.
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Current Status of Nagpur Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg
Currently, the construction work pace on Nagpur Mumbai Expressway is in its full swing. However during the covid-19 period, the progress of this project was also slightly got affected. According to the reports, currently the construction work of this highway has been completed by more than 73%.
Initially, MSRDC announced that it will first start the Nagpur-Shirdi stretch of Mumbai Nagpur Expressway for the public. But due to certain reasons, the work on this stretch was pending. According to new reports, now the Vijaypur-Sindkhed Raja Stretch and Shelu Bazar-Nagpur section will be first opened for the public. The combined length of these two stretches is approx 360 km and it is expected that the rest of the expressway will become operational by March 2023.
Prime Minister Modi to Inaugurate Samruddhi Mahamarg on 11-December 2022
The country’s longest greenfield Expressway project, the eagerly anticipated Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway, will be officially opened on December 11,2022 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Samruddhi Mahamarg, a six-lane access-controlled highway, is one of the most ambitious road projects ever started in India.
PM Modi will officially open the Samruddhi Expressway between Nagpur and Mumbai. He will dedicate the 500-kilometer route that connects Nagpur with Shirdi, which has already been finished. The remaining stretch, which will link Shirdi with Mumbai, would be finished in six months, according to Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis.
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In other words, it can be said that the construction work of Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg aka Nagpur Mumbai Expressway will be fully completed in Year 2023.
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