New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of six-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra with a total capital cost of ]₹19,142 crore.

It also gave its nod for widening and strengthening of NH-326 in Odisha from 68.6 km to 311.7 km for a total capital cost of ₹1,526.21 crore, which includes a civil construction cost of ₹966.79 crore.

The Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot 374-km corridor project will be constructed in Build-Operate- Transfer (Bot) mode, according to an official statement.

This project will provide connectivity to important regional cities such as Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Solapur connecting to Kurnool, the statement said.

This infrastructure is a significant step to facilitate integrated transport infrastructure development under the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan principle, it added.

The greenfield corridor from Nashik to Akkalkot is proposed to be connected to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Vadhawan port interchange, Agra-Mumbai corridor at Nashik at junction with NH-60 (Adegaon) and Samruddhi Mahamarg at Pangri (near Nashik).

The statement said the proposed corridor will provide connectivity from west coast to east coast.