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	The '''Sion Panvel Expressway''' is a 25 km [[India]]n highway located entirely in the state of [[Maharashtra]], that connects [[Sion, Mumbai\|Sion]] in [[Mumbai]] with [[Panvel]], via [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref>Katkurwar, Saurabh. (2012-01-06) [http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/jan/060112-Sion-Panvel-highway-to-be-10-lane-in-3-yrs.htm Sion-Panvel highway to be 10-lane in 3 yrs]. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] (MMR) and connects Mumbai with the city of [[Pune]]. The [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)\|National Highway 4]] and [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] begin at the eastern end of the expressway, at [[Kalamboli]] junction, near [[Panvel]]. The highway is also used by vehicles traveling towards Mumbai from [[Konkan]] and [[Goa]].		The '''Sion-Panvel Expressway''' is a 25 km [[India]]n highway located entirely in the state of [[Maharashtra]] that connects [[Sion, Mumbai\|Sion]] in [[Mumbai]] with [[Panvel]], via [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref>Katkurwar, Saurabh. (2012-01-06) [http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/jan/060112-Sion-Panvel-highway-to-be-10-lane-in-3-yrs.htm Sion-Panvel highway to be 10-lane in 3 yrs]. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] (MMR) and connects Mumbai with the city of [[Pune]]. The [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)\|National Highway 4]] and he [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]] begin at the eastern end of the expressway, at the [[Kalamboli]] junction, near [[Panvel]]. The highway is also used by vehicles traveling towards Mumbai from the [[Konkan]] and [[Goa]].

	As of September 2014, the stretch of the highway east of [[Vashi Bridge]] within the city of Navi Mumbai has been fully widened and concretized to 10 lanes (5 lanes in each direction).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sion-panvel-highway-cuts-travel-time-2000732 \|title=Sion-Panvel highway cuts travel time\|publisher=DNAIndia.com \|access-date=2014-09-22}}</ref> New [[overpass\|flyovers]] have been built at [[Sanpada railway station]], [[Nerul]], [[Uran]] ~~phata~~ and [[Kamothe]]. A toll plaza built between [[Kamothe]] and [[Kharghar]] for recovering the construction cost was controversially opened on January 6, 2015 after much delay<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/navi-mumbai-new-toll-naka-at-kharghar-surprises-and-angers-motorists/15894174 \|title=Navi Mumbai: New toll naka at Kharghar surprises and angers motorists\|publisher=MidDay \|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> as the [[BJP]]-led [[Maharashtra government\|Maharashtra state government]] admitted that it was not in a position to abolish the toll.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/govt-position-roll-back-kharghar-toll-plaza-maharashtra-pwd-minister-2036571.html\|title=Govt in no position to roll back Kharghar toll plaza: Maharashtra PWD minister\|publisher=FirstPost.com \|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> Heavy traffic snarls were reported in the initial days as workers of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] vandalized the toll booths.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/kharghar-toll-booth-vandalized-highway-witnesses-traffic-snarls/article1-1303983.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703051834/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/kharghar-toll-booth-vandalized-highway-witnesses-traffic-snarls/article1-1303983.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 July 2015\|title=Kharghar toll booth vandalized, highway witnesses traffic snarls\|publisher=Hidustan Times \|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> One-way toll for motor vehicles has been set at {{INR}} 35.		As of September 2014, the stretch of the highway east of [[Vashi Bridge]] within the city of Navi Mumbai has been fully widened and concretized to 10 lanes (5 lanes in each direction).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sion-panvel-highway-cuts-travel-time-2000732 \|title=Sion-Panvel highway cuts travel time\|publisher=DNAIndia.com \|access-date=2014-09-22}}</ref> New [[overpass\|flyovers]] have been built at [[Sanpada railway station]], [[Nerul]], [[Uran]], and [[Kamothe]]. A toll plaza built between [[Kamothe]] and [[Kharghar]] for recovering the construction cost was controversially opened on January 6, 2015, after much delay<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/navi-mumbai-new-toll-naka-at-kharghar-surprises-and-angers-motorists/15894174 \|title=Navi Mumbai: New toll naka at Kharghar surprises and angers motorists\|publisher=MidDay \|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> as the [[BJP]]-led [[Maharashtra government\|Maharashtra state government]] admitted that it was not in a position to abolish the toll.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/govt-position-roll-back-kharghar-toll-plaza-maharashtra-pwd-minister-2036571.html\|title=Govt in no position to roll back Kharghar toll plaza: Maharashtra PWD minister\|publisher=FirstPost.com \|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> Heavy traffic snarls were reported in the initial days as workers of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] vandalized the toll booths.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/kharghar-toll-booth-vandalized-highway-witnesses-traffic-snarls/article1-1303983.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703051834/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/kharghar-toll-booth-vandalized-highway-witnesses-traffic-snarls/article1-1303983.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=3 July 2015\|title=Kharghar toll booth vandalized, highway witnesses traffic snarls\|publisher=Hidustan Times \|access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> One-way toll for motor vehicles has been set at {{INR}} 40<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar\|date=Sep 25, 2020 \|title=Mumbai: Toll rates to rise from October 1; Rs 40 for cars, Rs 130 for trucks, buses {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/toll-rates-to-rise-from-oct-1-rs40-for-cars-rs130-for-trucks-buses/articleshow/78304169.cms \|access-date=2022-05-16 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref> for cars & {{INR}} 130<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar\|date=Sep 25, 2020 \|title=Mumbai: Toll rates to rise from October 1; Rs 40 for cars, Rs 130 for trucks, buses {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/toll-rates-to-rise-from-oct-1-rs40-for-cars-rs130-for-trucks-buses/articleshow/78304169.cms \|access-date=2022-05-16 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref> for Trucks & Buses.

