The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway (also known as NE 4) is an under construction (partially operational), , eight-lane-wide (expandable to 12-lane), access-controlled, greenfield expressway connecting India's national capital New Delhi to its financial capital Mumbai, which cuts down the 24 hours Delhi-Mumbai travel time to 12 hours. Delhi–Mumbai Expressway connects the Sohna Elevated Corridor, Gurugram to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai via Dausa, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara and Surat. It passes through the Union territory of Delhi (12 km) and the states of Haryana (129 km), Rajasthan (373 km), Madhya Pradesh (244 km), Gujarat (426 km) and Maharashtra (171 km). The main length of the expressway from Sohna to Virar is 1,198 km, it's two extensions on either ends, DND–Faridabad–KMP (59 km) and Virar–JNPT (92 km), increase its length to 1,350 km. It also has two greenfield spurs, 32-km long 6-lane Faridabad–Jewar Expressway and 67 km long 4-lane Bandikui–Jaipur Expressway, taking the network length to 1450 km.
History
Timeline
On 20 March 2018, the contract was awarded by the NHAI for the 24 km-long Package-1 of the Vadodara–Virar section in Gujarat to IRB Infrastructure, and construction work commenced in December 2018. In March 2019, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the DND–KMP section on 1 March 2019, and the Sohna–Vadodara & Virar–JNPT sections on 8 March 2019.
In October 2021, the NHAI began design work of the 30 km long side spur connecting the Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, with Ballabhgarh (Faridabad), Haryana on this expressway.
Construction
Financing and SPV
The total project value, including the land acquisition cost, is around ₹1,00,000 crores (~US$13.1 billion). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has formed a wholly owned special-purpose vehicle (SPV), named DME Development Limited (DMEDL), to finance the construction and operation of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway by diversifying its resource base to develop a sustainable and self-liquidating approach to raise finances. The toll on the projects housed in the SPV is collected by NHAI and the SPV gets the annuity payments without any construction and tolling risks.
Construction phases
The entire 1,350 km long Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is divided into 4 sections with a total of 52 construction packages/tenders.
SectionLength in kmNo. of packagesState-wise packages DND–Faridabad–KMP5903 1 in Delhi and 2 in Haryana Sohna–KMP–Vadodara84431 3 in Haryana, 13 in Rajasthan, 9 in Madhya Pradesh and 6 in Gujarat Vadodara–Virar35413 10 in Gujarat and 3 in Maharashtra Virar–JNPT9205 5 in Maharashtra Total 1,350 52 06 States
List of Packages & Status The NHAI had awarded the construction work in 52 packages to around 20 construction companies. Around 15,000 hectares of land were acquired for this project. Status as of 28 March 2026.
DELHI-VADODARA SECTION Package NamePackage Length (Km)Name of ContractorStateCurrent Status1.18 APCO Infratech Haryana Operational2.29 APCO Infratech Haryana Operational3.32 Centrodorstroy India Haryana Operational4.37 HG Infra Rajasthan Operational5.36 KCC Buildcon Rajasthan Operational6.31 KCC Buildcon Rajasthan Operational7.31 Gawar Constructions Rajasthan Operational8.33 HG Infra Rajasthan Operational9.46 HG Infra Rajasthan Operational10.26 Dhaya Maju Infra - Crescent EPC Projects Rajasthan 98%11.12 Larsen & Toubro Rajasthan 100%12.28 GR Infra Rajasthan Operational13.29 CDS Infra Projects Rajasthan Operational14.31 Dhaya Maju Infra - Crescent EPC Projects Rajasthan Operational15.8 Dilip Buildcon - Altis Holding Corp Rajasthan 88%16.25 DRA Infracon Rajasthan Operational17.32 JiangXi