The Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway, or National Expressway 7 (NE-7), is an under construction long, 4- lane wide access-controlled expressway between the cities of

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, the capital of Karnataka and Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. It will run from Hoskote in

Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) is an autonomous body created by the Government of Karnataka under the BMRDA Act 1985 for the purpose of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the proper and orderly development of ...

Sriperumbudur Sriperumbudur is a town panchayat in the Kanchipuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 40 kilometers southwest of the capital city of Chennai on the National Highway 4 (India)(old numbering), National Highway 4 and i ...

in Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is planned to allow vehicles to reach . The road was designated as a National Expressway on 1 January 2021. The total project value is ₹ 17,930 crore. The Expressway is expected to be completed before the end of 2025, despite earlier dates announced by the national Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. Mepladi in Vellore district and Ponapanthangal in Ranipet district will be major intersection points for transfers and real estate

Prospects

The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) Phase-VI has been established, following expectations of the new government's involvement, and before the real estate prices begin to rise along the expressways, mainly near Ranipet -Ponnapanthangal- Arakkonam ( Tamil Nadu).

Construction

The NHAI has divided the construction work of 258 km long Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway into 3 Phases with a total of 10 construction packages. It which will be executed simultaneously by 6 construction companies.

Phase-1

Phase-2

Phase-3

Extension

The Indian National Expressway Network was proposed by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH). The Government of India envisioned a Bengaluru– Mangaluru Greenfield Expressway. A Mangaluru–Chennai Expressway through Bengaluru has also been proposed.

Status updates

* Aug 2018: Land acquisition was announced to start soon. * Dec 2018: ₹1,370 crores were already spent by the Government of India on pre-construction activities of this ₹17,930 crores expressway. * Feb 2019: More than 60% of land required for 262 km expressway was now acquired. Work was announced to begin in six months. The deadline of the Expressway was set to 2023. * Nov 2020: Acquisition of required 2,650 hectares of land was nearly done. Tenders were invited for 3 out of total 10 packages. * Feb 2021: The expressway was later shortened to be 4 laned instead earlier planned 8 lanes. Dilip Buildcon Ltd declared lowest bidder for Package 1 (Hoskote - Malur) and Package 2 (Malur - Bangarapet). *Sep 2021: Dilip Buildcon Ltd receives Letter of Agreement (LoA) from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for construction of the expressway. *Jan 2023: The expressway will be completed by March 2024. *Jan 2023: As of 26 January, around 15% work has been completed on the expressway.

References

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