	==Major connections==		==Major connections==
	~~Following~~ major highways cross the Sion Panvel Highway		The following major highways cross the Sion Panvel Highway:
	*[[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] and [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)\|National Highway 4]] at [[Kalamboli]] junction		*[[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]] and [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)\|National Highway 4]] at [[Kalamboli]] junction
	*[[Thane–Belapur road]] at [[Turbhe]]		*[[Thane–Belapur road]] at [[Turbhe]]
	*[[Palm Beach Marg]] at [[Vashi]]		*[[Palm Beach Marg]] at [[Vashi]]
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	*[[Palm Beach Marg]]		*[[Palm Beach Marg]]
	*[[Thane Belapur Road]]		*[[Thane Belapur Road]]
	*[[National Highway 4 (India~~, old numbering~~)\|National Highway 4]]		*[[National Highway 48 (India)\|National Highway 48]]
	*[[V.N. Purav Marg]]		*V. N. Purav Marg
	*[[Eastern Express Highway]]		*[[Eastern Express Highway]]
	*[[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)]]		*[[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)\|Eastern Freeway]]
	*[[Mankhurd~~-Ghatkopar link road~~]]		*[[Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road]]
	*[[Amra Marg]]		*Amra Marg

	== Widening and Concretization ==		== Widening and Concretization ==
	[[File:SPTPL-North-Toll-Plaza.jpg\|thumb\|Toll Plaza at Taloja\|350px]]		[[File:SPTPL-North-Toll-Plaza.jpg\|thumb\|Toll Plaza at Taloja\|350px]]
	* The stretch of road from BARC Junction to Kalamboli Junction is about 25 kilometres in length.		* The stretch of road from the BARC Junction to the Kalamboli Junction is about 25 kilometres in length.
	* Total Project cost Rs. 825 Crore (Based on DSR of ~~2006-2007~~).		* Total Project cost is Rs. 825 Crore (Based on the DSR of 2006–2007).
	* ~~Base~~ Construction cost Rs. 675 ~~Crores~~		* The base Construction cost is Rs. 675 crores.

