The Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway or Mahatma Gandhi Expressway or National Expressway 1 is an expressway connecting the cities of

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

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Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

in the state of

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, India. The long expressway reduces the travel time between the two cities from two and a half hours to an hour. It was declared as National Expressway 1 in 1986. NE1 View

The expressway has 2 lanes each side. The expressway opened in 2004. It has two exit loops at

Nadiad Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir,

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. In 2009, the

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announced plans to upgrade the expressway to six lanes. Two-wheeler vehicles of all kinds are forbidden on the expressway. The expressway is fenced to prevent the entry of two wheelers and cattle, along with several underpasses and overbridges to allow vehicles to cross over.

History

The expressway was built at a cost of 475 crore and inaugurated by the then

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. In 2009, the

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asked the

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to extend the expressway to

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. In 2011, IRB Infra won a bid to upgrade the expressway from four lanes to six lanes with service lanes and collect toll. In 2013, it was announced that IRB Infra, which was also upgrading the stretch of the National Highway connecting

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as part of the deal, would not collect toll till construction work was completed. The process of upgrading the expressway to six lanes is being done at a cost of 3300

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Toll rates

Toll will be charged at four points - at Ahmedabad, SP Ring Road Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Anand & Vadodara. A summary table of toll rates is as below:

Safety

In 2004, it was reported that the road surface quality on certain stretches of the expressway was ''inferior'' due to the substandard quality of construction materials used. In 2005, it was reported that a major accident took place on the expressway, resulting in a pileup that involved nine vehicles due to fog. The

Nadiad Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir,

stretch is considered the most dangerous, with fatal accidents reported since the opening of the expressway. The expressway has been referred to as ''not accident-prone'' when compared to the

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buses are known to travel slowly on the expressway due to speed limits set prior to the opening of the expressway.

References

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History

Toll rates

Safety

See also

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