Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway
Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway[1] is a 109 km (68 mi) long, four-lane wide (expandable to eight) access-controlled under-construction expressway in Gujarat, India. It will connect Sardar Patel Ring Road near Sarkhej in Ahmedabad with Adhelai village in Bhavnagar district via Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR). The proposed Dholera International Airport near Navagam, about 20 km (12 mi) from Dholera SIR will also lie in the route.
| Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway | |
|---|---|
| अहमदाबाद–धोलेरा एक्सप्रेसवे | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) | |
| Length | 109 km (68 mi) |
| Existed | March 2023 (expected)–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Sarkhej, Ahmedabad |
| South end | Adhelai, Bhavnagar |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Gujarat |
| Major cities | Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar |
| Highway system | |
The Ahmedabad–Dholera greenfield expressway is a part of the Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and is expected to be ready by March 2023.[2]
Construction
The NHAI has divided the construction work of Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway into four packages. Its total construction cost (excluding the cost of land) is about ₹3,196 crores.
The list of contractors is as follows:
| Sr. No | Package | Length in km | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sarkhej (Ahmedabad)–Sindhrej (Ahmedabad) | 22.0 | Sadbhav Engineering |
| 2. | Sindhrej (Ahmedabad)–Vejalaka (Ahmedabad) | 26.5 | Sadbhav Engineering |
| 3. | Vejalaka (Ahmedabad)–Dholera SIR (Ahmedabad) | 22.5 | GHV India |
| 4. | Dholera SIR (Ahmedabad)–Adhelai (Bhavnagar) | 38.0 | DRA Infracon |
Status updates
- April 2020: Tenders floated for construction of expressway by the NHAI.[3]
- August 2020: Tenders awarded in EPC mode to Sadbhav Engineering (Package 1 and 2), GHV India Pvt. Ltd. (Package 3) and Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd. (Package 4).[4]
- April 2022: Work in progress
References
- "Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway gets green signal, Tenders issued". The Times of India. 1 January 2019.
- "23 new Expressways and Highways coming up in next 5 years". The Times of India. 13 August 2020.
- "NHAI floats tenders for Ahmedabad–Dholera greenfield alignment". Construction Week Online. 8 April 2020.
- "Sadbhav declared lowest bidder for two highway projects worth Rs 1,572 crores". Business Standard. 13 August 2020.