Cabinet Approves ₹19,142 Crore Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot Six-Lane Greenfield Corridor in Maharashtra

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on December 31, 2025 the construction of a six-lane access-controlled greenfield Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot Corridor in Maharashtra. The project, estimated at a total investment of ₹19,142 crore, will span approximately 374 kilometres and will be developed on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll mode. The corridor is designed for vehicle speeds up to 100 kmph with an average operating speed of 60 kmph. Travel time between Nashik and Solapur is projected to fall sharply from 31 hours to about 17 hours, a reduction of roughly 45 percent, while travel distance will be cut by approximately 201 kilometres. The project will generate about 251 lakh man-days of direct employment and nearly 314 lakh man-days of indirect employment across Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Dharashiv, and Solapur districts. Strategically, the corridor links with the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near the Vadhawan Port interchange, connects to the Agra-Mumbai corridor at Nashik, intersects with the Samruddhi Mahamarg near Pangri, addresses the long-pending Pune-Nashik Expressway requirement, and connects to major National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation nodes at Kopparthy and Orvakal. The corridor extends to Kurnool with onward connectivity, enabling seamless goods movement from Maharashtra's industrial belt to southern Indian markets. The project is aligned with the Pradhan Mantri GatiShakti National Master Plan, India's integrated infrastructure framework that synchronises development across roads, railways, ports, and logistics. Once operational, the corridor is expected to reduce logistics costs, improve regional and inter-state connectivity, support agri-export movement from Maharashtra's sugar and onion belt, and stimulate economic activity across the four districts it traverses.