Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Phase-I of Mumbai-Nagpur Super Communication Expressway or Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, on December 11.

Though there is no official confirmation so far, it is widely speculated that the Prime Minister will also dedicate to public the Reach-2 and Reach-4 of Nagpur Metro Rail Project, during this tour. Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister; Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister, and a galaxy of leaders will grace the inauguration of the Phase-I of Samruddhi Mahamarg.

Samruddhi Mahamarg is an ambitious project that will connect Nagpur and Mumbai by 701 km long expressway. The first Phase-I of the project covers the stretch between Nagpur and Shirdi. This stretch of 520 kms will be opened for traffic with inauguration at the hands of the Prime Minister on December 11. Previously also, some deadlines were announced for completion of the work in Nagpur-Shirdi stretch. Uddhav Thackeray, the erstwhile Chief Minister, had taken a drive on a stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg. However, inauguration of this stretch got postponed. Later on, while the expressway was being decked up for inauguration, an accident happened and the inauguration got deferred again. Now, December 11 has been finalised as the date for inauguration of Nagpur-Shirdi stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg.