Amritsar–Jamnagar Expressway (NH-754) is an under-construction 1,257 km long, 6-

lane In road transport, a lane is part of a roadway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads ( highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in eac ...

wide expressway in the north-western part of

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. The expressway will reduce the distance between

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Maj ...

and

Jamnagar Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies just to the south o ...

from earlier 1,430 km to 1,316 km (including

Kapurthala Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent bui ...

-Amritsar section) and the time travel from 26 hours to only 13 hours. It is a part of the

Bharatmala The Bharatmala Pariyojna ( 'India garland project') is an ecosystem of road development which includes development of tunnels, bridges, elevated corridors, flyovers, overpass, interchanges, bypasses, ring roads etc. to provide shortest, jam f ...

and Amritsar–Jamnagar Economic Corridor (EC-3). It will pass through four states of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

and

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. The expressway is strategically important, as it will connect 3 big oil refineries of HMEL Bathinda, HPCL Barmer and RIL Jamnagar. It will also connect

Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant The Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant at Bathinda was one of the three coal-fired thermal power stations in Punjab (the other being at Lehra Mohabat and Ropar). It was a medium-sized power station with four units that were begun to be built in earl ...

(Bathinda) and

Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station is Rajasthan's first super thermal power station. It is located 27 km away from Suratgarh Suratgarh is a city and a municipality, just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in ...

(

Sri Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri ...

). The expressway will meet the Ludhiana-Bathinda-Ajmer Expressway of the

Pathankot Pathankot is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipa ...

–Ajmer Economic Corridor at Bathinda.5 New Greenfield Highways To Cut Travel Time Planned: All You Need To Know
/www.thebetterindia.com. The construction work on the expressway started in Haryana and Rajasthan in 2019. The Rajasthan section of the expressway from Jakhrawali in

Hanumangarh district Hanumangarh district is a district in the state of Rajasthan in India. The city of Hanumangarh is the district headquarters and its largest city. District profile The district is located in the extreme north of Rajasthan. It has an area of 1 ...

to Khetlawas in

Jalore district Jalore District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of (3.11 percent of Rajasthan's area), and a population of 1,828,730 (2011 censu ...

was completed in early 2023 and was inaugurated by

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on 8 July 2023, while the entire expressway is expected to be opened by September 2023.

Background

This expressway is a part of Bharatmala's Phase-I, which is funded by the

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) is an Indian public sector company which maintains infrastructure investments funds for international and Indian investors anchored by the Government of India. The objective behind crea ...

(NIIF) in phases.

Route

The expressway will be the first expressway in India, connecting three oil refineries of

Bathinda Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth ...

, Barmer and

. The

Barmer Refinery Barmer Refinery is an upcoming public sector refinery and petrochemical complex in the Pachpadra near Balotra in Barmer district of Rajasthan, India. It is owned by HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited(HRRL), a joint venture between Hindustan Petr ...

is set to be completed by March 2023. Nearly 50% of the length of the expressway, i.e, 637 km falls under

. The total project value including the land acquisition cost is nearly

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80,000 crores.

Route summary by state

Punjab

, it will start at Tibba village in

Kapurthala district Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters. Kapurthala District is one of the smallest districts of Punjab in terms of both area and population, with 815,168 people ...

Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway is an approved long, 4-lane (expandable to 8 lanes) wide controlled-access expressway, which will connect Bahadurgarh border near Delhi with Katra in Jammu and Kashmir via Haryana and Punjab. It will hav ...

(NE-5A), and will end near Punjab-Haryana border in

Bathinda district Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana District. It is bounded by Faridkot district and M ...

on NH-54. The expressway on the Tibba– Moga–Bathinda stretch was re-planned by the NHAI to make it a greenfield expressway. * Amritsar to Tibba NE-5A * Tibba on NE-5A. * NH-703 Moga to Jalandhar Road, intersects near Dharmkot. * Bhata Bhai ka to

Bhadaur Bhadaur is a town in Barnala district in the state of Punjab, India. It is part of the Bhadaur Assembly Constituency. History Bhadaur was an independent princely state till 1857, then it was brought under subordination of Patiala by British ...

Road, intersects near Dyalpura Bhai Ka. *

Rampura Phul Rampura Phul is a city in the Bathinda district in the Indian state of Punjab. Phul Town serves as a Tehsil for villages in nearby area. History Rampura Phul was established in 1680 by Rama Choudhary, son of Phul Choudhry who was the originat ...

, intersects Ludhiana-Bhatinda Expressway section of Pathankot–Ajmer Expressway. * NH-54

Mandi Dabwali Mandi Dabwali is a municipal committee town, near Sirsa City in Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the border of Haryana and Punjab. It is at a distance of 60 km from district headquarter Sirsa and 40 km f ...

to Bathinda Road, intersects near Sangat Kalan.

