Jalna – Nanded Expressway – Information & Status
179.85 km Jalna – Nanded Expressway by MSRDC is a proposed 6 lane access-controlled highway with a route alignment in central Maharashtra.
This greenfield expressway’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared in 2021 and land acquisition in 87 villages started in December 2021. In October 2022, Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) approved a loan to finance Rs. 2140 crore.
The expressway will be connected to the under construction 701 km Samruddhi Mahamarg (Mumbai – Nagpur Expressway) and reduce the travel time between Nanded and Mumbai to six hours from 10 hours.
Its median has been futuristically designed to accommodate the proposed 767 km Mumbai – Hyderabad Bullet Train project.
- Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 14,500 crore
- Project’s Length: 179.85 km
- Lanes: 6 (3+3)
- Lane Width: 3.75m
- RoW: 100m
- Design Speed: 120 kmph
- Space for High Speed Rail Corridor: 20.00m
- Status: Land Acquisition & Bidding Underway
- Land Acquisition Required: 2,200 hectares
- Deadline: October 2027
- Owner: Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC)
- Project Model: Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
Route Map
An official PDF route map of the project will be added when available. Here’s the project’s alignment on Google Maps
Current Status
Land acquisition process for the project started in December 2021. As of July 2024, 100% of joint measurement survey (JMS) had been completed in 87 villages along the route.
Tenders & Contractors
MSRDC invited RfQ applications for the expressway’s civil construction in April 2023. 18 bidders qualified for its construction in December.
MSRDC in January 2024 invited RfP bids for its construction via 6 packages. Bids were opened in April 2024 and financial bids in May 2024. Results are shown below.
| Package (Length) & Chainage | Status |
| JNE-1 (36.09 km): 0.000 to 36.09 | APCO Infratech is lowest bidder |
| JNE-2 (30.46 km): 36.09 to 66.55 | APCO Infratech is lowest bidder |
| JNE-3 (32.44 km): 66.55 to 98.99 | Montecarlo (MCL) is lowest bidder |
| JNE-4 (28.85 km): 98.99 to 127.84 | PNC Infratech is lowest bidder |
| JNE-5 (32.19 km): 127.84 to 160.03 | Montecarlo (MCL) is lowest bidder |
| JNE-6 (19.82+4.48 km): 160.03 to 179.85 (package includes road from Hingole Gate to Chatrapati Chowk) | Roadway Solutions (RSIIL) is lowest bidder |
Page last updated: July 11, 2024. Have a question or spot an error? Let me know here.