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India's 10 longest expressways
India has 942 expressways covering a total distance of 1,208.19 kilometres.
These expressways - six or eight-lane highways - with controlled-access have made road transportation much faster and efficient in India.
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Yamuna Expressway
Distance: 165 km
Uttar Pradesh
India’s longest six-laned Expressway Project was built to reduce the travel time between New Delhi and Agra from 4 hours to 100 minutes.
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Built at a cost of Rs 12,839 crore ($2.2 billion), the Expressway developed by Jaypee Infratech connects Greater Noida with Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
The Expressway is also expected to boost the industrial development of the region.
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Outer Ring Road (Hyderabad)
Distance: 158 km
Andhra Pradesh
Built by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), the Outer Ring Road is an eight-lane ring road expressway encircling Hyderabad.
The Rs 6,696 crore (Rs 66.96 billion) mega project was built with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
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The Expressway offers better connectivity between NH 9, NH 7, NH 4 and some state highways.
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Mumbai Nashik Expressway
Distance: 150 km
Maharashtra
One of India’s biggest Expressway projects, it connects Mumbai to northern, central and eastern parts of India.
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Built at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40 billion), it is one of the largest BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) road projects in India.
The road has been developed by Gammon, Sadbhav Engineering Limited and B.E. Billimoria & Co.
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Kanpur Metropolitan Bypass
Distance: 124 km
Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur Metropolitan Bypass connects Greater Noida to Kanpur.
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Kanpur is 378 kms away from the bustling city of Noida. It is also connected to Delhi by a six-lane highway.
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Bangalore-Mysore Expressway
Distance: 111 km
Karnataka
The Expressway forms a part of the proposed Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC), a 4-6 lane private tolled expressway that connects Bangalore and Mysore.
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Constructed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), the first stretch of the Expressway was opened in 2006.
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Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
Distance: 95 km
Gujarat
The Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway has reduced the travel time between Ahmedabad and Vadodara from two and a half hours to one hour.
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Built at a cost of Rs 475 crore (Rs 4.75 billion), it is also known as National Expressway.
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Distance: 93 km
Maharashtra
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is India's first six-lane, concrete, high-speed access-controlled expressway.
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This picturesque expressway offers a great drive between Mumbai and Pune, reducing travel time to 2-3 hours.
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Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway
Distance: 90 km
Rajasthan
Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway is a 90 km long access controlled toll expressway connecting Jaipur to Kishangarh.
Built at a cost of Rs 729 crore (Rs 7.29 billion), the expressway was the first Indian road built under the public-private partnership model.
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The expressway forms a segment of the NH-8, which is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project.
Inaugurated in April 2005, the 6-lane expressway was constructed by GVK Jaipur Expressway Private Limited (GJEPL) under the build-operate-transfer model.
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Allahabad Bypass
Distance: 86 km
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad Bypass is a access controlled highway, part of Golden Quadrilateral and National Highway 2 connecting four metropolitan cities Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.
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India’s longest bypass section was built by Larsen & Turbo, HCC and OSE-KMC (JV). The project was completed in 2009.
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Durgapur Expressway
Distance: 65 km
West Bengal
The 65 kilometre-long Dankuni-Palsit stretch is called Durgapur Expressway.
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Durgapur Expressway links Dankuni with Memari on Grand Trunk Road.