India's costliest expressway, built 22 years ago, toll is Re 1 more per kilometer compared to other routes, its..

You must have traveled on expressways and highways and know you must pay toll tax on every expressway. But, do you know which is the most expensive expressway in the country? On this expressway, a car driver has to pay about Re 1 more per kilometer compared to other routes. Another special thing is that it is also considered to be the oldest expressway in the country, which was constructed 22 years ago.

We are talking about the Mumbai-Pune Expressway which is also considered to be the oldest and first expressway in the country. It was constructed in 2002 by the then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This road connects Mumbai to Pune, which is one of the busiest cities of Maharashtra. You will be surprised to know that it is also the first 6-lane road in the country.

The cost of building this expressway in the country was about Rs 163000 crore. Its length is just 94.5 kilometers. This road starts from the Kalamboli area of ​​Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune. It was not constructed by NHAI but by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. 3-lane concrete service lanes have also been built on both sides of this expressway.

With the opening of this expressway, the travel time between Mumbai and Pune has been reduced from 3 hours to just 1 hour. The Mumbai-Pune expressway has also increased the number of people traveling daily between the two cities. The beauty of this expressway is worth seeing as it crosses the Sahyadri mountain range. Tunnels and underpasses have been built to cross this mountain. The speed of the expressway is 100 kilometers per hour.

How much is the toll tax?

Mumbai-Pune expressway is the most expensive in the country. Here, a toll of Rs 336 has to be paid for a car from one side. In this context, the toll per kilometer on this expressway is about Rs 3.40. If we look at the average toll fare of other expressways in the country, it is about Rs 2.40 per kilometer. In this context, the people traveling here have to pay Re 1 more for every kilometer.

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