Rs 4,028 Crore High-Speed Road Corridor To Link Vadhavan Port With Samruddhi Mahamarg

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a 104.9 km expressway to directly link the upcoming Vadhavan Transshipment Port in Palghar district with the Hindu Hruday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, an official statement said.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (5 August).

The project, to be executed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), carries a total investment of Rs 4,028 crore.

This includes a loan of Rs 1,500 crore from HUDCO alongside a state provision of Rs 2,528.9 crore. The work is expected to be completed within three years.

Vadhavan Port, being developed under Vadhavan Port Project Limited, is envisaged as one of India’s major transshipment hubs.

The new expressway is expected to enable faster and more affordable movement of international cargo from the port to markets across the country.

By creating a direct corridor, the new route will reduce the distance between Tawa Bharvir and the Vadodara–Mumbai Expressway from 183.5 km to 104.9 km.

Travel time from Vadhavan Port to Bharvir will fall dramatically, from the current 4–5 hours to just 1–1.5 hours.

The corridor will run through Dahanu, Vikramgad, Jawhar and Mokhada in Palghar, and Trimbakeshwar and Igatpuri in Nashik, expanding connectivity for local industries.

Faster freight movement is expected to attract small, medium and heavy industries, IT firms, and agro‑industrial centres while offering better markets and employment opportunities for local communities.

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