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India's 10 longest expressways

Last updated on: August 12, 2013 14:08 IST

Image: Yamuna Expressway
Photographs: Courtesy, Jaypee Infratech

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.

Take a look at India’s 10 longest expressways…

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Yamuna Expressway
Photographs: Courtesy, Jaypee Infratech

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.

 

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Outer Ring Road (Nehru ORR) at Narsinghi, Hyderabad.
Photographs: Adityamadhav83/Wikimedia Commons

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Outer Ring Road (Nehru ORR) at Narsinghi, Hyderabad.
Photographs: Jpgola/Wikimedia Commons

The Expressway offers better connectivity between NH 9, NH 7, NH 4 and some state highways.

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India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Mumbai Nashik Expressway
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Mumbai Nashik Expressway.
Photographs: Hkore/Wikimedia Commons

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Kanpur
Photographs: Mohd1998.knp/Wikimedia Commons

Kanpur Metropolitan Bypass 

Distance: 124 km

Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur Metropolitan Bypass connects Greater Noida to Kanpur.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Noida-Delhi Expressway.
Photographs: Angry soul/Wikimedia Commons

Kanpur is 378 kms away from the bustling city of Noida. It is also connected to Delhi by a six-lane highway.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: BMIC Expressway at Mallasandra.

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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India's 10 longest expressways

Image: The Junction of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor and Bangalore Elevated Tollway.
Photographs: Rsrikanth05/Wikimedia Commons

Constructed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), the first stretch of the Expressway was opened in 2006.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
Photographs: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways/Wikimedia Commons

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
Photographs: Nichalp/Wikimedia Commons

Built at a cost of Rs 475 crore (Rs 4.75 billion), it is also known as National Expressway.

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India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Photographs: Jbritto/Wikimedia Commons

Mumbai-Pune Expressway 

Distance: 93 km

Maharashtra

The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is India's first six-lane, concrete, high-speed access-controlled expressway.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Photographs: Mouleesha/Wikimedia Commons

This picturesque expressway offers a great drive between Mumbai and Pune, reducing travel time to 2-3 hours.

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India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway (Inset).

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: A view of Jaipur to Ajmer Road in Rajasthan (India).
Photographs: LRBurdak/Wikimedia Commons

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.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: A man transports garlands of marigold flowers along the banks of the Ganges river ahead of Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
Photographs: Ahmad Masood/Reuters

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. 

India's 10 longest expressways


Photographs: Courtesy, Uttar Pradesh Tourism.

India’s longest bypass section was built by Larsen & Turbo, HCC and OSE-KMC (JV). The project was completed in 2009.

India's 10 longest expressways

Image: Durgapur Expressway
Photographs: Avik Haldar/Wikimedia Commons

Durgapur Expressway 

Distance: 65 km

West Bengal

The 65 kilometre-long Dankuni-Palsit stretch is called Durgapur Expressway.

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India's 10 longest expressways

Image: A structure is on the National Highway-2 in Durgapur.
Photographs: Anand Prakash/Wikimedia Commons

Durgapur Expressway links Dankuni with Memari on Grand Trunk Road.