The breathtaking Delhi-Mumbai expressway in pictures

A road trip from Delhi to Mumbai takes 25 to 30 hours

Once the Delhi-Mumbai expressway is completed, the travel time would be reduced to just 12 hours

Once complete the Delhi-Mumbai highway will begin at the DND flyover in Delhi

The highway would end at Virar and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Maharashtra

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari shared some stunning images of the highway

Stunning view from Vadodara-Virar section of Delhi-Mumbai expressway, the minister said

Construction of the expressway began in 2018 and is expected to be operational by 2023-24

The expressway will pass through Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodra

To complete the highway it would take 80 lakh tonnes of cement and 10 lakh tonnes of steel

The project would cost around 1,03,000 crore