**Summary of NHAI Contract Award for Vadhavan Port Expressway**
**Project Overview**
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued a Letter of Award (LOA) for the construction of a 32.1 km access-controlled four-lane expressway in Maharashtra. The route will connect Vadhavan Port to Tava Village on NH-48, establishing a critical link between the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (NE4) and NH-48 to ensure seamless port connectivity.
**Contractual and Financial Details**
* **Awardees:** Joint Venture of M/s J. Kumar Infraprojects Limited and M/s Shinde Developers Pvt. Ltd.
* **Contract Value:** Rs. 2,360 crores.
* **Mode of Execution:** Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC).
* **Expansion Potential:** The initial four-lane alignment is designed to be expandable to eight lanes in the future.
**Infrastructure Specifications**
The 32.1 km project includes the following infrastructure components:
* **Tunnels:** One 800-meter-long twin tube tunnel.
* **Bridges:** Two major bridges and 33 minor bridges.
* **Interchanges & Flyovers:** Two interchanges and six flyovers.
* **Underpasses:** Seven Vehicular Underpasses (VUP), 24 Light Vehicular Underpasses (LVUP), and four Small Vehicular Underpasses (SVUP).
* **Additional Structures:** 84 culverts, one Railway Over Bridge (ROB), and two wayside amenities.
**Vadhavan Port Development**
The expressway is designed to support the Vadhavan Port, which is being developed as a major maritime hub featuring a 20-meter natural draft.
* **Total Capacity:** 23.2 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
* **Phased Development:** Phase 1, with a capacity of 15 million TEUs, is projected to be operational by 2030.
**Strategic Objectives**
The project aims to enhance regional connectivity, reduce logistics costs, and stimulate long-term economic growth by providing high-speed access to the port.
**Contact and Media Information**
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Mumbai (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways).
* **Officers:** Sriyanka Chatterjee and Priti Malandkar.
* **Release Date:** April 3, 2026.
* **Social Media:** @PIBMumbai (Twitter), /PIBMumbai (Facebook), /pibmumbai (Instagram).
* **Email:** pibmumbai[at]gmail[dot]com.
* **Release ID:** 2248915.
Key Entities Referenced
NHAI: The National Highways Authority of India, which issued the Letter of Award for the construction of the four-lane expressway to Vadhavan Port.
Vadhavan Port, Maharashtra: The primary destination and project site for the new access-controlled expressway, intended to be developed as a major port with a 23.2 million TEU container handling capacity.
Delhi- Mumbai Expressway (NE4): A major national expressway that the new project will connect with to provide seamless port connectivity.
NH-48: A key national highway that will be linked to Vadhavan Port via the new 32.1 km expressway starting from Tava Village.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI Awards Contract for Construction of Four
Lane Expressway to Vadhavan Port in
Maharashtra
Posted On: 03 APR 2026 9:39PM by PIB Mumbai
: Mumbai, 3 April 2026
NHAI has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for the construction of four lane expressway
from Vadhavan Port to Tava Village on NH-48 in Maharashtra. The project has been
awarded to Joint Venture M/s J. Kumar Infraprojects Limited and M/s Shinde
Developers Pvt. Ltd. for an amount of Rs. 2,360 crores on Engineering, Procurement
and Construction (EPC) mode. Connecting Delhi- Mumbai Expressway (NE4) and NH
48, the expressway will provide seamless port connectivity to various regions in the
state.
The project includes construction of 32.1 km long access-controlled expressway with
an 800-meter-long twin tube tunnel along with implementation of two major
bridges, One twin tube tunnel, two interchanges, 33 minor bridges, six flyovers, 84
culverts, one Railway over Bridge, seven Vehicular Underpass (VUP), 24 LVUP, four
SVUP and two Wayside Amenities. The four-lane alignment of the access-controlled
expressway will be expandable to eight lanes in the future.
Vadhavan port will be developed as a major port with proposed 23.2 million TEUs
(Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) of Container Handling capacity. The port will have
natural draft of 20 meters and will be operational in two phases. The first phase
with container handling capacity of 15 million TEUs is likely to be operational by
2030.
Once completed, the access-controlled expressway will boost regional connectivity,
lower logistics costs and support long-term economic growth while providing faster
port connectivity in the region.
PIB Mumbai | Sriyanka Chatterjee/ Priti Malandkar
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