Expressway master Plan

Presented byABHISHEK DIXITAssistant Professor

• The expressways are the highest class of roads in the Indian Road Network.

• These four to six lanes expressways makes faster transport networks between many major cities and ports of India. 

• Two-wheeler vehicles are forbidden on the road due to safety concerns. 

Characteristics of an

Expressway

Basic Characteristics• Expressways are a more efficient way to move heavy amounts

of traffic.

• They have multiple lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction.

• Expressways have controlled access for entering and exiting.

Basic Characteristics Cont’d• Directions of travel are divided by a barrier of some type.

• Driving on Expressways are safer than highways, However accidents occurred on expressways are usually more severe.

• Heavy traffic can cause congestion and decreased speed.

Expressway Signs

• Expressway signs involve information, warnings, regulatory, and local restrictions.

• It is very important to stay alert and read all signs when driving.

General Expressway Information• Pedestrians, non-motorized vehicles, and slow vehicles are

not permitted on expressways

• Expressways have generally wider shoulders than most highways

• Guard rail ends are angled away from road

• Many expressways have protected turning lanes.

The following additional suggestions may be considered particularly for development of Expressways Network in the country: - • Due emphasis for preserving ecology and environment.

• Traffic segregation and discouraging 2 / 3 wheelers expressways including tractors, etc.

• Development / construction of “Urban Links” to National Expressways Network.

• The programme would need to be implemented jointly by Central and State Governments with participation of the private sector.

• Currently, expressways in India measure 6000 kms approximately and work is on to add more to the number. If all goes according to the plans, around 18,637 kms more expressways will be added to the Indian Road Network by the year 2022.

India’s Longest Agra-Lucknow Expressway

• The length of the expressway will be 302 Kilometer and it will be the longest access controlled 6 lane expressway in the country.

• The width of 6 lane expressway is 110 meters which can be expanded to 8 lanes in future based on requirements.

• About 8,500 acres of land will be required for the entire expressway out of which more than 7,000 acres or 85% has been acquired.

• The project will cost about Rs 15,000 Crore and all the cost will be borne by the state government.

• The speed limit of Agra-Lucknow expressway would be 120 km per hour.

• The construction work at five places Lucknow, Unnao, Firozabad, Kannauj and Agra had begun and will be done simultaneously.

• The project will be completed within a time span of merely 22 months

• The project will also provide easy connectivity to the National Capital Region through Greater Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway.

• The project will be developed by and under intense care of UPEIDA (UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority).

• The expressway will provide faster transport to agricultural producers, handicrafts and small industries etc.

• The project has been named “Green Field” project.

Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway (National Expressway 1)

Length: 96 Kilometers, Connecting Ahmedabad to Vadodara

Cost: 475 Crores

The Expressway is being expanded from 4 to 6 service lanes.

The expressway is proposed to be extended up to Mumbai once the 6 lane work is completed.

As of 2013, it remains India’s only National Expressway.

Mumbai-Pune Expressway• Mumbai-Pune Expressway (official name is the Yashwantrao

Chavan Expressway) is 93 km long and is considered as one of the best expressways in India.

•  It is India’s first six lane high speed expressway and was made by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) 

•  Cost of project: Rs 1,630 crore.

• It was opened to public in April 2002.

Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Mumbai-Pune Expressway• Mumbai-Pune Expressway (official name is the Yashwantrao

Chavan Expressway) is 93 km long and is considered as one of the best expressways in India.

•  It is India’s first six lane high speed expressway and was made by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) 

•  Cost of project: Rs 1,630 crore.

• It was opened to public in April 2002.

Mumbai-Pune Expressway• Mumbai-Pune Expressway (official name is the Yashwantrao

Chavan Expressway) is 93 km long and is considered as one of the best expressways in India.

•  It is India’s first six lane high speed expressway and was made by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) 

•  Cost of project: Rs 1,630 crore.

• It was opened to public in April 2002.

 Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway

• Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway is 90km long and it connects Jaipur with Kishangarh.

• It was constructed under the Golden Quadrilateral National Highways Development Project.

•  Cost of project: Rs 121 crore.

• It was opened to public in April 2002.

• More than 20,000 vehicles pass from this highway everyday.

 Ambala Chandigarh Expressway

• Ambala Chandigarh Expressway covers a distance of 35 km and has reduced the traffic congestion to a much greater extent.

 •  It was opened in 2009 and was built at a cost of Rs 298 crore 

Chennai Bypass• Chennai Bypass covers a distance of 32 km and connects four

national highways (NH45, NH4, NH205 and NH5) around Chennai.

• The cost of this project was Rs 405 crore

 Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway• Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway covers a distance of 28 km.•  It was opened for public use in January 2008.

 

Allahabad Bypass Expressway

Length: 84.708 km completed in 2009

The Allahabad bypass expressway is a part of the National Highway 2 and passes through the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The projects is also the part of Golden Quadrilateral, India’s longest bypass section joining the four main Indian metropolitan cities – Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.

Constructed by Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Construction Company and OSE-KMC (Joint Venture)