Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
TARGET FOR GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAYS
Posted On:
27 JUL 2023 3:35PM by PIB Delhi
The objective behind construction of roads under Greenfield projects is to optimize the overall cost to the economy, while catering to the traffic needs of the Origin-Destination in the most efficient way, providing most efficient connectivity between key economic centres, avoiding rehabilitation and resettlement on large scale, achieving higher speed and safer roads with dedicated entry/exit points.
Greenfield projects, wherein construction has started or works have been awarded is annexed.
There are total 27 Greenfield corridors having overall length 9860 km planned in the country. Ministry continuously undertakes development and construction of national highways including Greenfield Expressways based on inter-se priority, extensive stakeholder consultations, detailed studies and availability of funds.
Details of the places where roads are being constructed under the Greenfield projects:
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S.
No.
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Corridor Name
|
Length (in Km)
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States
|
|
Greenfield Expressways
|
|
1
|
Delhi - Mumbai EXP
|
1,386
|
Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra
|
|
1.A
|
Delhi – Vadodara EXP
|
845
|
Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
|
|
1.B
|
Vadodara – Mumbai EXP
|
450
|
Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra
|
|
1.C
|
Delhi - Faridabad – Sohna EXP
|
91
|
Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
|
|
2
|
Ahmedabad – Dholera EXP
|
109
|
Gujarat
|
|
3
|
Bengaluru – Chennai EXP
|
262
|
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
|
|
4
|
Delhi - Amritsar – Katra EXP
|
669
|
Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
5
|
Kanpur - Lucknow EXP
|
63
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
|
Total
|
2489
|
|
|
Access-controlled Highways
|
|
6
|
Ambala – Kotputli
|
313
|
Haryana
|
|
7
|
Amritsar - Bhatinda - Jamnagar
|
917
|
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat
|
|
7.a
|
Amritsar to Bhatinda
|
155
|
Punjab
|
|
7.b
|
Sangariya to Santalpur
|
762
|
Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat
|
|
8
|
Raipur - Vishakhapatnam
|
465
|
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
|
|
9
|
Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam
|
222
|
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
|
|
10
|
UER II
|
75
|
Delhi
|
|
11
|
Chittor Thatchur
|
116
|
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
|
|
12
|
Bangalore Ring Road
|
280
|
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
|
|
13
|
Delhi - Saharanpur - Dehradun
|
239
|
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
|
|
14
|
Durg Raipur Arang
|
92
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
15
|
Surat - Nashik - Ahmednagar - Solapur
|
719
|
Gujarat, Maharashtra
|
|
16
|
Solapur - Kurnool - Chennai
|
340
|
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana
|
|
17
|
Indore - Hyderabad
|
525
|
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana
|
|
18
|
Kota Indore (Garoth to Ujjain)
|
135
|
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
|
|
19
|
Nagpur - Vijayawada
|
401
|
Telangana
|
|
20
|
Bengaluru - Kadappa - Vijayawada EXP
|
342
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
21
|
Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata
|
612
|
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
|
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
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