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{{Short description|Indian expressway connecting Nagpur and Goa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{infobox road
| header_type = proposed
| country = IND
| name = Nagpur–Goa Expressway
| alternate_name = Shaktipeeth Expressway
| map =
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes =
| maint = [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation|MSRDC]]
| length_km = 760
| established = 2028/29 (expected)<ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref>
| known_for =
| direction_a = North
| direction_b = South
| terminus_a = Pavnar, [[Wardha district]], Maharashtra
| junction =
| terminus_b = [[Patradevi]], [[North Goa district]], Goa
| states = [[Maharashtra]] and [[Goa]]
| cities = [[Nagpur]], [[Wardha]], [[Yavatmal]], [[Hingoli]], [[Nanded]], [[Parbhani]], [[Latur]], [[Beed]], [[Osmanabad]], [[Solapur]], [[Sangli]], [[Kolhapur]], [[Sindhudurg]] and [[Patradevi]]
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The '''Nagpur–Goa Expressway''', also known as the '''Shaktipeeth Expressway''',<ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref> is a proposed {{cvt|760|km}} long, six-lane, [[Controlled-access highway|access-controlled expressway]], which will connect the third largest city of [[Maharashtra]], [[Nagpur]] with the state of [[Goa]]. It will pass through [[List of districts in Maharashtra|11 districts of Maharashtra]] and [[List of districts of Goa|one district of Goa]]. It will be operated and maintained by the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC), and will reduce both travel time and distance by 18–20 hours to only 7–8 hours, and from {{convert|1,110|to|760| km|mi}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref> It will be built at a cost of ₹ 83,600 crore, which was earlier slated at ₹ 75,000 crore.<ref>{{cite news|title=760 kilometers long Nagpur-Goa Expressway to cost Rs 83,600 crore: Fadnavis|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/760-kilometers-long-nagpur-goa-expressway-to-cost-rs-86300-crore-fadanvis/03101653|work=Nagpur Today|date=10 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref> It is named the ''Shaktipeeth Expressway'', as it will pass through three [[Shakti Peetha]]s. They are [[Mahalakshmi]], [[Tulja Bhavani Temple|Tuljabhavani]], and [[Patradevi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nagpur – Goa Expressway – Information & Status|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/msrdc-nagpur-goa-expressway-route-map-status-update-tenders/|website=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> It will be the longest expressway in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Ganjapure, Vaibhav|title=Ngp-Goa Shaktipeeth’s technical and feasibility report under preparation: Fadnavis|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/98570344.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|work=The Times of India|date=12 March 2023|access-date=13 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
To improve Maharashtra's connectivity, tourism, development and economic growth, the [[Government of Maharashtra]] planned to build a new expressway from [[Nagpur]] to [[Goa]]. The expressway is expected to cut travel time from 18 to 20 hours to 7–8 hours. The expressway will pass through the regions of [[Vidarbha]], [[Marathwada]] and Western Maharashtra. Once completed, these regions will see exponential growth with the growth of industries and socio-economic development by promoting employment among people living in the regions, which the regions currently lack altogether. The plan was launched by the former [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], and currently the [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], [[Devendra Fadnavis]], to the Cabinet of Maharashtra, in September 2022, and stated that it would be built at a cost of ₹ 75,000 crore.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nagpur-Goa expressway to come up to reduce travel time: Fadnavis|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/nagpur-goa-expressway-to-come-up-to-reduce-travel-time-fadnavis-8170887/|work=The Indian Express|date=24 September 2022|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref> In March 2023, the project was approved by the Government of Maharashtra, and, though did not give any specific deadline for the completion of the expressway, but announced that it would be built at a cost of ₹ 83,600 crore, and will be opened to the traffic by 2028/29.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Naik, Yogesh and Gangan P., Surendra|title=In infra boost, state proposes Nagpur-Goa expressway|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/in-infra-boost-state-proposes-nagpur-goa-expressway/ar-AA18qm48?PC=EMMX01|work=The Hindustan Times|date=10 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=760 kilometers long Nagpur-Goa Expressway to cost Rs 83,600 crore: Fadnavis|url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/760-kilometers-long-nagpur-goa-expressway-to-cost-rs-86300-crore-fadanvis/03101653|work=Nagpur Today|date=10 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

==Route==
===Maharashtra===
The expressway will start from Pavnar in [[Wardha district]], from where it will be linked with the [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]] to link [[Nagpur]], due to Pavnar's close proximity to that expressway, and will cover the following [[List of districts in Maharashtra|districts]] along with their cities:<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagpur – Goa Expressway – Information & Status|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/msrdc-nagpur-goa-expressway-route-map-status-update-tenders/|website=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref>

*[[Wardha]]
*[[Yavatmal]]
*[[Hingoli]]
*[[Nanded]]
*[[Parbhani]]
*[[Latur]]
*[[Beed]]
*[[Osmanabad]]
*[[Solapur]]
*[[Sangli]]
*[[Kolhapur]]
*[[Sindhudurg]]

===Goa===
The expressway will terminate at the following city and [[List of districts of Goa|district]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagpur – Goa Expressway – Information & Status|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/msrdc-nagpur-goa-expressway-route-map-status-update-tenders/|website=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref>

*[[Patradevi]], [[North Goa district]]

