Delhi–Mumbai Expressway

Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
दिल्ली–मुंबई एक्सप्रेसवे
Route information
Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Length	1,350 km (840 mi)
Existed	March 2023–present
Major junctions
North end	1. DND Flyway, Delhi 2. Sohna, Haryana
South end	1. JNPT, Maharashtra 2. Virar, Maharashtra
Location
States	Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra
Major cities	New Delhi, Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Sohna, Alwar, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dahod, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Virar and Mumbai
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State

The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is a 1,350 km long, 8-lane wide (expandable to 12) under-construction access-controlled expressway connecting India's national capital New Delhi with its financial capital Mumbai. The under-construction Vadodara–Mumbai Expressway has been subsumed in this project. Foundation stone of the project was laid by union minister Nitin Gadkari in presence of Sushma Swaraj & Arun Jaitley on 8 March 2019. The total project value including the land acquisition cost is around ₹1,00,000 crores. An additional 30 km long spur will also be constructed by the NHAI from Noida International Airport in Jewar to Ballabgarh on this expressway. Upon completion in March 2023, it will become India's longest and busiest expressway, as well as world's longest expressway.

Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will connect DND Flyway in Delhi to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Maharashtra via Dausa,Sawai Madhopur,Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara and Surat. It passes through the states of Delhi (9 km), Haryana (129 km), Rajasthan (373 km), Madhya Pradesh (244 km), Gujarat (426 km) and Maharashtra (171 km). The main length of the expressway is from Sohna to Virar only i.e. 1,198 km. Additionally, it has two spurs: DND–Faridabad–KMP (59 km) and Virar–JNPT (92 km), which increases its length to 1,350 km.

Initially, the expressway will be 8-lane wide with the greenfield-alignment route in backward areas, which will reduce the current 24 hours travel time to 12 hours. Land for an additional four lanes shall be reserved in the middle of the road for future expansion, along with the space for utilities, plantation and public transport on both sides. This expressway, along with Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Western DFC) will be a vital backbone of the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor.

Route alignment

At the Delhi end, the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway has two main entry/ exit points: DND Flyway in Delhi and Alipur village, north of Sohna in Haryana. Traffic coming from both ends and moving towards Vadodara/ Mumbai will merge at the cloverleaf interchange with KMP Expressway in Nuh district of Haryana. The greenfield alignment is as follows:

Section 1: DND–Faridabad–KMP

NCT of Delhi (09 km)

• It will begin in Delhi from the junction of DND Flyway and Ring Road at Maharani Bagh on Yamuna river's west bank. From there it will pass through Okhla, Shaheen Bagh, Kalindi Kunj and Jaitpur along the Agra Canal.

Haryana-I (50 km)

• After this, it will enter Haryana and move through Faridabad–Ballabgarh bypass road till Kail Gaon on Delhi–Agra (NH-2). From Kail Gaon, it will join the cloverleaf interchange with KMP Expressway at Khalilpur village in Nuh district.

Section 2: Sohna–KMP–Vadodara

Haryana-II (79 km)

• NH-248A (Gurgaon-Sohna): Begins in Haryana at Alipur village, north of Sohna (Gurgaon district).
• NH-919 (Sohna-Palwal) interchange west of Sancholi village. Will cross Western DFC here.
• From Sancholi to south-west of Bhirawati village in Nuh district. Toll Plaza is situated here.
• Cloverleaf interchange with KMP Expressway at Khalilpur village in Nuh district. Traffic coming from Delhi by 59 km long DND–Faridabad–KMP section will also merge here.
• MDR-134 (Nuh-Palwal) interchange at Naurangabad, west of Mandkola.
• MDR-132 (Nuh-Hodal) interchange east of Ujina, between Ujina and Kalanjar.
• MDR-135 (Bhadas-Bazidpur-Palwal) interchange east of Bhadas, between Sukhpuri and Bazidpur.
• MDR-131 (Nagina-Hodal) interchange west of Pinangwan, between Marora and Khanpur Ghati.
• SH-22 interchange east of Ferozepur Jhirka, between Tighra and Ghata Shamasabad.
• Kolgaon village (south of Ferozepur Jhirka) on Haryana–Rajasthan border.

