The Jalna-Nanded Expressway is a link road greenfield project that connects the largest cities of Marathwada (
Jalna,
Parbhani
Parbhani (, ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around away from regional headquarters of Aurangabad w ...
, and
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the List of cities in Maharashtra, tenth largest city in the state and the List of cities in India by population, seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in ...
) to
Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, which is also officially known as Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg. Proposed as 6-lane wide, this segment will reduce the road distance between
Jalna and
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the List of cities in Maharashtra, tenth largest city in the state and the List of cities in India by population, seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in ...
from 226 kilometres to 179 kilometres and bring down travel time between
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the List of cities in Maharashtra, tenth largest city in the state and the List of cities in India by population, seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in ...
and
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
from 12 hours to around 6 hours.
Route Alignment
The Jalna-Nanded Expressway will travel through
Jalna,
Parbhani
Parbhani (, ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around away from regional headquarters of Aurangabad w ...
, and
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the List of cities in Maharashtra, tenth largest city in the state and the List of cities in India by population, seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in ...
districts directly. The 179-kilometre Jalna-Nanded segment passes through 87 villages. Around 93.52 kilometres of this segment passes through four tehsils in Parbhani, while 66.46 kilometres passes through three tehsils of Jalna and 19.82 kilometres passes through one tehsil in Nanded.
Cities & Towns
Below are the lists of cities/towns through which the Jalna-Nanded Expressway will connect:
*North East of
Jalna (Panshendra Village) connects to
Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
*North of
Partur
*South of
Mantha
*North of
Selu
*North of
Parbhani
Parbhani (, ) is a city in Maharashtra state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is one of the largest cities in Marathwada region. Parbhani is around away from regional headquarters of Aurangabad w ...
*South of
Purna
:
Purna is a town with a municipal council in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra, India.
Geography
Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Purna is situated in the Maharashtra state of India.
Demographics
India census, Purna ...
*South of
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the List of cities in Maharashtra, tenth largest city in the state and the List of cities in India by population, seventy-ninth most populated city in India. It is the second largest city in ...
(Kakandi Village)
Construction
MSRDC
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited, commonly abbreviated as MSRDC, is an Indian public limited company fully owned by the Government of Maharashtra. MSRDC was established on 9 July 1996 and incorporated as a public limi ...
invited RFQ applications for the expressway’s civil construction in April 2023. Here’s a list of civil packages included within the RFQ document:
Status updates
*March 2021: Project Announcement at Maharashtra State Annual Budget 2021–22.
*November 2021: Maharashtra State Rajpatra (Work Order) Release.
*December 2021: Land Acquisition Process Start.
*February 2022: 77% Land Acquisition Survey Completed.
*November 2022: Land Acquisition Notification Release.
*November 2022: 22000 Crore Rupees Fund Raising For Land Acquisition & Construction Work.
*April 2023: Invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select eligible contractors for the construction.
*October 2024: Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the construction of expressway.
See also
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Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The Delhi–Vadodra–Mumbai Expressway is a 1,350 km long, 8-lane wide (expandable to 12-lane) under-construction (partially operational) access-controlled expressway connecting India's national capital New Delhi to its financial capital ...
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Expressways in India
The expressways of India are the highest class of roads in India. As per NHAI and Indian Roads Congress, expressways are access controlled highways with a divided carriageway, designed for high speed vehicular movement and heavy traffic. A ...
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Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited, commonly abbreviated as MSRDC, is an Indian public limited company fully owned by the Government of Maharashtra. MSRDC was established on 9 July 1996 and incorporated as a public limi ...
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Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway
The Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway or Samruddhi Mahamarg (officially known as Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg) and Maharashtra Expressway-2 (ME-2), is a 6-lane wide (expandable to 8), 701-km long access-contr ...
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NHAI
The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI () is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and is responsible for management of a road network of over 50,000 km of National highways out of 1,32,499 ...
References
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Expressways in India
Transport in Jalna
Transport in Nanded
Expressways in Maharashtra
Proposed infrastructure in Maharashtra