Rajasthan Plans 3,940 km Road Network; 394 km of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Complete

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Rajasthan will develop a new high-level road network of about 3,940 km, combining nine state-proposed greenfield expressways and four central expressway and access-controlled corridor projects, according to state and central government plans reported on 15 November 2026. The state’s nine greenfield expressways will extend over 2,750 km at an estimated cost of ₹60,000 crore, while the four central projects covering 1,190 km involve an expenditure of ₹40,520 crore.

Of the 441 km Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway section in Rajasthan, 394 km was complete by March 2026, officials said. The corridor, which will connect Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Bundi and Kota districts, has an outlay of ₹19,420 crore. The 637 km Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor section in the state, involving ₹14,900 crore, is nearly complete and links Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Barmer and Jalore. The network is expected to improve connectivity for industrial areas, agricultural producing regions and tourism centres, and reduce freight travel time and logistics costs, though the benefits will depend on project completion and development of connecting roads.

The state’s proposed expressways include the Jaipur-Kishangarh-Ajmer-Jodhpur, Kotputli-Kishangarh, Jaipur-Bhilwara, Bikaner-Kotputli, Beawar-Bharatpur, Jalore-Jhalawar, Ajmer-Banswara, Jaipur-Phalodi and Sri Ganganagar-Kotputli corridors. The detailed project report for the 394 km Jaipur-Kishangarh-Ajmer-Jodhpur-Pachpadra high-speed corridor is under preparation. A separate 99 km Jaipur Northern Ring Road is also proposed, and its DPR is being prepared.

What is a greenfield expressway?

A greenfield expressway is built on a new alignment with no pre-existing road. The National Highways Authority of India was constituted under the NHAI Act, 1988.

What is the proposed network and who is building it?

The network comprises nine state greenfield expressways (2,750 km, ₹60,000 crore) and four central greenfield expressway and access-controlled corridor projects (1,190 km, ₹40,520 crore). The central projects are the Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway and the Amritsar-Jamnagar Economic Corridor, along with two other unnamed projects. The state expressways are designed to connect eastern Rajasthan with Ajmer and western industrial areas, and to link the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway with the Amritsar-Jamnagar corridor.

What benefits are expected and what do they depend on?

Better connectivity is expected to reduce travel time, ease freight movement, boost industrial investment and trade, help farmers access mandis and other markets, and promote tourism-linked local business and employment. Western Rajasthan, in particular, may gain easier access to Delhi and Gujarat’s ports. Officials said these benefits will materialise only after the projects are completed and connecting roads are developed.

What is the next step for the pending projects?

The detailed project report for the 394 km Jaipur-Kishangarh-Ajmer-Jodhpur-Pachpadra high-speed corridor is under preparation, as is the DPR for the proposed 99 km Jaipur Northern Ring Road. Completing these planning processes and developing connecting roads will be necessary to translate the proposed connectivity into practical benefits.