Rajasthan (373 km)

• NH-248A Naugaon village (Alwar district)

interchange on sikri naugaon road near bas burja village(bharatapur district)

• SH-25A interchange on Rajgarh-Mandawar road
• NH-21 Jaipur interchange, east of Dausa
• NH-23 Jaipur interchange, south-west of Lalsot
• NH-552 interchange, south-west of Sawai Madhopur
• SH-29 interchange, east of Indragarh (Bundi)
• NH-27 and NH-52 interchanges, east of Kota
• SH-9A interchange, east of Rawatbhata

Madhya Pradesh (244 km)

• SH-31A Neemuch interchange, east of Bhanpura
• east of Garoth
• SH-14 Mandsaur interchange, east of Sitamau
• east of Jaora
• west of Ratlam
• west of Thandla

Gujarat-I (149 km)

• Will enter Gujarat at Chhayan village (Dahod district)
• NH-56 interchange, north of Dahod
• northeast to north to west to southwest of Godhra - interchange with NH 47
• Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway interchange at Dodka village, north-west of Vadodara

Section 3: Vadodara–Virar

Gujarat-II (277 km)

• Ahmedabad–Vadodara Expressway interchange at Dodka village, north-west of Vadodara
• NH-48/ NH-64 Ahmedabad interchange at Fajalpur village (near Nandesari), north-west of Vadodara
• Vadodara-Padra road interchange between Samiyala and Laxmipura village, west of Vadodara
• SH-6 Dahej interchange at Dehgam village, west of Bharuch
• NH-48 interchange at Moti Naroli village, east of Kim (Surat district
• NH-53 Surat interchange at Ena village between Palsana and Bardoli
• east of Navsari
• east of Valsad

Maharashtra-I (79 km)

• Gujarat-Maharashtra border
• Virar (Palghar district)

Section 4: Virar–JNPT

Maharashtra-II (92 km)

• Virar (Palghar district)
• Amane (Thane district)
• Badlapur (Thane district)
• JNPT, (Raigad District)

Formation of SPV

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has formed a Special purpose vehicle (SPV) to finance the construction and operation of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway. The SPV has been registered on 29 August 2020 by the name of DME Development Limited (DMEDL) and it will be wholly owned by the NHAI. By floating SPV specific to a corridor, NHAI is aiming at diversifying its resource base to develop a sustainable and self-liquidating approach to raise finances. The toll on the projects housed in SPV shall be collected by NHAI and SPV shall get the annuity payments without any construction and tolling risks. On 1 March 2021, DME Development Limited received the highest 'AAA' credit ratings from CRISIL, Care Ratings and India Ratings.

Construction

Construction Phases

The entire 1,350 km long Delhi–Mumbai Expressway has been divided into 4 sections with a total of 52 construction packages/ tenders, where the length of each package is between 8 km to 46 km.

Section	Length in km	No. of packages	State-wise packages
DND–Faridabad–KMP	59	03	1 in Delhi and 2 in Haryana
Sohna–KMP–Vadodara	844	31	3 in Haryana, 13 in Rajasthan, 9 in Madhya Pradesh and 6 in Gujarat
Vadodara–Virar	354	13	10 in Gujarat and 3 in Maharashtra
Virar–JNPT	92	05	5 in Maharashtra
Total	1,350	52	06 States

List of Contractors

The NHAI has awarded the construction work in 52 packages to around 20 construction companies. Around 15,000 hectares of land has been acquired for this project. The list of contractors is as follows:

