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Union Cabinet Approves ₹4,500 Crore Expressway Linking JNPA Port to Chowk in Maharashtra

The 30-km six-lane highway, developed under the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan, aims to improve connectivity, logistics efficiency, and reduce congestion ahead of Mumbai Airport's opening in 2025.

Shipping containers sit stacked at a freight depot near the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, operated by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), in this aerial photograph taken in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on Saturday, May 25, 2019. President Donald Trump opened another potential front in his trade war on May 31, terminating India's designation as a developing nation and thereby eliminating an exception that allowed the country to export nearly 2,000 products to the U.S. duty-free. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
The proposed expressed way project alignment starts at JNPA port (NH 348) (Pagote village) and ends at Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH-48) . (Representational image)
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Overview

  • The expressway will connect Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) at Pagote to Chowk in Maharashtra, spanning 30 km with six lanes and two tunnels through the Sahyadri Hills.
  • Developed under the Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) model, the project will cost ₹4,500 crore and is aligned with the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan for integrated multimodal connectivity.
  • The highway will link JNPA Port to key routes, including the Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH-48), Mumbai-Pune Expressway, and Mumbai-Goa National Highway (NH-66).
  • Designed to address heavy congestion, the expressway is expected to reduce travel time from JNPA Port to major highways, which currently takes 2-3 hours.
  • The project supports increasing container volumes at JNPA Port and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport, set to open later in 2025.