Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai in 10 hours, Ujjain-Jaora Greenfield Expressway to be built for Rs 20800000000, it will connect…, MPRDC plans to…

New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) has issued a tender worth Rs 2418.46 crore for the construction of this 102-kilometre Ujjain-Jaora Greenfield expressway. This comes after the cancellation of the tender for the construction of the Expressway as a controlled highway. It is important to note that the last date to submit bids was July 24. The new tenders were issued on June 20 and opened in September.

LLC Volgdorstroy Company has secured the tender to build the highway for ₹2080 crore. The work is to be completed in 2 years. As per the agreement, 40 percent of the amount will be provided by the state government, and the contractor will bear 60 percent of the expenses. Once completed, this highway will reduce the travel time between Ujjain and Mumbai or Delhi to just 10 hours.

Previously, a 102.80 km long Ujjain-Jaora four-lane project was approved, which was to be built as a Greenfield Access Controlled Highway. At that time, there was significant opposition in the urban areas, with a struggle committee staging a protest for three consecutive months.

Here are some of the key details:

• The Ujjain-Jaora Greenfield Access Controlled Highway is slated for completion before Simhastha 2028.
• According to the reports, the highway will feature 7 large bridges, 26 small bridges, 270 culverts, five flyovers, and two railway overbridges.
• The route will connect to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near village Bhutheda, close to Jaora.
• The Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation has once again issued tenders for this work.
• The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and Ujjain Road will converge here.
• The Greenfield Expressway will reduce the travel time to 10 hours.
• After the construction of this highway, the journey from Ujjain to Delhi or Mumbai can be completed in 10 hours.

This Greenfield Expressway will traverse through 12 villages in Jaora tehsil and extend to Ujjain, passing through a total of 51 villages. This includes 30 villages from Nagda, Khachrod, and Unhel tehsils