Nagpur-Vijayawada Economic Corridor – Information & Status Update

405 km Nagpur – Vijyawada Economic Corridor, also known as Nagpur-Vijayawada Expressway, is an under construction 4 lane access-controlled road by NHAI with a route alignment through Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Construction of this corridor (combination of brownfield-upgrade and greenfield) is being carried out under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I program with a primary goal to improve the efficiency of freight movement and boost exports via port connectivity.

NHAI has not yet made the project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) available online. This economic corridor is planned to be completed by 2027.

  • Total Estimated Cost: Rs. 14,666 crore
  • Project’s Total Length: 405 km
  • Lanes: 4
  • Deadline: 2027
  • Owner: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
  • Project Model: Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM)

Current Status

Construction is underway on its brownfield section (see contractor list below), while contracts for its Mancherial – Warangal – Khammam Vijayawada section were awarded in March 2023 with a combined estimated cost of Rs.7500 crore.

Detailed Project Report (DPR) for a majority of the project’s sections has not yet been finalized. Acquisition of land, forest and environment clearance are in different stages of approval.

Route Map

A PDF route map of Nagpur – Vijyawada Economic Corridor will be added here when available.

via NHAI’s tender docs

Brownfield Upgrade Contractors

32.985 km Bamni, MH to Goyagaon (MH/TS Border) Section

PackageContractor / Status
Bamni to Goegaon: Four laning of existing 2-lane stretch from Bamni (Design 19.000) to MH/TG Border (Design KM 51.985) section of NH-930DGR Infraprojects (awarded May 2022)

94.6 km Goyagaon – Mancherial Section

PackageContractor / Status
Package 1: Indaram Junction in Mancherial to Repallewada (42 km)Adani Transport
(subcontracted to HG Infra)
Package 2: Repallewada to Goyagaon (52.6 km)Dilip Buildcon Ltd.

Greenfield Tenders & Contractors

The project’s greenfield section has been divided into multiple civil packages with a 2 year deadline. More packages and their details will be added here when their tender notices are published.

112 km Mancherial – Warangal section

PackageContractor / Status
Package 1: Narva at Ch.3.834 Km to Puttapaka at Ch.35.300 Km (Total length: 31.466 km)Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL)
Package 2: Puttapaka at Ch.35.300 Km to Pangidipalle at Ch.72.350 Km (Total length 37.050 km)Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL)
Package 3: Pangidipalle at Ch.72.350 Km to Oorugonda at Ch.112.240 Km (Total length 39.890 km)Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL)

108.24 km Warangal – Khammam section (NH-163G)

PackageContractor / Status
Package 1: Oorugonda village in Hanamkonda District at Ch.112.240 Km to Venkatpur village in Warangal District Ch. 150.240Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL)
Package 2: Venkatpur village in Warangal Ch. 150.240 Km to Thallasenkesa village in Mahabubabed District at Ch.189.650 kmG R Infraprojects Ltd. (GRIL)
Package 3: Thallasenkesa village at Design Ch. 189.650 km to V.Vekatayapalem village in Khammam DistrictVDB Projects Pvt. Ltd.

89.429 km Khammam – Vijayawada section (NH-163G)

PackageContractor / Status
Package 1: V.Venkatayapalem village at Design Ch.220.480 Km to Brahmanapalli(K) village at Ch. 250.400Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd.
Package 2: Brahmanapalli(K) village at Design Ch. 250.400 Km to Remidicherla village at Ch.280.200 KmMegha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd
Package 3: Remidicherla village at Design Ch.280.200 Km to Jakkampudi village (on NH-16) at Design Ch. 309.909Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd

Page last updated: December 27, 2023. Have a question or spot an error? Let me know here. See a list of all Economic Corridors in India here.