Haryana

, it will run entirely in the

Sirsa district Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state. Sirsa is the district headquarters. It is located on National Highway 9 and from the capital Delhi. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, Sirsa. The name, Sirsa is der ...

and it will not be access controlled. It will enter at Mandi Dabwali and exit at Haryana/Rajasthan border at Chautala village. *

** Dabwali *** Pathrala, east of Dabwali, on NH54 Dabwali-Bhatinda highway. *** South of Dabwali on NH9 Dabwali-

Sirsa Sirsa is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the westernmost region of the Indian state of Haryana, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan. It is located in Thar desert. It is located 250 kilometres north-west of New Delhi and 260 kilom ...

- Hisar-

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

highway. *** Southwest of Dabwali near Alika on SH34 Dabwali- Ellenabad highway. ** Sakta Khera ** Chautala on Chautala- Sangaria road ** Dabwali-Panipat Expressway near Chautala

Rajasthan

, it will enter through the Sangaria town in

. From there it will pass through Bikaner district,

Jodhpur district Jodhpur District is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), af ...

and

Barmer district Barmer District is a district in Rajasthan state of India. It is located in the western part of Rajasthan state forming a part of the Thar Desert. Barmer is the third largest district by area in Rajasthan and fifth largest district in India. O ...

, before exiting Rajasthan at

Sanchore Sanchore is a City in Jalore district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of the Sanchore tehsil located on National Highway 68. The town is situated from the city of Jalore and was once known as Satyapur. Nearby village ...

town in

. *

. ** 10 SBN near Sangaria town. ** Interchange near

Hanumangarh Hanumangarh is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, situated on the banks of the river Ghaggar also identified as Ancient Sarasvati river, located about 400 km from Delhi. It is the administrative seat of Hanumangarh District. The c ...

city at Kolha on south side on SH36. ** Interchange at 28 NDR on

Pilibanga Pilibanga (also spelt as Pilibangan) is a town and a municipality in Hanumangarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Geography Pilibanga is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics India census, Pilibanga had a populat ...

Rawatsar Rawatsar is a city, a municipality, and one of the seven tehsils in Hanumangarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every five years. History Establishment by Raghodas Rawa ...

road near Chhohilawali. ** Interchange at Kalusar-Eta Road near Kalusar in east of

. ** Interchange: Jaitpur toll plaza on MDR34 between Arjansar-

Pallu Pallu or Pällu may refer to: People * Pallu (biblical figure), a son of Reuben * Pallu Reddanna, Indian scientist * François Pallu (1626–1684), French bishop * Georges Pallu (1869–1948), French screenwriter and film director Places * P ...

. * Bikaner district ** between

Lunkaransar Lunkaransar is a town, near city of Bikaner in the Bikaner district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation. Lunkaransar is most popular for Peanuts in Rajasthan. Lunkaransar is a ...

-Kalu on SH6A. ** Sahajarasar between Direran and Kalu. ** Norangdesar on NH11 Bikaner-

Dungargarh Dungargarh ()(Hindi) is a Town and a Tehsil (Sub-district) in Bikaner district in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is situated at 70 km distance from Bikaner City. Dungargarh is located on the Bikaner-Jaipur road (National Highway 11). ...

Ratangarh Ratangarh may refer to: * Ratangarh, Bijnor - a village in Uttar Pradesh * Ratangarh, Churu - a town in Rajasthan * Ratangarh, Neemuch - a town in Madhya Pradesh * Ratangarh, Datia Ratangarh is a village in the district of Datia, in Madhya P ...

Jhunjhunu Jhunjhunu is a city and capital of Jhunjhunu district in the state of Rajasthan. This city is in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. History Jhunjhunu is a very old and historic ...

Chirawa Chirawa is a municipal town and tehsil in Jhunjhunu district of Shekhawati region in Rajasthan state of India. Its elevation is above sea level. See also * Jhunjhunu district Jhunjhunu district is a district of the Indian state of Rajast ...

Loharu Loharu (also known as Luharu) is a city, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of one of the four administrative sub-divisions of the distric ...

Charkhi Dadri Charkhi Dadri is a city and headquarters of Charkhi Dadri district in the state of Haryana located in southern Haryana, India, about 90 km from the national capital Delhi. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri a ...

highway. ** Desnok- Rasisar on NH62 Bikaner- Nokha-

Nagaur Nagaur is a city and municipal council in Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. Nagaur is famous for spice ...

highway. *

Sri Lachhamannag Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese ...

on SH19 Phalodi-Nagaur highway. ** Bhikamkor-

Osian Osian or Osiyan may refer to: * Osian art fund, an arts fund started in Mumbai (2010). *Osian, Jodhpur, a city in Rajasthan, India *Osiyan, Unnao, a village in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India *Osian (name), a name common in Wales, derived from ...

on SH61 on Phalodi-Osian highway. *

Dhandhaniya Dhandhaniya is a village in Jodhpur district Jodhpur District is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highes ...

- Agolai ** Patau on NH25

Pachpadra Pachpadra is a village in Barmer district in Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a tehsil headquarter. One of the famous attractions in the city is the Pachpadra Lake, which is known for salt collection around it. There is one Jawahar Navodaya ...

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

highway. *

Balotra Balotra is a city in Barmer district of Rajasthan state in India. It is about from Barmer city. Geography Balotra is located at . It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet). Demographics India census, Balotra had a ...

