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A 24-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Haryana’s Faridabad is now open to traffic, though the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has yet to announce a formal inauguration date. Connecting Mithapur (Jaitpur Pushta) near the Delhi border with Kelly village in Ballabgarh subdivision, the 12-lane expressway is already facilitating commuter travel after the construction on the segment was completed in late October.

The expressway segment's primary purpose is to ease congestion along NH-10 and reduce traffic on Faridabad's arterial roads, with an estimated 50,000 vehicles able to use the route daily. The segment will also provide direct access to the Delhi-Agra Highway, further enhancing regional mobility.

Once fully operational, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to approximately 12 hours and the Delhi-Gujarat route from over 18 hours to about 10.5 hours, marking a significant improvement in connectivity. Additionally, the expressway is set to cut the travel duration between Jaipur and Delhi from five hours to just three and a half hours.

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Part of the larger Bharatmala Pariyojana project, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will become India's longest highway, stretching 1,386 kilometres and featuring 40 interchanges that will connect major cities including Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota and Surat. The expressway includes six entry and exit points, with authorities still determining toll rates. The first toll collection point is situated at Kiranj village, about 25 kilometres from Kelly, in the third segment of the project. 

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Starting from the DND flyover in New Delhi, the initial segment extends through the capital up to Mithapur, near the Delhi-Faridabad border. According to NHAI sources quoted by The Tribune, the remaining section is still under construction and is unlikely to open soon.