	The project consists of <ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_from-may-2014-zip-down-a-10-lane-sion-panvel-highway_1710258 From May 2014, zip down a 10-lane Sion-Panvel highway - Mumbai - DNA]. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>		The project consists of:<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_from-may-2014-zip-down-a-10-lane-sion-panvel-highway_1710258 From May 2014, zip down a 10-lane Sion-Panvel highway - Mumbai - DNA]. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>
	# Widening of the existing bituminous road to 5+5 lanes with concrete pavements.		# Widening of the existing bituminous road to 5+5 lanes with concrete pavements.
	# ~~Central~~ 3+3 lanes to be access controlled.		# The central 3+3 lanes to be access controlled.
	# The Service roads to be provided whenever required for about 6.29 kilometres.		# The Service roads to be provided whenever required for about 6.29 kilometres.
	# Provision of signal free passage for through traffic		# Provision of a signal-free passage for through traffic.
	# 3 new Flyovers at Kamothe Junction, Sanpada Junction & Uran Junction.		# 3 new Flyovers at Kamothe Junction, Sanpada Junction, and Uran Junction.
	# Duplication of flyovers at Taloja and Chembur Mankhurd Link Road ~~junctions~~.		# Duplication of flyovers at Taloja and Chembur-Mankhurd Link Road junction.
	# Pedestrian crossing Underpasses at 10 locations.		# Pedestrian crossing Underpasses at 10 locations.
	# Foot over Bridges at 3 locations.		# Foot over Bridges at 3 locations.
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	\|File:Sion Panvel Highway aerial view.jpg\|Aerial view of a fully concretized 10-lane stretch near [[Kharghar railway station]].		\|File:Sion Panvel Highway aerial view.jpg\|Aerial view of a fully concretized 10-lane stretch near [[Kharghar railway station]].
	\|File:Sion Panvel Highway Rock Netting.jpg\|[[Rockfall]] protection meshing between [[Nerul]] and [[CBD Belapur]].		\|File:Sion Panvel Highway Rock Netting.jpg\|[[Rockfall]] protection meshing between [[Nerul]] and [[CBD Belapur]].
	\|File:Juinagar FOB Sion Panvel Highway.jpg\|[[Footbridge]] near [[Juinagar railway station]].		\|File:Juinagar FOB Sion Panvel Highway.jpg\|[[Footbridge]] near [[Juinagar railway station]].
	\|File:Palm Beach Marg - Sion Panvel Highway.jpg\|Exit sign for [[Palm Beach Marg]] at [[Vashi]].		\|File:Palm Beach Marg - Sion Panvel Highway.jpg\|[[Road signs in India\|Exit sign]] for [[Palm Beach Marg]] at [[Vashi]].
	\|File:CBD Belapur exit sign on Sion Panvel Highway.jpeg~~\|[[Road signs in India~~\|Exit sign]] for CBD Belapur.		\|File:CBD Belapur exit sign on Sion Panvel Highway.jpeg\|Exit sign for CBD Belapur.
	\|File:Sion Panvel Highway Kharghar exit.jpeg\|Exit sign for Kharghar.		\|File:Sion Panvel Highway Kharghar exit.jpeg\|Exit sign for Kharghar.
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox road
|country=IND
|name = Sion Panvel Expressway
|map=Sion-Panvel Highway.png
|map_notes=
|length_km= 25
|direction_a= West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a= [[Sion, Mumbai|Sion]], [[Mumbai]]
|junction=
|terminus_b= [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] at [[Kalamboli]] junction near [[Panvel]]
|formed=
|history=
|states= [[Maharashtra]]
|districts= [[Mumbai Suburban district]], [[Raigad district]], [[Thane district]]
|cities=[[Mumbai]], [[Navi Mumbai]], [[Panvel]]
|maint= [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] <br /> Maharashtra Public Works Department <br /> [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai]]
}}

The '''Sion Panvel Expressway''' is a 25 km [[India]]n highway located entirely in the state of [[Maharashtra]], that connects [[Sion, Mumbai|Sion]] in [[Mumbai]] with [[Panvel]], via [[Navi Mumbai]].<ref>Katkurwar, Saurabh. (2012-01-06) [http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/jan/060112-Sion-Panvel-highway-to-be-10-lane-in-3-yrs.htm Sion-Panvel highway to be 10-lane in 3 yrs]. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] (MMR) and connects Mumbai with the city of [[Pune]]. The [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 4]] and [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] begin at the eastern end of the expressway, at [[Kalamboli]] junction, near [[Panvel]]. The highway is also used by vehicles traveling towards Mumbai from [[Konkan]] and [[Goa]].

As of September 2014, the stretch of the highway east of [[Vashi Bridge]] within the city of Navi Mumbai has been fully widened and concretized to 10 lanes (5 lanes in each direction).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sion-panvel-highway-cuts-travel-time-2000732 |title=Sion-Panvel highway cuts travel time|publisher=DNAIndia.com |access-date=2014-09-22}}</ref> New [[overpass|flyovers]] have been built at [[Sanpada railway station]], [[Nerul]], [[Uran]] phata and [[Kamothe]]. A toll plaza built between [[Kamothe]] and [[Kharghar]] for recovering the construction cost was controversially opened on January 6, 2015 after much delay<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/navi-mumbai-new-toll-naka-at-kharghar-surprises-and-angers-motorists/15894174 |title=Navi Mumbai: New toll naka at Kharghar surprises and angers motorists|publisher=MidDay |access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> as the [[BJP]]-led [[Maharashtra government|Maharashtra state government]] admitted that it was not in a position to abolish the toll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/govt-position-roll-back-kharghar-toll-plaza-maharashtra-pwd-minister-2036571.html|title=Govt in no position to roll back Kharghar toll plaza: Maharashtra PWD minister|publisher=FirstPost.com |access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> Heavy traffic snarls were reported in the initial days as workers of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]] vandalized the toll booths.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/kharghar-toll-booth-vandalized-highway-witnesses-traffic-snarls/article1-1303983.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703051834/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/kharghar-toll-booth-vandalized-highway-witnesses-traffic-snarls/article1-1303983.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2015|title=Kharghar toll booth vandalized, highway witnesses traffic snarls|publisher=Hidustan Times |access-date=2015-05-04}}</ref> One-way toll for motor vehicles has been set at {{INR}} 35.

