Nagpur – Gondia Expressway – Information & Status
127 km Nagpur – Bhandara – Gondia Expressway by MSRDC is an approved 4 lane access-controlled highway with a route alignment in eastern Maharashtra. It is also known as the Eastern Maharashtra Expressway.
This greenfield expressway’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) has not been published online. Land acquisition started in 2023.
Nagpur – Gondia Expressway will start at Gavasi village on Nagpur’s Outer Ring Road, near the under construction 701 km Samruddhi Mahamarg (Mumbai – Nagpur Expressway).
On the east-side, Nagpur – Gondia Expressway will terminate at village Sawari, located north of Gondia, while a 13.745 km bypass will be constructed around the south-western side of Gondia. Besides Gondia Bypass, a 3.826 km spur will link to the town of Tiroda which hosts MIDC’s Growth Centre.
The expressway is expected to reduce travel time between Nagpur and Gondia to about 2 hours from the current 4-5 hour journey.
- Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 12,000 crore
- Project’s Length: 127 km
- Lanes: 4
- RoW: 100m
- Status: Bidding Underway
- Land Acquisition Required: N/A
- Deadline: 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 here when available. A village list will be provided when available.
Current Status
In February 2022, MSRDC invited bids for the appointment of a consultant for the preparation of a Feasibility Study Report, Detailed Project Report DPR and Pre Tender Activities (Package I).
In April 2024, MSRDC invited tenders for construction via 4 civil packages, each with a 2.5 year construction deadline. Technical bids were opened in May 2024 to reveal 8 bidders – see details.
Tenders & Contractors
| Package: Chainage and Length | Status |
| Package NG-01: km 0+000 Gavasi Tq. Nagpur (Rural) to km 29+400 Chanoda Tq. Kuhi Dist. Nagpur (Length: 29.400 km) | Afcons Infrastructure is lowest bidder |
| Package NG-02: km 29+400 Chanoda Tq. Kuhi Dist. Nagpur to km 58+850 Thana Tq. Dist. Bhandara (Length: 29.450 km) | Afcons Infrastructure is lowest bidder |
| Package NG-02A: km 58+850 Thana Tq. Bhandara to km 94+100 Jambhalpani. Tq. Mohadi Dist. Bhandara (Length: 35.250 km | Patel Infrastructure is lowest bidder |
| Package NG-03: km 94+100 Manora to km 121+500 Sonegaon Tq. Tiroda Dist. Gondia (Length: 27.400 km) with Tiroda connector km 0+000 Paldongari to km 3+826 Kachewani Tq. Tiroda Dist. Gondia (Length: 3.826 km). (Total Length: 31.226 km) | NCC is lowest bidder |
| Package NG-04: km 121+500 Sonegaon Tq. Tiroda to km 144+807 Sawari Tq. Dist. Gondia (Length- 23.307 km) with Gondia Bypass km 0+000 Lohari to km 13+745 Karanja Tq. Dist. Gondia (Length: 13.745 km) (Total Length: 37.052 km) | NCC is lowest bidder |
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