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CentralRoads & HighwaysPartly OperationalDelayed

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

A 1,386 km access-controlled greenfield expressway planned to cut Delhi-Mumbai road travel time and create a high-speed freight and passenger spine across western and central India.

Estimated cost
₹98,000 cr
Reported spend
Not available
Announced
8 Mar 2019
Last verified
1 May 2026
Schedule check

Compared with the first announced target

The corridor has moved beyond early public completion targets and continues to open package-wise, so full-corridor delivery is tracked as delayed.

Delayed
First target
Jan 2023
Current target
Oct 2025
Revised target
Not listed
Public relevance

Delhi-Mumbai corridor passengers, freight operators, logistics parks and industrial regions across six states

Timeline

3 events
8 Mar 2019
Foundation ceremony

The national expressway was launched as one of India’s largest greenfield road projects.

12 Feb 2023
Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section opened

The first major operational stretch was inaugurated for traffic.

31 Oct 2025
Tracked full-corridor target

Remaining packages are tracked toward a revised full-corridor delivery window.

Risk notes

  • Very long multi-state corridor
  • Package-wise commissioning creates partial-status complexity
  • Land, structures and interchange completion risks remain

Official/public sources

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Citation quality snapshot
Source mix
2 sources · Government, Infrastructure tracker
Verification freshness
Fresh

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Last source review was 46 days ago; still inspect linked sources before relying on any material claim.

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Cost / funding
Review needed

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Schedule / timeline
Review needed

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Current status
Covered

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Linked source labels: MoRTH: national highways project updates

Source specificity review needed

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  • medium priority
    NHAI: Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project information

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  • medium priority
    MoRTH: national highways project updates

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public-sourceNHAI: Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project informationPublisher/domain: nhai.gov.inNeeds exact sourcepublic-sourceMoRTH: national highways project updatesPublisher/domain: morth.nic.inNeeds exact source