Bhandara–Gadchiroli Expressway

The Bhandara-Gadchiroli Expressway, officially named the Bhandara-Gadchiroli Access Controlled Super Communication Expressway, is a planned four-lane greenfield project that connects the cities of Vidarbha which are Bhandara, Bramhapuri, Armori and Gadchiroli to Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway via Nagpur-Bhandara-Gondia Expressway.^[1] Proposed as four lanes wide, this segment will reduce the road distance between Bhandara and Gadchiroli and bring down travel time between Gadchiroli and Bhandara further to Nagpur and Mumbai.^[2]

Bhandara-Gadchiroli Expressway
Bhandara-Gadchiroli Access Controlled Super Communication Expressway
Expressway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MSRDC
Length	156 km (97 mi)
Existed	Dec 2024 (expected)–present
Major junctions
North end	Garada Budruk Village, Bhandara district
South end	Madya Tukum Village, Gadchiroli district
Location
Country	India
States	Maharashtra
Major cities	Bhandara, Bramhapuri, Armori and Gadchiroli
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian

Route alignment

The Bhandara-Gadchiroli Expressway will travel through Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli districts directly. ^[3]

Cities and towns

Below are the lists of cities/towns through which the Bhandara-Gadchiroli Expressway will connect:

• South of Bhandara
• East of Bramhapuri
• South west of Armori
• North and east of Gadchiroli

Construction

MSRDC had invited bids for BG-01’s construction in February 2024 with a Rs. 1854.16 crore estimate and 2.5 year construction deadline. Bids were opened in early May to reveal 4 bidders.:

Sr. No.	Package	Length in km	Contractor
1.	BG-01 (27.705 km): 0.000 to 24.705	24.705	Patel Infrastructure Ltd.

Status updates

See also

• Expressways in India
• Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation
• Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway