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.

  • 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.

Current Status

Land acquisition process for the project started in December 2021. As of February 2022, 77% of joint measurement survey (JMS) had been completed in 67 /87 villages along the route. Tenders for construction have not yet been invited.

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 bids for its construction via 6 packages:

Package (Length) & ChainageStatus
JNE-1 (36.09 km): 0.000 to 36.09Bidding Underway
JNE-2 (30.46 km): 36.09 to 66.55Bidding Underway
JNE-3 (32.44 km): 66.55 to 98.99Bidding Underway
JNE-4 (28.85 km): 98.99 to 127.84Bidding Underway
JNE-5 (32.19 km): 127.84 to 160.03Bidding Underway
JNE-6 (19.82+4.48 km): 160.03 to 179.85 (package includes road from Hingole Gate to Chatrapai Chowk)Bidding Underway

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