==Construction==
The [[Government of Maharashtra]] has announced that the expressway will begin construction after the under-construction [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]] is fully completed by June 2023.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Phadke, Manasi|title=Shinde govt targets Dec 2023 finish for Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway, just ahead of state & LS polls|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/shinde-govt-targets-dec-2023-finish-for-nagpur-mumbai-expressway-just-ahead-of-state-ls-polls/ar-AA18cVqh?PC=EMMX01|work=The Print|date=4 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref> Tenders were launched for the project's construction in October 2022 by the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC) after the announcement of the project in September 2022, and in January 2023, three bids have been received, out of which a consultant will be chosen to handle the project. The construction work will begin when the tenders and consultants will have been finalised. The project will be built using the [[Engineering, procurement and construction|Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) technology]], which provides and ensures security, liability caps, and a performance guarantee for an infrastructure, and the work is expected to take five to seven years to complete.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagpur – Goa Expressway – Information & Status|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/msrdc-nagpur-goa-expressway-route-map-status-update-tenders/|website=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=3 Bidders for Nagpur – Goa Expressway’s DPR Consultant|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2023/01/09/3-bidders-for-nagpur-goa-expressways-dpr-consultant/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=9 January 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref> As of March 2023, the Government of Maharashtra has begun the preparation for the technical and feasibility study of the project.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Ganjapure, Vaibhav|title=Ngp-Goa Shaktipeeth’s technical and feasibility report under preparation: Fadnavis|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/98570344.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|work=The Times of India|date=12 March 2023|access-date=13 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

The three bidders who have bidded for the project, after which a consultant will be selected for preparing the feasibility study and the [[Detailed Project Report]] (DPR), are as follows:<ref>{{cite news|title=3 Bidders for Nagpur – Goa Expressway’s DPR Consultant|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2023/01/09/3-bidders-for-nagpur-goa-expressways-dpr-consultant/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=9 January 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

*L. N. Malviya Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd.
*Monarch Surveyors & Engineering Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
*TPF Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

==Benefits==
The expressway will greatly benefit the regions of [[Vidarbha]], [[Marathwada]], [[Konkan region]] and [[North Goa]] by many ways to facilitate socio-economic development, as described in the following:<ref>{{cite web|title=All about Nagpur - Goa Expressway|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/nagpur-goa-expressway-details-blid3908|work=[[The Times of India|Times Property]]|date=15 February 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref>

*'''Trade:''' The expressway will benefit not only the regions through which it will pass, but also to [[Central India]], by a creating a direct link, as it will help to boost exports as well as imports from the mineral ores and industrial products, as it is abundant in the states of western [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]] as a whole, via the [[Mormugao Port Authority|Mormugao Port]] in [[Goa]] to and from [[West Asia]], [[Europe]] and [[Africa]]. It will help to promote industrial activities in central Maharashtra, and will also be benefitted like the same.
*'''Tourism:''' The expressway will help to promote tourism, especially in the [[Western Ghats]] and northern Goa, and promote pilgrimage tourism in Vidarbha and Marathwada, due to the presence of a high level of religious sites in the two regions.
*'''Connectivity:''' Once operational, the expressway will become a direct route from Central India to Goa, by allowing faster, better and safer commute by avoiding congested routes, such as via [[Mumbai]] and [[Pune]] at present. It will reduce both travel time and distance considerably, from 18 to 20 hours at present to only 7–8 hours, and from approx. 1,110 km to only 760 km.
*'''Protection of the Environment:''' The [[Government of Maharashtra]] has agreed to build the expressway as a 'Green Corridor' project. In view of this, thousands of plants, including trees and shrubs, are planted along and between the expressway.
*'''Employment:''' Due to increase in industrial activities along the expressway's route, various agricultural and industrial initiatives to help the state's economy and growth. The establishment of these numerous centres will result in multiple job possibilities for thousands of people living in both the states.

==Project timeline==
*'''September 2022:''' The former [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], and now the [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], [[Devendra Fadnavis]], announced the plan of the expressway to the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nagpur-Goa expressway to come up to reduce travel time: Fadnavis|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/nagpur-goa-expressway-to-come-up-to-reduce-travel-time-fadnavis-8170887/|work=The Indian Express|date=24 September 2022|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>
*'''October 2022:''' Tenders launched for the project by the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagpur – Goa Expressway – Information & Status|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/msrdc-nagpur-goa-expressway-route-map-status-update-tenders/|website=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
*'''January 2023:''' Three bids received for the project by MSRDC.<ref>{{cite news|title=3 Bidders for Nagpur – Goa Expressway’s DPR Consultant|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2023/01/09/3-bidders-for-nagpur-goa-expressways-dpr-consultant/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=9 January 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>
*'''March 2023:''' The project was approved by the Government of Maharashtra in the FY2023-24 State Budget.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Naik, Yogesh and Gangan P., Surendra|title=In infra boost, state proposes Nagpur-Goa expressway|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/in-infra-boost-state-proposes-nagpur-goa-expressway/ar-AA18qm48?PC=EMMX01|work=The Hindustan Times|date=10 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>
*'''March 2023:''' The Government of Maharashtra began the preparation for the technical and feasibility report of the project.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Ganjapure, Vaibhav|title=Ngp-Goa Shaktipeeth’s technical and feasibility report under preparation: Fadnavis|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/98570344.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|work=The Times of India|date=12 March 2023|access-date=13 March 2023|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of expressways in Maharashtra]]
*[[Expressways in India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Transport in North Goa district]]
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[[Category:Expressways in Goa]]
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[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Goa]]
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