The 701 Km expressway - being built at the cost of about Rs 55,000 crore - is one of India`s longest expressways.

The Nagpur-Mumbai expressway will pass through Maharashtra`s 10 districts and the prominent urban regions of Amravati, Aurangabad, and Nashik.

The expressway will also help improve the connectivity of adjoining 14 other districts, thus helping in the development of about 24 districts of the state, including the regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada, and North Maharashtra.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg will connect to the Delhi Mumbai Expressway, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, and tourist destinations such as Ajanta Ellora Caves, Shirdi, Verul, Lonar, and others.

The first phase of the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, cover a distance of 520 Kms.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg will be a game changer in terms of boosting Maharashtra's economic development, said Maha govt earlier.

(With inputs from agencies)