Align Delhi-Mumbai expressway with rail corridor, say experts

Seamless entry and exit points, along with connectivity with the upcoming rail corridor, would ensure success of the project, say experts

An expressway between Delhi and Mumbai — for which the government has said a fresh alignment will be announced soon — will be a success if it is planned in sync with the western rail freight corridor, according to experts.

Seamless entry and exit points, along with connectivity with the upcoming rail corridor, would ensure the success of the project, they say.

Some other expressways, announced by Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari some time ago, should wait for the highways to reach optimum traffic before work starts on new alignments.

“First the existing highways need to be optimally utilised so that operating them