DELHI-MUMBAI EXPRESSWAY COMPLETION DELAYED BY 2 YEARS, GUJARAT SECTIONS HOLD UP PROGRESS
The completion of the entire Delhi-Mumbai Expressway would take around two more years as there has been delay in construction of around half a dozen stretches of the project, particularly three sections with a total length of 87 km in Gujarat. In one of these sections (35 km), there is no physical progress and in the remaining two, it’s barely 7% and 35%.
The 1,382-km expressway project was divided into smaller packages for carrying out construction simultaneously. Separate packages were bid out for construction at different points of time with the deadline set for March 2024. Subsequently, the deadline was extended and Oct 2025 was set as the revised deadline for the entire project. Just before the Delhi polls, Harsh Malhotra, MoS for road transport and highways, had said the entire expressway would be ready in 2026. He had cited logistical and technical challenges, particularly issues with land acquisition for the delay.
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