Expressways & Major

Streets In India

Pratik Sinha
M.N.I.T Jaipur
M.Tech Transportation Engg.

Expressways are the

highest class of roads in
the Indian road
network. They are sixor eight-lane controlledaccess highways
(motorways or
freeways), where
entrance and exit is
controlled by the use of
slip roads (ramps) that
are incorporated into

Basic Characteristics
Expressways are a more efficient way to move

heavy amounts of traffic.

They have multiple lanes of traffic traveling in the
same direction.
Interchanges (on/off ramps) take place of
intersections
Expressways have controlled access for entering
and exiting
Directions of travel are divided by a barrier of some
type. (guardrails, cement barriers, grassy medians)
Driving on Expressways are safer than highways,
However accidents occurred on expressways are
usually more severe

Current Scenario & Future

Scope
India has approximately 1,324km of expressways.
In addition to the initiatives taken up under NHDP-

Phase-VI to develop about 1,000 km length of

Expressways, a target of developing about 500 km
length of Expressways may be fixed for the 12th Plan
(2017-2022).
The MORT&H has prepared a Master Plan for the
National Expressways Network for a total length of
about 18,637 km.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is in the
process of preparing a draft for creation of a National
Expressways Authority of India (NEAI) on the lines of
the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

Existing Expressways
S
No

Expressway name

Distance

State(s)

Ahmedabad Vadodara
Expressway

95km (59mi)

Gujarat

Mumbai Pune Expressway

93km (58mi)

Maharashtra

90km (56mi)

Rajasthan

Jaipur-Kishangarh Expres
sway
Allahabad Bypass Expres

86km (53mi)

Uttar Pradesh

sway
Durgapur Expressway

105km
(65mi)

West Bengal

Ambala Chandigarh Expre

ssway
Chennai Bypass

35km (22mi)

Haryana/Punjab

32km (20mi)

Tamil Nadu

6
7
8

Delhi-Gurgaon
Expressway

28km (17mi)

Delhi/Haryana

Noida-Greater Noida
Expressway

24.53km
(15.24mi)

Delhi/
Uttar Pradesh

Existing Expressways
1
0

Delhi Noida Direct Flyway

9.2km
(5.7mi)

11.6km
11 Hyderabad Elevated Expresswa
(7.2mi)
ys
9.985km
12 Hosur Road Elevated Expressw
(6.204mi)
ay
8km
13 Kona Expressway
(4.97mi)

Delhi/
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Karnataka
West Bengal

14 Guntur Vijayawada Expressway

49km
(30mi)

Andhra Pradesh

15 Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad

158km
(98mi)

Telangana

16 Raipur-Bhilai-Durg Expressway

26km
(16mi)

Chhattisgarh

16 Yamuna Expressway

165km
(103mi)

Uttar Pradesh

18 Lucknow Amar Shaheed Path

49km
(30mi)

Uttar Pradesh

Existing Expressways
1
9
2
0

Mumbai Nashik Expresswa

y
Bengaluru-Nelamangala
Elevated Expressway

150km
(93mi)

Maharashtra

19.5km
(12.1mi)

Karnataka

2
1

Eastern Freeway

22km (14mi)

Maharashtra

2
2

Jaipur Elevated Road

8.0km (5.0mi)

Rajasthan

2
2

Jaipur Heerapura To
Chandwaji NH-8 Exp Way

50km (31mi)

Rajasthan

2
2

Jaipur Heerapura To
Chandwaji NH-8 Exp Way

50km (31mi)

Rajasthan

2
2

Kishangarh-Ajmer-Beawar
Expressway

84km (52mi)

Rajasthan

60km (37mi)

Maharashtra

2
3

Pimaplgaon Nashik Gonde Ex

pressway
Total length of
expressways

1,324km
(823mi)

Under Construction
S
N
o

State
Expressway name

Distance

Western Freeway Mumbai

25.33km
(15.74mi)

Maharashtra

Sion Panvel Expressway

25km (16mi)

Maharashtra

NashikSinnarPune
Expressway

200km
(120mi)

Maharashtra

4
6
7
8
9

700km
NagpurAurangabadMumbai
(430mi)
Expressway
135.8km
Kundli ManesarPalwal Expre
(84.4mi)
ssway(KMP)
Delhi
135km (84mi)
Eastern Peripheral Expressw
ay
Pathankot
600km
Ajmer Expressway

(370mi)

Panwar Expressway

1,047km
(651mi)

Maharashtra
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh/
Haryana
Punjab/
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh

Under Construction
S
Expressway name
No

Distance

Bamroli Althan Expressway

12km (7.5mi)

Gujarat

10

150km (93mi)

Uttar Pradesh/
Uttarakhand

19km (12mi)

Tamil Nadu

12

Upper Ganga Canal Expresswa

y
Chennai Port Maduravoyal Exp
ressway
Ganga Expressway Patna

21.5km
(13.4mi)

Bihar

13

Jaipur-Delhi Expressway

235km (146mi)

Rajasthan/
Haryana/Delhi

14

Pune-Solapur Expressway

15

Loknayak Ganga Path

21.5km
(13.4mi)

Himalayan Expressway

27.5km
(17.1mi)

11

16

110km (68mi)
[13]

