New Delhi, 12-02-2023 : The 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot leg of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be officially opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, which would result in a reduction in travel time from Delhi to Jaipur from five hours to roughly three and a half hours.
This first completed portion of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, which was built at a cost of more than Rs 12,150 crore, will significantly promote the economic growth of the entire region, according to reports.
The PMO said that the nation is now building a number of top-notch motorways, demonstrating Modi’s priority on the creation of good road infrastructure as an engine of growth, development, and connectivity in “New India.”
With a length of 1,386 kilometres, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be the longest in India. According to the plan, the distance between Delhi and Mumbai will be lowered by 12%, from 1,424 km to 1,242 km, and the trip time will be reduced by 50%, from the present 24-hour period to 12 hours.
The highway will connect important towns including Kota, Indore, Jaipur, Bhopal, Vadodara, and Surat while traversing six states: Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
Along with spurs to future Greenfield airports like Jewar Airport, Navi Mumbai Airport, and JNPT port, it would also service 93 PM Gati Shakti Economic Nodes, 13 ports, eight major airports, and eight multi-modal logistics parks (MMLPs). It will have a catalytic effect on the growth trajectory of all neighbouring regions, significantly advancing the nation’s economic transition.