Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Fully Open · Chronopin

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National Highways Authority of India

Starts 12/01/2026 ESTIMATED 66% CONFIDENCEGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…hi to Mumbai drive to roughly 12 hours. Estimated date.…"

Start: Dec 1, 202650% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Fully Open

India's longest expressway at 1,386 km cuts the Delhi to Mumbai drive to roughly 12 hours. Estimated date.

The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is an eight-lane, access-controlled greenfield expressway of about 1,350 km (Wikipedia; sources give 1,350 to 1,386 km variously), cutting travel from about 24 hours to 12; cost around Rs 1,00,000 crore^[1][2]
Opened in stages since 12 February 2023; about 756 km was open by April 2025 and a 63.5 km Kim-Enna stretch opened June 2026^[1]
Government targets (March 2026, Gadkari in Rajya Sabha): Delhi-Vadodara (912 km, 697 km operational) by June 2026, but three Gujarat packages on the Vadodara-Mumbai stretch delayed by contractor issues to March 2028^[3]
Wikipedia (Aug 2025) expected Vadodara-Mumbai fully operational in 2027-28; VahanBazaar (May 2026) claims the last section opens in November 2026, which conflicts with the official March 2028 target for the Gujarat packages, so a full opening in December 2026 looks unlikely^[1][2][3]
Newest sections use barrier-free MLFF tolling via FASTag^[2]

Cost ₹1T

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi%E2%80%93Mumbai_Expressway
en.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 11, 2026· Starts Dec 1, 2026 ✓· 33% of score
Given as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…hi to Mumbai drive to roughly 12 hours. Estimated date.…"
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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: India's Longest Road Is Almost Done
vahanbazaar.in· Added Sep 14, 2026· 33% of score
Vahan Bazaar states the expressway is "targeted for full completion by November 2026", just a month ahead of the pin's stored 1 December 2026 estimated date.
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Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Largely On Track For 2026 Completion
swarajyamag.com· Added Sep 14, 2026· 33% of score
Swarajya Mag reports the expressway is "largely on track for 2026 completion", with the Delhi-Vadodara section targeted for June 2026, but flags that three Gujarat packages "won't be ready until March 2028" - a caveat consistent with the pin's own 'Estimated date' framing around its stored 1 December 2026 date.

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