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Aerial view of a fully concretized 10-lane stretch near Kharghar railway station. -
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Exit sign for CBD Belapur. -
Exit sign for Kharghar.
| Sion Panvel Expressway | |
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 Sion-Panvel Highway marked in red on Greater Mumbai area map | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Maharashtra Public Works Department Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai | |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Sion, Mumbai |
| East end | Mumbai Pune Expressway at Kalamboli junction near Panvel |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Maharashtra |
| Districts | Mumbai Suburban district, Raigad district, Thane district |
| Major cities | Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Panvel |
| Highway system | |
The Sion Panvel Expressway is a 25 km Indian highway located entirely in the state of Maharashtra, that connects Sion in Mumbai with Panvel, via Navi Mumbai.[1] It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and connects Mumbai with the city of Pune. The National Highway 4 and Mumbai-Pune Expressway begin at the eastern end of the expressway, at Kalamboli junction, near Panvel. The highway is also used by vehicles traveling towards Mumbai from Konkan and Goa.
As of September 2014, the stretch of the highway east of Vashi Bridge within the city of Navi Mumbai has been fully widened and concretized to 10 lanes (5 lanes in each direction).[2] New flyovers have been built at Sanpada railway station, Nerul, Uran, and Kamothe. A toll plaza built between Kamothe and Kharghar for recovering the construction cost was controversially opened on January 6, 2015, after much delay[3] as the BJP-led Maharashtra state government admitted that it was not in a position to abolish the toll.[4] Heavy traffic snarls were reported in the initial days as workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena vandalized the toll booths.[5] One-way toll for motor vehicles has been set at ₹ 40[6] for cars & ₹ 130[7] for Trucks & Buses.