==Major connections==
Following major highways cross the Sion Panvel Highway
*[[Mumbai Pune Expressway]] and [[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 4]] at [[Kalamboli]] junction
*[[Thane–Belapur road]] at [[Turbhe]]
*[[Palm Beach Marg]] at [[Vashi]]
*[[Jeejabai Bhosle Marg|Mankhurd-Ghatkopar link road]] at [[Mankhurd]]
*[[Eastern Express Highway]] at [[Sion, Mumbai|Sion]]

==Important destinations==
Sion Panvel Highway serves the following nodes of the city of [[Navi Mumbai]].
*[[Vashi]]
*[[New Panvel]]
*[[Sanpada]]
*[[Panvel]]
*[[Turbhe]]
*[[Nerul]]
*[[CBD Belapur]]
*[[Kharghar]]
*[[Kamothe]]
*[[Kalamboli]]

Sion Panvel Highway serves the following nodes of the city of [[Mumbai]].
*[[Ghatkopar]]
*[[Chembur]]
*[[Deonar]]
*[[Mankhurd]]
*[[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]]

==Intersections==

Sion-Panvel Highway intersects following important roads.
*[[Palm Beach Marg]]
*[[Thane Belapur Road]]
*[[National Highway 4 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 4]]
*[[V.N. Purav Marg]]
*[[Eastern Express Highway]]
*[[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)]]
*[[Mankhurd-Ghatkopar link road]]
*[[Amra Marg]]

== Widening and Concretization ==
[[File:SPTPL-North-Toll-Plaza.jpg|thumb|Toll Plaza at Taloja|350px]]
* The stretch of road from BARC Junction to Kalamboli Junction is about 25 kilometres in length.
* Total Project cost Rs. 825 Crore (Based on DSR of 2006-2007).
* Base Construction cost Rs. 675 Crores

The project consists of <ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_from-may-2014-zip-down-a-10-lane-sion-panvel-highway_1710258 From May 2014, zip down a 10-lane Sion-Panvel highway - Mumbai - DNA]. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>
# Widening of the existing bituminous road to 5+5 lanes with concrete pavements.
# Central 3+3 lanes to be access controlled.
# The Service roads to be provided whenever required for about 6.29 kilometres.
# Provision of signal free passage for through traffic
# 3 new Flyovers at Kamothe Junction, Sanpada Junction & Uran Junction.
# Duplication of flyovers at Taloja and Chembur Mankhurd Link Road junctions.
# Pedestrian crossing Underpasses at 10 locations.
# Foot over Bridges at 3 locations.
# Geometric Junction improvements as per standards.
# Toll plaza at Vashi to be upgraded to 8+8 lanes, Toll fee at prescribed rates (current rate) and Toll period to be quoted by BOT Contractor.
# Landscaping / Beautification of entire project corridor including Median plantation, Road side plantation, Landscaping and Beautification below flyovers.
# Renovation / upgradation of existing flyovers, structures.
# Electrification of entire project corridor.
# Operation and Maintenance of Project Facilities up to the end of toll period quoted by BOT Contractor.

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=160 | height=170 | lines=4
|align=center
|File:Sion Panvel Highway aerial view.jpg|Aerial view of a fully concretized 10-lane stretch near [[Kharghar railway station]].
|File:Sion Panvel Highway Rock Netting.jpg|[[Rockfall]] protection meshing between [[Nerul]] and [[CBD Belapur]].
|File:Juinagar FOB Sion Panvel Highway.jpg|[[Footbridge]] near [[Juinagar railway station]].
|File:Palm Beach Marg - Sion Panvel Highway.jpg|Exit sign for [[Palm Beach Marg]] at [[Vashi]].
|File:CBD Belapur exit sign on Sion Panvel Highway.jpeg|[[Road signs in India|Exit sign]] for CBD Belapur.
|File:Sion Panvel Highway Kharghar exit.jpeg|Exit sign for Kharghar.
}}

== References ==
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{{Mumbai topics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sion - Panvel Highway}}
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Roads in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Transport in Panvel]]
[[Category:Roads in Maharashtra]]