New Delhi, Dec 31: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Rs. 19,142 crore project to build a 6-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra.
The project will provide connectivity to regional cities such as Nashik, Ahilyanagar, and Solapur, connecting to Kurnool. The greenfield corridor will connect to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, the Agra-Mumbai corridor in Nashik, and the Samruddhi Mahamarg at Pangri.
The project aims to improve travel efficiency, cutting travel time by 17 hours and reducing travel distance by 201 km. The Nashik-Akkalkot connectivity will improve logistics efficiency for freight originating and terminating at major National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation nodes.
The project will enhance basic infrastructure in the region, contributing to the overall economic development of Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Dharashiv, and Solapur districts. The 6-lane access-controlled greenfield corridor will support average vehicular speeds of 60 km/h with a sign speed of 100 km/h, reducing travel time to approximately 17 hours.
