<p>Construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is expected to be completed by December 2024, a senior Union government official said here on Thursday.</p>.<p>The travel time between the two cities will be reduced to 12 hours with the completion of the Expressway from the present 24 hours, said Anurag Jain, the newly-appointed secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry.</p>.<p>Vehicles would be able to run at a speed of 120 kmph on the road, he added.</p>.<p>Before speaking to reporters, Jain reviewed the National Highway projects worth Rs 26,000 crore being executed in MP.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/pm-inaugurates-delhi-jaipur-stretch-of-mega-expressway-1190475.html" target="_blank">PM inaugurates Delhi-Jaipur stretch of mega expressway</a></strong></p>.<p>Some 7,700 km of roads have been constructed in the state under these projects so far.</p>.<p>Of the 1,350-km long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, a stretch of 245 km passes through Madhya Pradesh, Jain told reporters.</p>.<p>Of nine `columns' in the state, work has been completed in eight columns, he added.</p>.<p>The first of the four planned Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in the country would come up in Indore, the official said.</p>.<p>Acquisition of 300 acres of land for the facility would be completed by September and thereafter construction would start under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, he said.</p>
<p>Construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is expected to be completed by December 2024, a senior Union government official said here on Thursday.</p>.<p>The travel time between the two cities will be reduced to 12 hours with the completion of the Expressway from the present 24 hours, said Anurag Jain, the newly-appointed secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Ministry.</p>.<p>Vehicles would be able to run at a speed of 120 kmph on the road, he added.</p>.<p>Before speaking to reporters, Jain reviewed the National Highway projects worth Rs 26,000 crore being executed in MP.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/pm-inaugurates-delhi-jaipur-stretch-of-mega-expressway-1190475.html" target="_blank">PM inaugurates Delhi-Jaipur stretch of mega expressway</a></strong></p>.<p>Some 7,700 km of roads have been constructed in the state under these projects so far.</p>.<p>Of the 1,350-km long Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, a stretch of 245 km passes through Madhya Pradesh, Jain told reporters.</p>.<p>Of nine `columns' in the state, work has been completed in eight columns, he added.</p>.<p>The first of the four planned Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in the country would come up in Indore, the official said.</p>.<p>Acquisition of 300 acres of land for the facility would be completed by September and thereafter construction would start under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, he said.</p>