Mumbai Nashik Expressway (mr:मुंबई नाशिक द्रुतगती मार्ग) is a
long highway connecting
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 ...
to
Nashik
Nashik, formerly Nasik, is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks of the river Godavari, about northeast of the state capital Mumbai.
Nashik is one of the Hindu pilgrimage sites of the Kumbh ...
. The total cost of the project is .
At the time when this project was awarded, it was the largest BOT road project in India. The project involves increasing the number of lanes on the 99.5 km Vadape-Gonde (Mumbai-Nasik) section of the National Highway-3 to four.
Project development
Projects under implementation in NHDP Phase III A
;Vadpe to Gonde :
Vadpe is in
Thane district
Thane district (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a districts of Maharashtra, district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the c ...
and Gonde in
Nashik district
Nashik district,(Marathi: Help:IPA/Marathi, ̪ɑɕɪk formerly known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of win ...
. 100 km work has been completed.
This contract was given in June 2005 to
Gammon India +
Sadbhav Engineering Limited + Billimoria consortium of contractors. The name of SPV is "Mumbai Nashik Expressway limited" The project cost was ₹5.79 billion. The expected completion date was 36 months from date of award of contract. The completion date was first extended up to April 2009. Now the completion date has been extended up to January 2011. The project supervision consultant to this project are Sheladia Associates INC- Artefact Projects Ltd – USA
As of 15 Jan 2018, this project has been completed up to 99%.
See also
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National Highway 160
Gallery
File:NH3_-_Mumbai_-_Nashik_Highway.jpg, Mumbai Nashik Expressway
File:NH3 - Mumbai - Nashik Highway after the toll booth.jpg, Mumbai Nashik Expressway
References
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Transport in Mumbai
Expressways in Maharashtra
Transport in Nashik
Toll roads in India