All efforts being made to complete Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project expeditiously: Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said all efforts are being made to complete the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project expeditiously.

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said, out of the total length of the project, 350 km has already been constructed and works for construction of 825 km are in progress.

Gadkari said bids for the remaining 163 km length have been received/ invited and these balance works are likely to be awarded in the current financial year.

“Out of the total length of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, 350 km has already been constructed and works for construction of 825 km is in progress,” he said.

The target date for completion of the complete corridor of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is January 2023.

“In ongoing packages, there are certain slippages on account of the ongoing COVID pandemic. All efforts are being made to complete the project expeditiously,” Gadkari noted.