The Sion Panvel Expressway is a 25 km

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n highway located entirely in the state of

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Panvel Panvel () is a city and taluka in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal C ...

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. The National Highway 4 and Mumbai-Pune Expressway begin at the eastern end of the expressway, at Kalamboli junction, near

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. As of September 2014, the stretch of the highway east of Vashi Bridge within the city of Navi Mumbai has been fully widened and concretized to 10 lanes (5 lanes in each direction). New flyovers have been built at Sanpada railway station,

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Kamothe Kamothe is a node of Navi Mumbai in the Raigad district, Raigad District, developed and maintained by CIDCO. It is located on the Sion Panvel Highway and is the third node towards Mumbai after Panvel and Kalamboli. Location The site of Kamo ...

. A toll plaza built between

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for recovering the construction cost was controversially opened on January 6, 2015, after much delay as the BJP-led Maharashtra state government admitted that it was not in a position to abolish the toll. Heavy traffic snarls were reported in the initial days as workers of

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vandalized the toll booths. One-way toll for motor vehicles has been set at 40 for cars & 130 for Trucks & Buses.

Major connections

The following major highways cross the Sion Panvel Highway: * Mumbai-Pune Expressway and National Highway 4 at Kalamboli junction * Thane–Belapur road at Turbhe * Palm Beach Marg at

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* Mankhurd-Ghatkopar link road at Mankhurd * Eastern Express Highway at Sion

Important destinations

Sion Panvel Highway serves the following nodes of the city of

. *

* New Panvel * Sanpada *

* Turbhe *

* CBD Belapur *

* Kalamboli Sion Panvel Highway serves the following nodes of the city of

. * Ghatkopar *

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Intersections

Sion-Panvel Highway intersects following important roads. * Palm Beach Marg * Thane Belapur Road * National Highway 48 *V. N. Purav Marg * Eastern Express Highway * Eastern Freeway * Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road *Amra Marg

Widening and Concretization

* The stretch of road from BARC Junction to Kalamboli Junction is about 25 kilometres in length. * Total Project cost Rs. 825 Crore (Based on DSR of 2006–2007). * Base Construction cost Rs. 675 Crores. The project consists of:From May 2014, zip down a 10-lane Sion-Panvel highway - Mumbai - DNA
Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06. # Widening of the existing bituminous road to 5+5 lanes with concrete pavements. # Central 3+3 lanes to be access controlled. # The Service roads to be provided whenever required for about 6.29 kilometres. # Provision of signal free passage for through traffic. # 3 new Flyovers at Kamothe Junction, Sanpada Junction, and Uran Junction. # Duplication of flyovers at Taloja and Chembur-Mankhurd Link Road junction. # Pedestrian crossing Underpasses at 10 locations. # Foot over Bridges at 3 locations. # Geometric Junction improvements as per standards. # Toll plaza at Vashi to be upgraded to 8+8 lanes, Toll fee at prescribed rates (current rate) and Toll period to be quoted by BOT Contractor. # Landscaping / Beautification of entire project corridor including Median plantation, Road side plantation, Landscaping and Beautification below flyovers. # Renovation / upgradation of existing flyovers, structures. # Electrification of entire project corridor. # Operation and Maintenance of Project Facilities up to the end of toll period quoted by BOT Contractor.

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