Agra – Gwalior Expressway – Information & Status

88.40 km Agra – Gwalior Expressway by NHAI is a proposed 6 lane access-controlled highway with a route alignment through the states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Rajasthan (RJ) and Madhya Pradesh (MP).

This greenfield expressway’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd under the Bharatmala Pariyoana program. Its prefeasibility report can be viewed here.

Agra – Gwalior Expressway’s route will connect Deori Village on Agra’s Inner Ring Road with Susera Village on Gwalior Bypass. Along the way it’ll pass by Bhind and Morena, and have an interchange with the proposed 408.77 km Chambal Expressway.

The expressway is expected to be completed and opened in 2028. It is expected to reduce travel time between Agra and Gwalior to just an hour from the current 2-3 hour journey.

Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 2497.84 crore
Project’s Length: 88.4 km
Lanes: 6
RoW: 60m
Design Speed: 100 kmph
Status: GR Infraprojects (GRIL) declared preferred bidder in March 2025
Land Acquisition Required: 502 hectare
Deadline: 2028
Owner: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Project Model: Design Build Finance Operate and Transfer (DBFOT)

Route Map

*Agra – Gwalior Expressway’s alignment option suggested in LEA Associates’ pre-feasibility report (view large)*

An official PDF route map of the project will be added here when available. A village list will be provided when available.

The proposed greenfield 6 lane highway falls in UP’s Agra district from km 0.000 to km 20.200, in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district from km 20.200 to km 47.200, and in MP’s Morena district from km 47.200 to km 88.250 and Gwalior district from km 88.250 to km 88.400.

Current Status

Bids for Agra – Gwalior Expressway’s construction work via 3 packages were invited on December 15, 2023. Tenders for all 3 packages were cancelled on January 5, 2024.

In March 2025, GR Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL) was declared as the preferred bidder for Agra – Gwalio Expressway’s civil construction on DBFOT mode.

The contract comprises of two major components. The first includes the development of a six lane access-controlled greenfield highway connecting Deori Village on Agra’s Inner Ring Road with Susera Village on Gwalior Bypass. The second component involves overlaying, strengthening, and executing road safety enhancements on the existing Agra – Gwalior section of national highway NH-44.

Tenders & Contractors

The expressway’s construction was originally divided into 3 packages in 2023. In January 2024, the project was recast on DBFOT mode.

Package (Distance)	Contractor / Status
Package 1: Ch.0.000 Km to Ch.36.800 Km in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan	Cancelled
Package 2: Ch.36.800 Km to Ch.51.200 Km in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh	Cancelled
Package 3: Ch.51.200 Km to Ch.88.400 Km in Madhya Pradesh	Cancelled
DBFOT Contract: Development of 6 lane of access-controlled Agra-Gwalior GF highway starting from km 0.000 – km 88.400 Deori-Susera in the state of UP-Raj.-MP including the overlay strengthening and improvement works on from 1058.00-1148.00 of NH-44 on DBFOT BOT Mode NH(O)	GR Infraprojects is preferred bidder

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