India's Most Profitable Expressway: Generates Rs 1,63,00,00,000 Annually, Spans Less Than 100 KM

Highest Earning Expressway: The highway and expressway network in India is rapidly expanding, with Budget 2025 once again emphasising road development. From the longest to the shortest, the country boasts several remarkable expressways. Today, we highlight the highest-earning expressway, a key contributor to government revenue.

IRB Infra Trust released data showing that the Mumbai-Pune Expressway ranked highest in toll tax collection in December 2024. During this period, the toll collection amounted to Rs 580 crore, with the Mumbai-Pune Expressway alone contributing Rs 163 crore, the highest for any expressway. In comparison, the toll collection for the same month in December 2023 was Rs 158.4 crore.

This expressway is approximately 94.5 kilometers long but has generated the highest revenue for the government. In December 2024, the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway and NH48 together collected Rs 70.7 crore in toll taxes.

The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is the most expensive and busiest expressway in the country. It is also considered as one of the oldest expressway. Connecting Mumbai, the financial capital, to Pune, this road is India’s first six-lane highway.

In 2002, then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee oversaw the construction of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. This expressway connects the bustling cities of Mumbai and Pune, significantly saving commuters' time.

The expressway starts from Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune. It was not built by NHAI but by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). Additionally, three-lane concrete service roads have been constructed on both sides of the expressway.

The construction of this expressway cost approximately Rs 16,300 crore. 

This expressway has also increased the number of daily commuters between the two cities. (Image: ANI)