The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be India's longest expressway with a length of 1,386 km. It will reduce the travel distance between Delhi and Mumbai by 12 per cent from 1,424 km to 1,242 Km and travel time will be reduced by 50 per cent from 24 hours to 12 hours.

PM Modi's emphasis on the building of excellent road infrastructure as an engine of growth, development and connectivity in India, is being realised by the construction of a number of ongoing world-class Expressways across the country. One such important project is Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, whose first completed section, Delhi - Dausa - Lalsot, will be dedicated to the Nation by the Prime Minister, an official statement said, as per the ANI.

The 246 km Delhi - Dausa - Lalsot section of the Delhi Mumbai Expressway has been developed at a cost of more than Rs 12,150 crore. The section will reduce the travel time and provide a major boost to the economic development of the entire region, the statement said.

It will pass through six states Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and connect major cities like Kota, Indore, Jaipur, Bhopal, Vadodara and Surat, the statement further said.

The Expressway will also serve 93 PM Gati Shakti Economic Nodes, 13 Ports, 8 Major Airports and 8 multi-modal logistics parks (MMLPs) along with spurs to new upcoming greenfield airports such as Jewar Airport, Navi Mumbai Airport and JNPT port. The Expressway will have a catalytic impact in the developmental trajectory of all adjoining regions, thus contributing in a major way in the economic transformation of the country, the official statement said.