Cabinet approves construction of 6-lane Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor at Rs 19,142 cr

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....abinet approves construction of 6-lane Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor at Rs 19,142 cr<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 31-12-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of six-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra with a total capital cost of Rs 19,142 crore. The 374-km project will be constructed on BOT (Tol....

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....l) mode, according to an official statement. This project will provide connectivity to important regional cities such as Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Solapur connecting to Kurnool, it said. This infrastructure is a significant step to facilitate integrated transport infrastructure development under the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan principle, it added. The greenfield corridor from Nashik to Akk....

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....alkot is proposed to be connected to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Vadhawan port interchange, Agra-Mumbai corridor at Nashik at junction with NH-60 (Adegaon) and Samruddhi Mahamarg at Pangri (near Nashik). The statement said the proposed corridor will provide through connectivity from west coast to east coast. From the Chennai port end, 4-lane corridors are already in progress from Chennai ....

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....to Hasapur (MH Border) via Thiruvallur, Renigunta, Kadappa, and Kurnool (700 km long). The primary purpose of the proposed access-controlled six-lane greenfield project corridor is to improve travel efficiency and is expected to reduce travel time by 17 hours and reduce the travel distance by 201 km. Nashik-Akkalkot (Solapur) connectivity will improve logistics efficiency for freight originati....

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....ng and terminating at major National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) nodes of Kopparthy and Orvakal. The six-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor with close tolling, supporting average vehicular speeds of 60 km/hour with design speed of 100 km/hour. This will reduce the overall travel time to about 17 hours from 31 hours, while offering safer, faster, and uninterrupte....

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....d connectivity for both passengers and freight vehicles, the statement said. According to the statement, the project will generate about 251.06 lakh man-days of direct employment and 313.83 lakh man-days of indirect employment. The project will also induce additional employment opportunities due to increase in economic activity in the vicinity of the proposed corridor, it said. PTI BKS TRB<BR>....

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