Jalna-Nanded Expressway
The Jalna-Nanded Expressway is a link road greenfield project that connects the largest cities of Marathwada to Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, which is also officially known as Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg. Proposed as 6-lane wide, this segment will reduce the road distance between Jalna and Nanded from 226 kilometres to 179 kilometres and bring down travel time between Nanded and Mumbai from 12 hours to around 6 hours.
Route Alignment
The Jalna-Nanded Expressway will travel through Jalna, Parbhani, and Nanded districts directly. The 179-kilometre Jalna-Nanded segment passes through 87 villages. Around 93.52 kilometres of this segment passes through four tehsils in Parbhani, while 66.46 kilometres passes through three tehsils of Jalna and 19.82 kilometres passes through one tehsil in Nanded.Cities & Towns
Below are the lists of cities/towns through which the Jalna-Nanded Expressway will connect:- North East of Jalna connects to Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
- North of Partur
- South of Mantha
- North of Selu
- North of Parbhani
- South of Purna
- South of Nanded
Construction
MSRDC invited RFQ applications for the expressway’s civil construction in April 2023. Here’s a list of civil packages included within the RFQ document:| Sr. No. | Package | Length in km | Contractor |
| 1. | JNE-1 : 0.000 to 36.09 | 36.09 | APCO Infratech is lowest bidder |
| 2. | JNE-2 : 36.09 to 66.55 | 30.46 | APCO Infratech is lowest bidder |
| 3. | JNE-3 : 66.55 to 98.99 | 32.44 | Montecarlo is lowest bidder |
| 4. | JNE-4 : 98.99 to 127.84 | 28.85 | PNC Infratech is lowest bidder |
| 5. | JNE-5 : 127.84 to 160.03 | 32.19 | Montecarlo is lowest bidder |
| 6. | JNE-6 : 160.03 to 179.85 | 24.3 | Roadway Solutions is lowest bidder |
Status updates
- March 2021: Project Announcement at Maharashtra State Annual Budget 2021–22.
- November 2021: Maharashtra State Rajpatra Release.
- December 2021: Land Acquisition Process Start.
- February 2022: 77% Land Acquisition Survey Completed.
- November 2022: Land Acquisition Notification Release.
- November 2022: 22000 Crore Rupees Fund Raising For Land Acquisition & Construction Work.
- April 2023: Invited Request for Qualifications to select eligible contractors for the construction.
- October 2024: Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the construction of expressway.