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Nashik to Chennai 900km Super Highway Connecting 5 States
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News18•16-10-2026, 19:41
Nashik to Chennai 900km Super Highway Connecting 5 States
- •The country's largest expressway is being built between Nashik and Chennai, connecting Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
- •The 6-lane access-controlled greenfield expressway will be 374 kilometers long in Maharashtra.
- •Ninety percent of the land acquisition process has already been completed in the districts of Maharashtra.
- •Starting from Nashik, the highway will pass through Ahilyanagar, Dharashiv, and Solapur to Akkalkot before entering Karnataka.
- •The expressway will reduce the distance between Nashik and Chennai by 400 kilometers and cut travel time from 24 to 26 hours down to 12 to 14 hours.
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The new 900-kilometer super highway, known as the Nashik to Chennai expressway, will connect the five states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
Starting from Nashik, the six-lane greenfield expressway will pass through Ahilyanagar, Dharashiv, and Solapur districts to reach Akkalkot before entering Karnataka.
Once the expressway is built, the distance between Nashik and Chennai will be reduced by 400 kilometers, shortening the journey from 1400 kilometers down to roughly 1000 kilometers. Consequently, travel time will drop from 24 to 26 hours down to 12 to 14 hours.
