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The '''Dimapur–Kohima Expressway''' is a [[Toll road|tolled]] [[Limited-access road|expressway]] in [[Nagaland]] that connects the state's largest city [[Dimapur]] and second largest city [[Kohima]]. Scheduled to be opened in 2021, the {{convert|42|km|mi|abbr=on|sigfig=3}} expressway will reduce the travel time between Dimapur and Kohima from 2.5 hours to 1 hour.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/dimapur-kohima-superhighway-gets-cceas-nod-after-10-years/|title=Dimapur-Kohima superhighway gets CCEA's nod after 10 years|website=[[Eastern Mirror]]|date=25 July 2013|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2020/12/02/dimapur-kohima-4-lane-road-to-be-ready-by-march-2021-says-nagaland-mp/|title=Dimapur-Kohima 4-lane road to be ready by March 2021, says Nagaland MP|website=[[East Mojo]]|date=2 December 2020|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The project was first announced by the then-[[Prime Minister of India]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in October 2003 during his visit to Nagaland.<ref name=":0"/><br />
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In 2013, the construction of the four-lane [[National Highway 29 (India)|National Highway 29]] from Dimapur to Kohima was approved and road cutting works began in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/ccea-approves-4-laning-of-dimapur-kohima-highway-in-nagaland/articleshow/20230383.cms|title=CCEA approves 4-laning of Dimapur-Kohima highway in Nagaland|website=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]|date=23 May 2013|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagalandpost.com/never-ending-project/224487.html|title=Never ending project|website=[[Nagaland Post]]|date=10 November 2020|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Future expansion==<br />
Future development plan entails extending the road from [[Kohima]] to [[Imphal]] from where it will be then extended to the existing roadway at [[Moreh]] on the [[India–Myanmar border]] to form part of the ambitious [[India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway]] project.<br />
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