Vidarbha to become logistics hub with new expressway

To boost road infrastructure and connectivity, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for road transport and highways announced new expressway from Nagpur to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. “Vidarbha’s location is strategically advantageous,” he said adding, “The eastern ports in Andhra Pradesh are much closer to Nagpur than Mumbai, and they’re less congested too. A direct road link means reduced fuel consumption, shorter travel time, and lower logistics costs — key for making exports viable.” This upcoming expressway will be third major corridor originating from Nagpur, after the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg and the planned Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway, for which land measurement has already begun.