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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian expressway connecting Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date= February 2020}}<br />
{{infobox road<br />
|country = IND<br />
|name = Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway<br />
|translation = अहमदाबाद–धोलेरा एक्सप्रेसवे<br />
|lang = hi<br />
|maint = [[National Highways Authority of India]] (NHAI)<br />
|map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|zoom=6|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3|id=Q85740166|title=Ahmedabad Dholera Expressway}}<br />
|map_custom= yes<br />
|length_km = 109<br />
|established = March 2023 (expected)<br />
|direction_a = North<br />
|terminus_a = [[Sarkhej]], [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]<br />
|junction = <br />
|direction_b = South<br />
|terminus_b = Adhelai, [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]]<br />
|states = [[Gujarat]]<br />
|cities = [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Bhavnagar]]<br />
|header_type = UC<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-dholera-expressway-gets-green-signal-tenders-issued/articleshow/67330169.cms |title=Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway gets green signal, Tenders issued |work=The Times of India |date=1 January 2019 }}</ref> is a {{cvt|109|km}} long, four-lane wide (expandable to eight) access-controlled under-construction expressway in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It will connect [[Sardar Patel Ring Road]] near [[Sarkhej]] in [[Ahmedabad]] with Adhelai village in [[Bhavnagar district]] via [[Dholera Special Investment Region]] (DSIR). The proposed [[Dholera Airport|Dholera International Airport]] near Navagam, about {{cvt|20|km}} from Dholera SIR will also lie in the route. <br />
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The Ahmedabad–Dholera greenfield expressway is a part of the [[Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project|Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor]] (DMIC) and is expected to be ready by March 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/23-expressways-new-highways-coming-up-in-next-5-years/articleshow/77526921.cms |title=23 new Expressways and Highways coming up in next 5 years |work=The Times of India |date=13 August 2020 }}</ref><br />
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==Construction==<br />
The [[NHAI]] has divided the construction work of Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway into four packages. Its total construction cost (excluding the cost of land) is about [[₹]]3,196 [[crore]]s. <br />
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The list of contractors is as follows:<br />
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{| class=wikitable<br />
!Sr. No<br />
!Package <br />
!Length in [[km]]<br />
!Contractor<br />
|-<br />
| 1.<br />
| [[Sarkhej]] ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]])–Sindhrej ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]) <br />
| style="text-align:center;"|22.0<br />
| [[Sadbhav Engineering Limited|Sadbhav Engineering]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2.<br />
| Sindhrej ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]])–Vejalaka ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]])<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|26.5<br />
| [[Sadbhav Engineering Limited|Sadbhav Engineering]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3.<br />
| Vejalaka ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]])–[[Dholera|Dholera SIR]] ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]])<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|22.5<br />
| GHV India<br />
|-<br />
| 4.<br />
| [[Dholera|Dholera SIR]] ([[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]])–Adhelai ([[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]])<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|38.0<br />
| [[Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon|DRA Infracon]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Status updates==<br />
* '''April 2020:''' Tenders floated for construction of expressway by the [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.constructionweekonline.in/projects-tenders/13024-nhai-floats-tenders-for-ahmedabad-dholera-greenfield-alignment |title=NHAI floats tenders for Ahmedabad–Dholera greenfield alignment |work=Construction Week Online |date=8 April 2020 }}</ref><br />
* '''August 2020:''' Tenders awarded in [[Engineering, procurement, and construction|EPC]] mode to [[Sadbhav Engineering Limited|Sadbhav Engineering]] (Package 1 and 2), GHV India Pvt. Ltd. (Package 3) and [[Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon|<br />
Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd.]] (Package 4).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/sadbhav-declared-lowest-bidder-for-two-highway-projects-worth-rs-1-572-cr-120081301962_1.html |title=Sadbhav declared lowest bidder for two highway projects worth Rs 1,572 crores |work=Business Standard |date=13 August 2020 }}</ref><br />
* '''April 2022:''' Work in progress<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Expressways in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed expressways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Ahmedabad]]</div>Ajay Kumar