This is in India!! Please go through these photos to see the development of high ways in India. Whether it is Golden Quadrilateral Highway project or Diamond Freight Corridor or Railways, Kerala is being left behind for reasons best known to all of us!! Indias 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. 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. 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. Image: Yamuna Expressway Photographs: Courtesy, Jaypee Infratech 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. Image: Outer Ring Road (Nehru ORR) at Narsinghi, Hyderabad. Photographs: Adityamadhav83/Wikimedia Commons The Expressway offers better connectivity between NH 9, NH 7, NH 4 and some state highways. Click NEXT to read more… Image: Outer Ring Road (Nehru ORR) at Narsinghi, Hyderabad. Photographs: Jpgola/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. Image: Mumbai Nashik Expressway Photographs: 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. Image: Mumbai Nashik Expressway. Photographs: Hkore/Wikimedia Commons Kanpur Metropolitan Bypass Distance: 124 km Uttar Pradesh Kanpur Metropolitan Bypass connects Greater Noida to Kanpur. Image: Kanpur Photographs: Mohd1998.knp/Wikimedia Commons Kanpur is 378 kms away from the bustling city of Noida. It is also connected to Delhi by a six-lane highway. Image: Noida-Delhi Expressway. Photographs: Angry soul/Wikimedia Commons 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. Image: BMIC Expressway at Mallasandra. Constructed by Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), the first stretch of the Expressway was opened in 2006. Image: The Junction of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor and Bangalore Elevated Tollway. Photographs: Rsrikanth05/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. Image: Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway Photographs: Ministry of Road Transport Highways/Wikimedia Commons Built at a cost of Rs 475 crore (Rs 4.75 billion), it is also known as National Expressway. Image: Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway Photographs: Nichalp/Wikimedia Commons Mumbai-Pune Expressway Distance: 93 km Maharashtra The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is Indias first six-lane, concrete, high-speed access-controlled expressway. Image: Mumbai-Pune Expressway Photographs: Jbritto/Wikimedia Commons This picturesque expressway offers a great drive between Mumbai and Pune, reducing travel time to 2-3 hours. Image: Mumbai-Pune Expressway Photographs: Mouleesha/Wikimedia Commons 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. Image: Jaipur-Kishangarh Expressway (Inset). 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. Image: A view of Jaipur to Ajmer Road in Rajasthan (India). Photographs: LRBurdak/Wikimedia Commons 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. 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 India’s longest bypass section was built by Larsen Turbo, HCC and OSE-KMC (JV). The project was completed in 2009. Photographs: Courtesy, Uttar Pradesh Tourism. Durgapur Expressway Distance: 65 km West Bengal The 65 kilometre-long Dankuni-Palsit stretch is called Durgapur Expressway. Image: Durgapur Expressway Photographs: Avik Haldar/Wikimedia Commons Durgapur Expressway links Dankuni with Memari on Grand Trunk Road. Image: A structure is on the National Highway-2 in Durgapur. Photographs: Anand Prakash/Wikimedia Commons__
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