Sr. No.	Name of Contractor	Length in km	No. of packages
1.	Apco Infratech	47	2 in Haryana
2.	Ashoka Buildcon	13	1 in Gujarat
3.	CDS Infra Projects	61	2 (1 in Haryana & 1 in Rajasthan)
4.	Dhaya Maju – Crescent EPC JV	57	2 in Rajasthan
5.	Dilip Buildcon – Altis Holding JV	08	1 in Rajasthan
6.	Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon (DRA)	84	4 (1 in Delhi, 2 in Haryana & 1 in Rajasthan)
7.	Gawar Construction	31	1 in Rajasthan
8.	GHV India	80	3 (1 in Madhya Pradesh & 2 in Gujarat)
9.	G R Infraprojects	224	8 (1 in Rajasthan, 5 in Madhya Pradesh, 1 in Gujarat & 1 in Maharashtra)
10.	HG Infra Engineering	116	3 in Rajasthan
11.	IRB Infrastructure	52	2 in Gujarat
12.	Ircon International	32	1 in Gujarat
13.	JiangXi Construction – MKC Infrastructure JV	62	2 in Madhya Pradesh
14.	KCC Buildcon	67	2 in Rajasthan
15.	Larsen and Toubro (L&T)	37	2 (1 in Madhya Pradesh & 1 in Rajasthan)
16.	Montecarlo Construction	26	1 in Maharashtra
17.	Aditya Enterprise (Surya)	53	2 in Gujarat
18.	PNC Infratech	42	2 in Gujarat
19.	RKC Infrabuilt	26	1 in Maharashtra
20.	Roadway Solutions India Infra	87	3 in Gujarat

Note: As of 16 August 2021, Tender for 122 km length is pending i.e. for 1 package in Gujarat and for 5 packages in Maharashtra (Virar–JNPT section).

Project financing

The project is being executed in 52 packages, out of which 31 are under Engineering, Procurement and Construction model or EPC projects (Sohna–Vadodara segment) while the remaining 21 are Hybrid Annuity Model or HAM projects. The HAM Model is a hybrid or mixture of EPC Model and BOT Model in which the Government of India will pay 40% of the project cost in trenches linked to milestones, while the balance 60% cost will be arranged by the contractors.

World record for construction

In Gujarat, contractor Patel Infrastructure created a world record by laying Pavement quality concrete (PQC) in 2.58 km length in 4-lane width (4x2.58 =10.32 lane km) within 24 hours. The work of laying PQC started on February 1, 2021 at 8 am and ended the next day at 8 am. An 18.75 metre wide German-made Wirtgen concrete paving machine was used in this stretch.

Special features

The various special features of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway are as follows.

Wayside Amenities

The expressway will have Wayside Amenities at 93 places having facilities like ATM, hotels, retail shops, food courts, charging stations for electric vehicles and fuel stations. It will also be the first expressway in India to have helipads and fully equipped trauma centers at every 100 km for accident victims.

Electric Highway

On 25 March 2021, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Lok Sabha that there is a plan to develop a stretch of this expressway as an e-Highway (electric highway) where trucks and buses can run at a speed of 120 km/hour which will bring down the logistics cost by 70% as heavy vehicles will run on electricity instead of diesel. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started the construction of this project, and is expected to be completed by March 2022.It will also have 4 dedicated lanes for electric vehicles in the entire expressway, out of 8 lanes.

Environment friendly

It is being developed as an environment-friendly expressway with a tree cover of 20 lakh trees, watered with drip irrigation along the entire stretch with a rainwater harvesting system at every 500 metres. Expressway will be lit using a mix of power supply from state grids and Solar energy.

Wildlife crossings

A combined length of 2.5 km of this 8-lane wide expressway will have run under 5 natural-looking wildlife crossings on the stretches identified as the known wildlife corridors between tiger reserves. One of these crossings will be a tunnel in Mukundara Hills National Park, which will be the country’s first 8-lane wide tunnel. This will be the first expressway in India to have wildlife crossings. The crossing over the expressway will have 8 meters tall noise barrier walls on either side, and the uncovered stretch of expressway passing through the wildlife corridor will have 6-foot tall walls on both sides of the expressway to prevent animals and pedestrians from entering to minimize the impact of traffic zipping past at speeds up to 120 km/hour. This expressway runs through Aravalli Wildlife corridors especially affecting corridors between four Tiger Reserves of Rajasthan, namely Sariska Tiger Reserve, Mukundara Hills National Park, Ranthambore National Park and Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, all of which are important Tiger reserves of India. There is overcrowding at Ranthambore, and tigers have migrated to other sanctuaries and reserves via the Aravalli wildlife corridor, for example, at least 3 tigers have migrated out of Ranthambore to Ramgarh since 2013.

Wildlife experts have expressed concerns as there are not sufficient wildlife crossings on this very wide 8-lane expressway, especially between Sariska and Ranthambore reserves as well as Sariska reserve and leopard habitat forests of Delhi-Gurugram-Faridabad-Nuh in Delhi NCR. Area is also part of leopard corridor of NCR. Additional wildlife crossings are needed at several locations, such as on alignment near Faridabad (alignment near Nimot-Kot-Dhouj forested hills), hills east of Bhadas (hill from Devla Nagli to Rithat to Khanpur Ghat), Hills near Firozpur Jhirka (crossings near Kheri Kalan, Regarh, Bhakro Ji, Bas Burja), Naugaon, Dohli, near Alwar and Sariska (Ghata-Chirawanda-Kalakha), Nangal Todiyal, Bandikui, Dausa, Chhateda, etc.

Connectivity

The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will be directly connected with various other expressways like Delhi–Noida Direct Flyway (DND Flyway) in Delhi, Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway (KMP) in Haryana and Ahmedabad–Vadodara Expressway in Gujarat. In Maharashtra, it will be connected with Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway and Mumbai–Pune Expressway.

Side spur

The expressway will have multiple side spurs in the future, which will help commuters to connect with other major cities which are not directly connected on the main route. In October 2021, the NHAI has started the construction of a 30-km long addition side spur connecting Noida International Airport in Jewar with Ballabhgarh (Faridabad), Haryana on this expressway.

Status updates

• Mar 2018: Contract awarded by the NHAI on 20 March for 24 km long Package-1 of Vadodara–Virar section in Gujarat to IRB Infrastructure.
• Aug 2018: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the construction work of Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will start by December 2018.
• Dec 2018: Construction work started on Narmada River by Ashoka Buildcon on 10 December. It is part of Package-4 of Vadodara–Virar section.
• Jan 2019: Land acquisition work is at last stage in Haryana. Construction work started for Package-1 and 2 of Vadodara–Virar section, while work of Sohna–Vadodara section to start soon.
• Mar 2019: Foundation stone laid by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for DND–KMP section on 1 March 2019 and Sohna–Vadodara–Virar–JNPT sections on 8 March 2019. Construction work awarded for 148 km, 400 km of work to be awarded in a month and the rest 800 km of work to be awarded in the next 6 months. The ₹90,000 crores expressway will take about 3 years to complete.
• Sep 2019: Construction work of Sohna–Vadodara section started on 5 September for Package-3 and on 13 September for Package-1 & 2. All 3 packages are in Haryana (Sohna to Kolgaon).
• Feb 2020: While presenting the Union Budget of India (2020–21) in the Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this expressway will be ready by March 2023.
• Jun 2020: 497 km under construction, 162 km of work awarded, 569 km under the bidding process. Detailed Project Report (DPR) to be prepared for 92 km long Virar–JNPT (Virar–Mumbai) section.
• Aug 2020: Contracts awarded for all 3 packages of 59 km long DND–Faridabad–KMP section to DRA Infracon. It will pass through DND Flyway, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh and KMP Expressway.
• Oct 2020: Soil testing work started in Faridabad on DND–Faridabad–KMP section. Contracts awarded in Maharashtra for Package-11, 12 & 13 of Vadodara–Virar section on 15 October 2020.
• Apr 2021: 710 km under-construction. Work awarded by NHAI for 41 out of 52 construction packages (1,110 km out of 1,350 km).
• July 2021: 350 km has been constructed, 825 km is under-construction and Tenders for remaining 7 out of 52 packages to be awarded before March 2022: Nitin Gadkari said in Rajya Sabha.
• Aug 2021: A link road will be constructed which will connect Ballabhgarh (Faridabad) in Haryana on this expressway to the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
• Sep 2021: The construction work of the steel bridge over Narmada river near Bharuch in Gujarat has been completed in a record time of 32 months: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
• Oct 2021: NHAI begins work of the 30-km long addition side spur connecting Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh with Ballabhgarh (Faridabad), Haryana on this expressway.
• Dec 2021: The first part of the expressway from Sohna to Alwar is expected to be completed and become operational by April 2022, while the remaining expressway will be completed by the scheduled completion date of March 2023. Construction has started for the 92-km long spur, Virar–JNPT section.

See also

• Expressways in India
• National Highways Development Project
• Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
• Delhi-Jaipur Expressway
• Eastern Peripheral Expressway
• Western Peripheral Expressway
• Yamuna Expressway
• Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway