Samruddhi Expressway to Connect Directly to Mumbai: ₹6,000 Crore Project to Build 29 km Elevated Road
Samruddhi Expressway to Connect Directly to Mumbai: ₹6,000 Crore Project to Build 29 km Elevated Road
MMRDA’s ambitious plan to ease traffic congestion between Thane and Mumbai will link the Samruddhi Highway to the Eastern Freeway.
The Maharashtra Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced a major infrastructure project worth ₹6,000 crore to connect the Samruddhi Expressway directly to Mumbai through a 29 km elevated corridor between Aamne and Saket in Thane district. The move aims to ease severe traffic congestion faced by motorists travelling from the Samruddhi Highway towards Thane and Mumbai.
At present, vehicles coming from the 701-km Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway face long traffic jams after reaching Aamne near Bhiwandi. The 29 km stretch to Thane can take up to two hours during rush hours. Once the elevated road is complete, vehicles will be able to travel seamlessly to Thane and Mumbai without getting stuck in bottlenecks.
In addition, work is underway to extend the Eastern Freeway from Chheda Nagar in Ghatkopar to Anand Nagar in Thane — a 13 km, three-lane elevated road costing ₹2,682 crore. This freeway extension will merge with the new Aamne–Saket–Anand Nagar corridor, allowing motorists from the Samruddhi Highway to directly reach South Mumbai via the Eastern Freeway.
The Aamne–Saket section (29 km) will be followed by an 8.24 km elevated road from Saket to Anand Nagar, costing ₹1,874 crore. Once both projects are completed, travellers from Nashik, Nagpur, and Shirdi will have faster, uninterrupted access to Mumbai.
The Samruddhi Expressway, passing through Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Nashik, and Thane, has already reduced travel time between Mumbai and Nagpur to around eight hours. With this new elevated link, the highway’s connectivity will expand directly into the heart of Mumbai, marking a major milestone in Maharashtra’s transport network.