Construction - MKC Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational18.33 GR Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational19.30 JiangXi Construction - MKC Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational20.25 GHV India Madhya Pradesh Operational21.30 GR Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational22.25 Larsen & Toubro Madhya Pradesh Operational23.25 GR Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational24.21 GR Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational25.23 GR Infra Madhya Pradesh Operational26.30 Atlas Construction - NKC Gujarat 95%27.29 GHV India Gujarat 100%28.26 GHV India Gujarat 100%29.23 PNC Infratech Gujarat 100%30.22 Patel Infrastructure Gujarat 100%31.19 PNC Infratech Gujarat 100%
VADODARA-VIRAR-JNPT Spur SECTIONS Package NamePackage Length (Km)Name of ContractorStateCurrent Status1.24IRB InfraGujaratOperational2.32IRCONGujaratOperational3.31Patel InfrastructureGujaratOperational4.13Ashoka BuildconGujaratOperational5.25Sadbhav Engineering-Gawar ConstructionGujaratOperational6.37GR InfraGujaratOperational7.28IRB InfraGujaratOperational8.35Roadways Solutions IndiaGujarat5%9.27Roadways Solutions IndiaGujarat10%10.25Roadways Solutions IndiaGujarat43%11.26RKC InfrabuildMaharashtra100%12.26MontecarloMaharashtra95%13.24GR InfraMaharashtra92%14.17IRCONMaharashtra88%15.23Agroh InfrastructureMaharashtra95%16.27Shivalaya ConstructionMaharashtra87%17.10IRCONMaharashtra93%18.18Merged with MSRDC CorridorMaharashtra
DND-Faridabad-KMP Spur SECTIONS Package NamePackage Length (Km)Name of ContractorStateCurrent Status1.9DRA InfraconHaryana98%2.25DRA InfraconHaryanaOperational3.26DRA InfraconHaryanaOperationalJewar Spur31APCO InfratechHaryana/Uttar Pradesh64%
Route alignment
At the Delhi end, the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway has two main entry/exit points: DND Flyway, Maharani Bagh in Delhi and Alipur village, north of Sohna in Haryana. Traffic coming from both ends and moving towards Vadodara / Mumbai will merge at the double trumpet interchange with KMP Expressway at Khalilpur village (Nuh district) of Haryana. The greenfield alignment is as follows:
Section 1: DND–Faridabad–KMP NCT of Delhi (12 km) Begins in Delhi from the junction of DND Flyway and Ring Road at Maharani Bagh Pass through Khizrabad, Batla House and Shaheen Bagh on Yamuna river's west bank Starts moving exactly along the Agra Canal from Okhla Vihar metro station to Mithapur 2nd entry ramp near Kalindi Kunj metro station (from Noida towards Mithapur) Exits Delhi near MCD Toll, Mithapur Chowk.
Haryana-I (47 km) On Kalindi Kunj–Mithapur road, it will cross the Agra Canal at Sehatpur Bridge (Faridabad) Move on Faridabad bypass road from Sector-37, Faridabad to Kail Gaon, Ballabhgarh Interchange with Delhi–Agra (NH-2) near DPS Ballabhgarh school at Kail Gaon village Crosses Palwal–Sohna (NH-919) at Hajipur village (Gurgaon district) Toll Plaza at Kiranj (for Toll rates) (Nuh district). It is 56 km from the DND starting point. Trumpet interchange with KMP Expressway at Khalilpur (for Toll rates), (Nuh district).
Section 2: Sohna–KMP–Vadodara Haryana-II (79 km)
Sohna–Gurgaon road: Begins at Alipur village (Gurgaon district) NH-919 (Sohna–Palwal) interchange at Sancholi village (Gurgaon). Toll Plaza is at Hilalpur (Toll Rates) village near Bhirawati (Nuh district)
Trumpet interchange with KMP Expressway at Khalilpur village in Nuh district. Traffic coming from Maharani Bagh in Delhi by 59 km long DND–Faridabad–KMP section will also merge here. Naurangabad village (Palwal district). SH-132 (Nuh–Hodal) interchange, east of Ujina Khanpur Ghati village (west of Pinangwan) Ferozepur Jhirka interchange at Ghata Shamasabad village (Nuh district). Exits Haryana from Kolgaon village (Nuh district).
