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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: The travel time between Gurugram and Vadodara via Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be completed in 10 to 12 hours instead of the usual 20 to 22 hours after the completion of the tunnel in Kota, Rajasthan. Mukundara Tiger Reserve is in Kota and the tunnel, which has reached its final stage, is being built with a lot of caution so that wild animals do not face any kind of trouble. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is being constructed to improve connectivity between the country’s financial capital Mumbai and the national capital Delhi. This eight-lane access controlled green field expressway will be built at a cost of Rs 95 thousand crore.

The section from Gurugram to Dausa of this 1380 km long expressway has been officially opened. The expressway starts from village Alipur near Sohna in Gurugram. The section from Dausa to Kota before the tunnel and to Vadodara after the tunnel has been completed. Not only this, the construction work between Vadodara and Mumbai has also been completed to a large extent. Once the construction of the tunnel is completed, not only will it become easier to reach Vadodara from Gurugram, but the connectivity of many cities will also improve. Thus, after the construction of the expressway, along with Delhi and Mumbai, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat will also develop rapidly.

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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Speed Limit 

As per rules, vehicles can run at a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. However, there have been complaints of vehicles running at a speed of more than 120 kilometres per hour. Due to this, many major accidents have also happened. After the completion of the project, if the pressure of vehicles increases, the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway can be expanded from eight lanes to 12 lanes. For this, a 21 metre wide median is being built on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

Officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) say that the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be one of the most modern expressways in the world. It is being made world-class. 

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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Details 

-The expressway is being built at a cost of Rs 95 thousand crore.

-You will be able to reach Mumbai from Delhi in just 12 hours instead of 24 hours.

-More than 32 crore liters of fuel is estimated to be saved every year.

-85 crore kilograms of carbon dioxide is estimated to be reduced.

-Rain water harvesting system is being developed at an interval of 500 metres.

-94 types of facilities are being developed for the people from Delhi to Mumbai.

-Helicopters will be able to land at many places along with Alipur village on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.