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Karanji–Wani–Ghuggus–Chandrapur road

IVRCL Chandrapur Tollways Limited holds the concession to widen, operate and maintain about 85 km of road in eastern Maharashtra, from the NH-44 junction at Karanji to Padoli junction, just north-west of Chandrapur.

The Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra, awarded the concession in December 2010 on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer basis. The Company was set up for this road and has no other business.

Map of the Karanji–Wani–Ghuggus–Chandrapur road The road runs east from the NH-44 junction at Karanji to Wani in Yavatmal district, crosses the Wardha river into Chandrapur district, and continues through Ghuggus to Padoli junction, just north-west of Chandrapur city. YAVATMALDISTRICT CHANDRAPURDISTRICT Karanji Wani Ghuggus Padoli junction Chandrapur Pandharkawada NH-44 to Nagpur Wardha river to Hyderabad 0 10 20 km N Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Map of the Karanji–Wani–Ghuggus–Chandrapur road Karanji Wani Ghuggus Padoli Chandrapur Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Length (approved scope)
85.1 km
Four-lane section
51.2 km
Toll plazas
3
Concession period
30 years

Figures from the approved scope recorded by the Empowered Institution, Ministry of Finance, in June 2012. The 30 years include 2 for construction.

For road users

The concession

The Company holds one concession, for this road, from the Government of Maharashtra. Under it the Company designs, builds and finances the improvements, recovers its investment from toll, and hands the road back to the Public Works Department when the concession ends.

More about the road

Awarded by
Public Works Department, Government of Maharashtra
Model
Design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT), toll
Concession agreement
1 December 2010
Highways (at award)
MSH-6 and MSH-7
Districts
Yavatmal and Chandrapur
Two-lane section
33.9 km

Length and scope as recorded by the Empowered Institution, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on 11 June 2012.

Recent work on the road

More photographs

Parts of the road

Centre line Right-of-way boundary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Centre line Right-of-way boundary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Half cross-section of a typical four-lane stretch (not to scale)
  1. MedianPlanted strip between the two carriageways
  2. CarriagewayThe traffic lanes
  3. Paved shoulderPaved strip beside the traffic lanes
  4. Kilometre stoneMarks the distance along the road
  5. Embankment slopeSlope from the road down to ground level
  6. Side drainChannel at the foot of the embankment
  7. Avenue treesTrees near the edge of the right of way