Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Over 1,150 Km Completed Across States, 756 Km Operationalised, Says Government

Over 1,150 km of the 1,386 km-long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, the under-construction India's longest greenfield expressway, has been completed and 756 km length of the mega project has been operationalised, the government told the Parliament on Wednesday (2 April).

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "As of February 2025, a total length of 1,156 km out of 1,386 km of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been completed across States".

"Out of this, 756 km has been operationalised," the minister added.

According to the minister, there were delays in the project initially due to "slow progress by the contractors, force majeure issues, land acquisition issues".

However, he added that the Government is taking all relevant steps to ensure the timely completion of the remaining length.

According to a News18 report, the construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has hit delays across five packages covering 140 km between Surat and the Gujarat-Maharashtra border, leading to an extension of the project deadline.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had announced last year that the entire expressway would be completed by October 2025. However, recent updates indicate a different scenario.

The segment between Vadodara and Surat in Gujarat is divided into five packages, with nearly 50 percent of the work completed on the last 25 km stretch.

The section extending from Surat to the Gujarat-Maharashtra border is also divided into five packages, but progress has been sluggish in all but one.

Two packages in the 60 km section have seen less than 10 percent completion, while a 25 km section has progressed by less than 30 percent.

Another 30 km stretch has seen around 50 percent of the work completed.

Madhya Pradesh has completed its 250 km section of the expressway, which is now operational.

Set to be constructed at an estimated cost of over Rs 1 lakh crore, the new expressway aims to enhance connectivity across key economic hubs in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

The expressway is primarily divided into two segments: an 845-km stretch from Delhi to Vadodara and a 450-km segment from Vadodara to Mumbai.

The Delhi-Vadodara section was originally expected to be ready in March, while the Vadodara-Mumbai stretch was slated for completion by October 2025.

The 90-km DND Sohna and Jewar part of the road was expected by July 2025.

At present, the longer and congested NH-48 serves as the primary route between Mumbai and Delhi, spanning 1,440 km.

Once completed, the expressway will cut the distance between Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) in Navi Mumbai by approximately 180 km, and reduce travel time by nearly half.

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