If you’ve been following the news you know of late, many highways and expressways have been inaugurated. So, we’ve brought you a complete list of National Expressways of India along with other details like current status, length, and date of completion. You might have wondered about the difference between an expressway and a highway.
Well, an expressway typically has six to eight lanes and is wider than a highway, which usually only has four lanes. An expressway is also access-controlled, so only high-speed vehicles are allowed on it. This enables faster travel as the vehicles aren’t impeded by slow-moving vehicles.
National Expressways Of India
1. Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway (NE1)
The expressway currently has four lanes, two on each side. However, it is being upgraded to six lanes, three on each side. This upgradation will cost ₹3,300 crores.
Length: 93.1 kilometres
Current Status: Fully Operational
Route: Ahmedabad to Vadodara
Date Of Completion: August 16, 2004
Cost: ₹475 crores
2. Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) or Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) (NE 2)
Eastern Peripheral Expressway: India’s first smart, fully access controlled, 135km long six lane expressway.@nitin_gadkari @transform_ind @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/L8ZXrWUdxD
— MORTHINDIA (@MORTHIndia) April 5, 2018
An interchange is being constructed in Jaganpur Afzalpur village, connecting the Yamuna expressway to NE 2.
Length: 135 kilometres
Current Status: Fully Operational
Route: Sonipat, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Palwal
Date Of Completion: May 27, 2018
Cost: ₹11,000 crores
3. Delhi-Meerut Expressway (NE 3)
With four lanes on each side and eight lanes in total, this is the widest expressway in India.
Length: 96 kilometres
Current Status: Fully Operational
Route: Nizamuddin Bridge, Delhi-UP Border, Dasna, Hapur, Meerut
Date Of Completion: April 1, 2021
Cost: Between ₹8,000 to ₹10,000 crores
4. Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway (NE 4)
Mumbai Delhi expressway
Vadodara-Mumbai section
The 1st section to open later this year from north of Vadodara from Vadodara-Ahmedabad expressway(NE1) upto Ankhleshwar
©️Civil Infra Bookmark pic.twitter.com/OWXXf7kqZ8— Sahil P (@Sahilinfra2) June 24, 2022
It will be one of the most important corridors for transportation.
Length: 379 kilometres
Current Status: Under Construction
Route: Vadodara, Virar, JNPT
Date Of Completion: 2024
Cost: ₹44,000 crores
5. Delhi-Nakodar-Gurdaspur Expressway (NE 5)
& Ex-Minister Punjab Anil Joshi. As part of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, Greenfield connectivity will be developed to Amritsar from Nakodar via Sultanpur Lodhi, Goindwal sahib and Khadoor Sahib.The road between Amritsar and Gurdaspur will also be developed & made signal free pic.twitter.com/DEXoI8N7cC
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) June 2, 2020
This is a part of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
Length: 397.7 kilometres
Current Status: Under Construction
Route: Delhi, Nakodar, Gurdaspur
Date Of Completion: October 2023
Cost: Approximately ₹25,000 crores
Also Read: Ganga Expressway: Route, Status, Cost, Length & All You Need To Know About It
6. Nakodar-Amritsar Expressway (NE 5A)
Shri @nitin_gadkari announces new Greenfield connectivity to Amritsar from Nakodar as part of Delhi-Amritsar Expressway
Road from Amritsar to Gurdaspur would also be fully developed& made completely signal free
Read Here 👇 https://t.co/QfDoJG4jAP@MORTHIndia @CMOPb pic.twitter.com/EEzwBr5YGG
— Central Bureau of Communication, Chandigarh (@CBC_Chandigarh) June 2, 2020
Another part of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, this section is an extension of NE 5.
Length: 99 kilometres
Current Status: Land Acquisition Underway
Route: Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Jammu, Katra
Date Of Completion: December 2025
Cost: TBD
7. Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway (NE 6)
Lucknow Kanpur Expressway, Uttar Pradesh 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/1dJyDd5JOZ
— GURKIRAT MAND (@811GK) January 27, 2023
Currently, it is a six-lane expressway which can be expanded to eight lanes.
Length: 62.76 kilometres
Current Status: Land Acquisition Underway
Route: Shaheed Path, Bani, Kantha, Amarsas, Azad Chauraha
Date Of Completion: January 2025
Cost: ₹4,700 crores
8. Bangalore-Chennai Expressway (NE 7)
Aerial view of u/c Bangalore Chennai Expressway from yesterday’s @nitin_gadkari ji visit pic.twitter.com/wxh16bMwfc
— Our Chittoor (@manachittooru) January 6, 2023
This expressway will start from Hoskote in Bangalore and end in Sriperumbudur in Chennai.
Length: 258 kilometres
Current Status: Under Construction
Route: Bangalore, Kolar district, Chittoor district, Ranipettai district, Kanchipuram district
Date Of Completion: March 2024
Cost: ₹17,930 crores
9. Varanasi-Kolkata Expressway (NE 8)
PNC Infratech gets LoA from NHAI for 3 packages of 6 lane access controlled Varanasi – Kolkata Expressway in the state of Bihar
🛣️ Package 2: 27 KM at ₹891 crore
🛣️ Package 3: 36 KM at ₹1113 crore
🛣️ Package 6: 35 KM at ₹1260 croreConstruction to be concluded in 24 months
— InfraStory (@marinebharat) April 2, 2023
This upcoming expressway has not yet begun construction.
Length: 610 kilometres
Current Status: Land Acquisition Underway
Route: Varanasi, Chandauli, Bhabua, Sasaram,
Date Of Completion: 2027
Cost: ₹23,500 crores
10. Kharagpur-Morgram Expressway (NE 9)
NHAI is all set to construct a Greenfield expressway connecting Kharagpur -Burdwan and Moregram. There will be new bridges on Dwarakeshwr and Damodar River. This road would be the part of Kharagpur -Siliguri economic Corridor. pic.twitter.com/B6fLp7GQ41
— Firoz Islam (@bumcfiroz) May 19, 2022
It is being built as part of the Kharagpur-Siliguri Economic Corridor which has not yet begun construction.
Length: 230 kilometres
Current Status: Land Acquisition Not Yet Started
Route: Kharagpur, Burdwan, Morgram
Date Of Completion: 2028
Cost: ₹12,000 crores
11. Katihar-Kishanganj-Siliguri-Guwahati Expressway (NE 10)
Not many details are known about this project as of now.
Length: 676 kilometres
Current Status: Land Acquisition Not Yet Started
Route: Katihar, Kishanganj, Siliguri, Guwahati
Date Of Completion: TBD
Cost: TBD
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