𝐕𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭-𝐈𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐲: 𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 To connect Vadhavan Port with the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg, a 118 km long expressway will be constructed between Vadhavan Port and Igatpuri. Once operational, the journey from Vadhavan Port to Igatpuri can be completed in just one hour. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) will undertake the construction of an 85.38 km stretch of this expressway between Charoti and Igatpuri. The project feasibility study and implementation planning are currently progressing. This expressway is estimated to cost ₹18,020 crore and will pass through 33 villages in Palghar district and 9 villages in Nashik district. Additionally, studies are ongoing to determine whether the project will be executed on a "Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)" model or another framework. India's largest port is being developed at Vadhavan in Palghar, making the Vadhavan Port-Igatpuri expressway project a significant undertaking. MSRDC has accelerated the feasibility studies for this project to ensure its timely execution. The Charoti-Igatpuri expressway will traverse the districts of Palghar and Nashik, beginning from Tawa on the Mumbai-Surat National Highway and connecting to the Samruddhi Mahamarg at Igatpuri. It will pass through 33 villages in the talukas of Dahanu, Vikramgad, Jawhar, and Mokhada in Palghar district and 9 villages in Trimbakeshwar and Igatpuri talukas of Nashik district. This highway will directly link Nashik and Palghar districts, facilitating industrial development in the region. MSRDC has already submitted the alignment proposal for the Charoti-Igatpuri expressway to the state government and is awaiting approval.