*** on SH61 Balotra-

Samdari Samdari (समदड़ी) is a city and tehsil headquarters in Barmer district in Rajasthan, northern India. Demographics According to the Indian Census 2011, the population of Samdari is 22222, where male population is 12805 and female popula ...

-Jodhpur highway. *** NH325 Balotra-

Siwana Siwana is a Tehsil in Barmer district in Indian state of Rajasthan, located 151 km from Barmer. The place is known for its fort which is locally known as Gadh Siwana, Gadh means Fort. Siwana have 130 villages. total Population as peris 213 ...

Jalore Jalore () (ISO 15919 : ''Jālora'' ), also known as ''Granite City'', is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalore District. It has a river known as Jawai Nadi. Jalore lies to south of Su ...

highway. ** Padroo ** Dahiva **

Bagoda Bagoda is a village in Jalore district Jalore District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Jalore is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of (3.11 percent of Rajasthan's area), ...

Gujarat

, it will enter at Vantdau in

Banaskantha district Banaskantha district is one of the thirty-three districts of the Gujarat state of India. The administrative headquarters of the district is at Palanpur which is also its largest city. The district is located in the Northeast of Gujarat and is pr ...

, run through Patan district. From there the existing National Highway Network takes the route to Kutch district and

Morbi district Morbi district is in the state of Gujarat, India. It was formed on August 15, 2013, along with several other districts, on the 67th Independence Day of India. Morbi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has 5 taluk ...

before finally ending at

Jamnagar district Jamnagar District is a district of Gujarat in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of Jamnagar. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies such as Reliance. Among its attractions are several palaces ...

. *

Tharad Tharad (historically known as Thirpur) is a town in Tharad taluka in the Banaskantha district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is the administrative center of Tharad taluka. Tharad is near the border of Gujarat, 40 km from the border wi ...

** Vasarda on NH68 ** Uchosan SH861 ** Jamvada SH127 * Patan district **

Santalpur Santalpur is a village in Santalpur Taluka of Patan district of Gujarat state, India. History The proprietors of Santalpur and Chadchat were Jadeja Rajputs. According to the local history, before the Jadejas came Santalpur was held by Turks, pro ...

on NH27

Route summary by sections

The construction work of the expressway has been divided into 8 sections (5 greenfield alignment and 3 brownfield upgrades). With a total of 30 construction packages each with a construction period of 2 years. The projects is expected to be completed by September 2023. As related but separate projects, from

Samakhiali Samakhiali is a town in Kutch District of Gujarat, India. Geography It is located at at an elevation of 69 m above MSL.http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Samakhiali.html Map and weather of Samakhiali The area of the village is . Location ...

the existing highways

Bhachau Bhachau is a city and a municipality in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. Bhachau was one of many devastated towns in the Kutch region of the Indian state of Gujarat, during the 1956 Anjar earthquake as well as in the 2001 Gujara ...

-Bhimasar-

Gandhidham Gandhidham, initially known as Sardarganj, is the largest and most populous city in Kutch District, Gujarat, India. It was created in the early 1950s for the resettlement of Sindhi Hindu refugees from Sindh (now in Pakistan) in the aftermath ...

Mundra Mundra is a census town and a headquarter of Mundra Taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Founded in about the 1640s, the town was an important mercantile centre and port throughout its history. Mundra Port is the largest p ...

, Bhachau-Bhuj, Bhimasar- Anjar-

Ratnal Ratnal is a village near the town of Anjar in the Anjar taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located around from Anjar and from Bhuj capital of Kutch. Ratnal Has No.1 Ranking in Asia for most number of Trucks and Tr ...

Bhuj Bhuj () is a Municipality and District Headquarters of Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, India. Etymology According to legend, Kutch was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to Kin ...

will also be upgraded to provide connectivity to other ports and cities.

Construction

The NHAI has awarded the construction work in 30 packages (stretches) to various construction companies. The list of contractors is as follows: Note: As of 28 July 2021, contracts for 6 out of total of 30 packages in pending.

Status updates

* Oct 2018:

Detailed Project Report A project plan, according to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), is: "...a formal, approved document used to guide both ''project execution'' and ''project control''. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning ass ...

(DPR) is completed. The expressway will connect 3 oil refineries of

, Barmer and Jamnagar. * Jul 2019: The NIIF will be financing the project. * Oct 2019: NHAI invites bids for the various phases of the expressway. * Aug 2020: The expressway will be ready before March 2023. * Oct 2020: Land acquisition starts for Amritsar-

greenfield stretch of the expressway. * Feb 2021: The construction work of the expressway will begin in April 2021. * April 2022: The construction works started on all the 30 packages would be completed within 2 years. * May 2022: Out of the expressway's 155-km stretch from Amritsar to Bathinda, work is going on in an advanced stage, and the 762-km stretch from Sangaria in Rajasthan to

in Gujarat, Out of which 400 km is completed, while the remaining portion is under-construction. The expressway is now expected to be completed by September 2023. * Jul 2023: The expressway's Rajasthan section from Jakhrawali in

to Khetlawas in

has been completed and was inaugurated by

on 8 July 2023.

References

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