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Nitin Gadkari Reviews Major Highway Projects for Maharashtra Development

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed several new highway projects for Maharashtra, including six-laning of key sections and high-speed corridors. The meeting covered nine build-operate-transfer projects spanning 527 km on NH stretches. India's national highway network has expanded by 61% since 2014, reaching 1,46,560 km. The review emphasized accelerating project planning to boost regional economic development.

Key Points: Gadkari Reviews Highway Projects for Maharashtra

  • Gadkari reviews multiple highway projects in Maharashtra
  • Includes 6-laning of Nagpur-Bhandara and Pune-Satara sections
  • Nine BOT projects covering 527 km discussed
  • India's NH network grew 61% since 2014 to 1,46,560 km
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Nitin Gadkari reviews new highway project plans for Maharashtra

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reviews new highway projects in Maharashtra, including high-speed corridors and six-laning plans to boost connectivity.

"The review focused on accelerating project planning and execution to strengthen road connectivity and support economic development in the region - Official Statement"

New Delhi, May 4

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday reviewed the proposed new high-speed corridors, high-density corridors and other important national highway projects to be taken up in Maharashtra, officials said.

"During the review meeting held in the national capital, the Union Minister discussed several key highway development projects, including six-laning of the Nagpur-Bhandara section, four-laning of the Taloda-Burhanpur section, Durg-Gadchiroli-Mancherial corridor, Gadchiroli-Kanker (Raipur-Visakhapatnam) corridor, Gwalior-Nagpur corridor and Nagpur-Hyderabad corridor," according to an official statement.

He also held discussions on six-laning of the Bhandara-Raipur section, Lakhnadon-Durg-Raipur corridor, six-laning of the Nagpur-Amravati section, the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra Border-Nagpur Bypass-Borkhedi stretch on NH-44, and six-laning of the Pune-Satara section.

Besides, the review meeting included discussions on nine state build-operate-transfer projects covering a total length of 527 km on National Highway (NH) stretches in Maharashtra.

These projects include Shirur-Ahilyanagar (four lane), Ahilyanagar-Wadala (four lane), Wadala-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (four lane), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna (four lane), Jalna-Watur (four line), Nanded-Narsi-Deglur (four lane and two lane), Jam-Warora (four lane), Warora-Chandrapur-Bamni (four lane), and Malkapur-Chikhli (two lane) corridors.

The review focused on accelerating project planning and execution to strengthen road connectivity and support economic development in the region, the statement said.

India's road network has expanded at a rapid pace in the last 11 years to become the world's second-largest, with national highways spanning across a length of 1,46,560 km in the country.

The union government has constructed 57,125 km of national highways during the last five years with average construction of 34,215 lane-km per year.

This leads to average annual employment generation of about 33 crore person-days, including direct and indirect employment, according to figures tabled in Parliament recently.

This surge in construction has seen the National Highway network expanding by 61 per cent from 91,287 km in 2014 to 1,46,560 km in 2025, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

The length of operational access-controlled high-speed corridors and expressways increased from a mere 93 km in 2014 to 3,052 km at the end of 2025.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Beautiful to see but let's also talk about the flip side. All these big highways come at cost of farmland displacement. My uncle's village near Pune-Satara has farmers worried. Hope the authorities provide fair compensation and rehabilitation. Development must be inclusive. 🙏
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Sneha F
Why doesn't anyone talk about the 33 crore person-days employment figure? That's massive! My brother works in construction and these highway projects have provided steady income to many daily wage workers in our village. Kudos to the government for keeping infrastructure on fast track. Chhapra to Delhi road is still tricky though 😅
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Jennifer L
Impressive numbers! 57,125 km of national highways in five years is no joke. Drives from Mumbai to Pune are already smoother - hoping these new projects will make cross-state travel even faster. Would love to see more flyovers and bypasses for smaller towns though, to reduce congestion in city centers.
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Nisha Z
Very good news for Gadchiroli and the Naxal-affected regions! Better roads = better connectivity = more development. Though I'm skeptical about the timeline - these projects often get delayed. Remember the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg? Took years. Hope execution is faster this time. 👍
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Deepak U
Just one request to Gadkari ji - please focus on road safety too! These expressways have high-speed limits but lack proper lighting, emergency phones and ambulance services at regular intervals. My colleague had a breakdown on Nagpur-Hyderabad highway at night, was stranded for hours. Infrastructure needs to be human-centric, not just numbers. 🙏

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