State

Maharashtra
Bihar
Punjab, Haryana
&
Himachal Prades
h

Under Construction
17 Jaipur Ring Road

150km
(93mi)

18 Udhampur-Jammu highway

64km (40mi)

19 Beawar-Udaipur Expressway

216km
(134mi)

Rajasthan

20 Deoli-Kota Expressway

92km (57mi)

Rajasthan

21 Agra-Lucknow Expressway

275km
(171mi)

Uttar Pradesh

[14]

126km (78mi)

Chhattisgarh

Total length of
expressways

3,429.43km
(2,130.95mi)

22

Raipur-Bilaspur Expressway

Rajasthan
Jammu and Kas
hmir

Mumbai Pune Expressway

Delhi-Noida-Greater Noida

expressway

 Delhi-Gurgaon stretch of National

Durgapur Expressway in the state of West

Bengal, part of NH 2

Highway 8 (NH-8). The 8-lane

expressway connects Delhi to Gurgaon
and IGIA

Re-numbering of NHs
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road

Transport and Highways officially notified the

rationalized number system of the national
highway network in the Gazette of the
Government of India. It is a systematic
numbering scheme based on the orientation
and the geographic location of the highway.
All East-West highways now have odd
numbers, starting in the North and increasing
in number towards the South. In other words,
the greater the latitude the smaller the N-H
number and vice-versa ie NH-1 in J&K and NH87 in Tamil Nadu.

Re-numbering cont
Similarly, all North-South highways now

have even numbers, starting in the East and

increasing in number towards the West. In
other words, the greater the longitude the
smaller the NH number and vice-versa i.e NH2 in the North-East States of India and NH-68
in Rajasthan & Gujarat.
Major highways have single- or doubledigit numbers. Offshoots of these
highways have triple digits (either with or
without a suffix alphabet). For example,
offshoots of NH 2 are numbered 102, 202, 302
and 502. Please note that the last two digits
indicate the Major Highway

Re-numbering cont
THREE digit numbered highways are

secondary routes or branches of a main

highway. For example, 144, 244, 344 etc will
be the branches of the main National highway
44. Please note that since NH44 (NS Corridor)
runs the length of the country from North to
South a side shoot say 144 may be up north
while something like 944 may be down south.
Suffixes A, B, C, D etc are added to the three
digit sub highways to indicate very small spinoffs or stretches of sub-highways. For
example, 966A, 527B etc

GEOMETRIC DESIGN AND GENERAL FEATURES

1. Design Speed:

2.Right-of-Way:

Continued
3. Lane Width of Carriageway: The standard
lane width of the Project Expressway shall be
3.75 m. Expressways shall have a minimum of
two lanes for each direction of travel.
4. Median

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5. Shoulders: The shoulder on the outer side
(left side of carriageway) shall be 3 m wide
paved plus 2 m wide earthen. The shoulder
composition shall be as below:
i) The composition and specification of the
paved shoulder shall be as that of the main
carriageway.
ii) The earthen shoulder shall be provided with
200 mm thick layer of non-erodible/granular
material for protection against erosion.
6. Roadway Width: The width of roadway shall
depend upon the width of carriageway,

Continued
7. Crossfall:

8. Design of Horizontal Alignment:

a) Superelevation: Super elevation shall be limited to 7 percent,
if radius of curve is less than the desirable minimum radius. It
shall be limited to 5 percent if radius is more than or equal to
the desirable minimum. Super elevation shall not be less than
the minimum specified crossfall.

Continued
b) Radii of horizontal curves:

c) Transition curves:

Continued
d) Sight Distance:

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Design of Vertical Alignment:
a) Gradients:

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b) Vertical curves:

c) Coordination of horizontal and vertical alignment:

The overall appearance of an expressway can be
enhanced considerably by judicious combination of
the horizontal and vertical alignments. Plan and
profile of the road shall not be designed
independently

Continued
but in unison, so as to produce an appropriate threedimensional effect. Proper co-ordination in this respect will
ensure safety, avoid visual discontinuities and contribute to
overall aesthetics.
9. Lateral and Vertical Clearance at Underpasses:
a) Lateral clearance:
Full roadway width of the cross road shall be carried
through the underpass.
For Vehicular Underpass, the lateral clearance shall not be
less than 12 m
(7 m carriageway + 2 x 2.5 m shoulder width on either
side) or as indicated in Schedule-B of the Concession
Agreement.

Continued
For Light Vehicular Underpass, the lateral

clearance shall not be less than 10.5 m

including 1.5 m wide raised footpaths on
either side.
For Pedestrian and Cattle Underpasses, the
lateral clearance shall not be less than 7m.
b) Vertical clearance:

Continued
10. Capacity of Expressway: Rural

expressways shall be designed for Level of

Service-B. For the purpose of design and
future augmentation of the Project
Expressway, the design service volume for
level of service- B for plain/rolling terrain shall
be 1300 PCU/hr/lane. The design service
volume can be determined as per MORTH
Guidelines for Expressways. The design
service volume per day will depend on the
peak hour flow and will be as specified in
below table

Continued

References:
IRC:SP: 99-2013 Manual for Standards &

Specifications for Expressways

www.nhai.org Website of National Highway
Authority of India
"Guidelines for Expressways" issued by the
MORTH and published by the Indian Roads
Congress (IRC).

Thank You!
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