Rajasthan (373 km) Enters Rajasthan at Munpur Karmala village (Alwar district) SH-45, Sirmaur village (Alwar district) SH-14 Alwar interchange at Seetal village, near Baroda Meo (Alwar district) SH-44, Chhila Chhoh village near Laxmangarh (Alwar district) NH-921 interchange at Pinan village (Alwar district) for Rajgarh and Mandawar Peechupara Khurd village near Bandikui NH-21 Dausa interchange at Bhandarej village (east of Dausa) NH-148, Lalsot interchange at Dungarpur village (Dausa district) NH-23 Lalsot interchange at Chimanpura (Dausa) East of Bonli (SAWAIMADHOPUR district) NH-552 Sawai Madhopur interchange at Jaisapura (Sawai Madhopur) SH-29 interchange, east of Indragarh (Bundi) East of Lakheri (Bundi district) SH-70, Sultanpur village (Kota district) NH-27 Kota interchange at Karariya village (Kota) NH-52 Kota interchange at Mandana village SH-9A Rawatbhata interchange at Chechat Exits Rajasthan at Moondiya village (Kota district)
Madhya Pradesh (244 km) Enters Madhya Pradesh at Dhabla Madhosingh village (Mandsaur district) SH-31A Neemuch / Jhalawar interchange, east of Bhanpura Garoth interchange at south of Garoth (Mandsaur district) Crosses Chambal River near Amli village (Mandsaur) SH-14 Mandsaur interchange at Dalawada village (east of Sitamau) SH-17 Jaora interchange at Bhuteda village (Ratlam district) Namli interchange at Nayapura village (Ratlam district) NH-927A Ratlam / Sailana interchange at Dhamnod village (north-west of Ratlam) SH-39 Thandla interchange at Manpur village (Jhabua) Crosses Anas river at Dhebar village (Jhabua)
Gujarat-I (149 km) enters Gujarat at Chhayan village (Dahod district) NH-56 interchange, north of Dahod NH-47 interchange, north of Godhra NE-1 Ahmedabad interchange at Dodka village (Vadodara district)
Section 3: Vadodara–Virar Gujarat-II (277 km)
NE-1 Ahmedabad interchange at Dodka village (Vadodara district) NH-48/ NH-64 Ahmedabad interchange at Fajalpur village (near Nandesari), north-west of Vadodara Vadodara-Padra road interchange between Samiyala and Laxmipura village, west of Vadodara Crosses Narmada River via Narmada Bridge, India's Longest Extradosed Cable Stayed Bridge SH-6 Dahej interchange at Dehgam village, west of Bharuch NH-48 interchange at Moti Naroli village, east of Kim (Surat district) NH-53 Surat interchange at Ena-Nani Dhamdod between Palsana and Bardoli east of Navsari east of Valsad, exit Gujarat and enters Maharashtra.
Maharashtra-I (79 km) Gujarat-Maharashtra border Virar (Palghar district)
Section 4: Virar–JNPT Maharashtra-II (92 km) This section forms eastern semi-circle around Mumbai.
Virar (Palghar district), Vajreshwari (Thane district), from north of Virar turn eastward till Vajreshwari and then turn southward to Amne Amane (Thane district) Badlapur (Thane district), from here turn westward toward JNPT JNPT (Raigad District)
Side spurs
The expressway will have multiple side spurs in the future, which will help commuters to connect with other major cities which are not directly connected on the main route.
Faridabad–Jewar spur
Faridabad–Jewar Expressway: 32-km long, 6 lane, greenfield side spur connecting Sector-65 of Faridabad bypass in Haryana with Noida International Airport in Jewar. In July 2022, the NHAI awarded the construction work.
Bandikui-Jaipur spur
Bandikui–Jaipur Expressway: 67 km long, 4-lane, greenfield spur from Bandikui to Jaipur. Signed as NE 4C.
Special features The various special features of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway are as follows.
Expandable to 12 lanes
Land for an additional four lanes is reserved in the middle of the road for future expansion from 8 lanes to 12 lanes, along with the space for utilities, plantation and public transport on both sides. This expressway, along with Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (Western DFC) is a vital backbone of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
Wayside Amenities
The expressway will have Wayside Amenities at 93 places having facilities like ATM, hotels, retail shops, food courts, charging stations for electric vehicles and fuel stations. It will also be the first expressway in India to have helipads and fully equipped trauma centers at every 100 km for accident victims. Although this is planned, actual implementation and building of wayside amenities has been very slow, and it is usually advised to stock up on food, water and fuel before entering the motorway.
Electric highway