Chennai Bangalore Expressway 2025 (Latest Update)

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Chennai Bangalore Expressway Master Plan

Chennai Bangalore Expressway is the latest under-construction expressway linking Bangalore and Chennai.

This expressway will pass through the 3 South Indian states that are Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.

This expressway is also named National Expressway 7 (NE-7).

For the first time, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is managing and constructing the expressway in the South Indian states.

At present, the travelling time between Chennai and Bangalore on the available 326km Bangalore-Chennai bypass road is 5 to 7 hours. And daily 75000 or more vehicles pass through this bypass.

Over the completion of the Chennai Bangalore expressway, the travelling time between locations will be reduced by 2 to 3 hours

As the project cost is Rs. 18,000 crores, out of it, Rs. 5,700 crores is planned to be used for construction of the expressway.

Whereas, the remaining money is going to be used to acquire lands, project administration, implementation of the toll gate system, etc.

You can check out the environmental clearance provided for the Chennai Bangalore Expressway.

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Chennai-Bangalore Expressway Connectivity

The beginning of the Chennai Bangalore Expressway is in Hoskote of Bangalore in Karnataka. It will end at Sriperumbudur of Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu.

After completion of the expressway, the route will pass through cities such as Bangarpet, Malur, Kolar Gold Fields, Chittoor, Palamaner, and Ranipet.

The construction of the expressway will be done on build to operate to transfer basis. And it will have double-decker elevated roads.

It will also have 103 minor bridges, 8 major bridges, and 17 flyovers.

The spur road from this expressway will be redirected to 

• Dabaspet, Karnataka
• Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka
• Konadaspura, Karnataka
• Katpadi, Tamil Nadu

Chennai Bangalore Expressway Toll Rates

The following are the toll rates for the Chennai Bangalore Expressway.

Chennai Bangalore Expressway Route Map

The expressway will follow the following cities to pass through the 3 South Indian states.

• Hoskote in Karnataka
• Malur in Karnataka
• V Kota in Andra Pradesh
• Palamaner in Andra Pradesh
• Gudiyatham in Tamil Nadu
• Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu
• Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu

Chennai Bangalore Expressway Current Status

Chennai Bangalore Expressway was planned to be completed by June 2026. 

98% of the land has been acquired for the expressway, and the construction is in full swing. In February 2025, the partial phase of this expressway was informally opened in Karanatak for commuting.

However, the project is expected to be fully operational by June 2026.

Chennai Bangalore Expressway Completion Date

The Road Transport and Highway Minister said, “The 262 km Chennai Bangalore expressway is a 4 lane project, it is planned to save the travel time. And make vehicles pass through major towns easily.”

He further said, “Over completion of this expressway, we will be able to minimize the logistic costs.

So, we plan to complete the overall expressway by June 2026.”

Chennai Bangalore Expressway: Impact On Real Estate

Chennai Bangalore Expressway is planned to help almost 60,000 vehicles to use per day.

As the construction of this expressway has already been initiated in Tamil Nadu, the impact of it is already been reflected in the growth of the real estate sector. 

Especially in Sriperumbudur, this is because it is the automobile hub. And Hoskote is also one of them.

The road ministry stated that “This project will also push the growth of industries, infrastructure, and connectivity from Bangalore to Chennai. All this development will impact the economic development of the cities.”

CREDAI TN state president said “Growth in manufacturing and warehousing facilities are the other possibilities for this region. And cargo movement can also seek growth as this expressway is near the port.”

Chennai Bangalore Expressway Latest News

As per the latest update, almost 40% of the expressway construction work is completed. 

The overall of 833.91 hectares land is need to be acquired in Tamil Nadu for this project. And as of now, 95 percent of the land is already been acquired, and remaining of the remaining land will soon be acquired, as confirmed by the NHAI official.

The construction work in Tamil Nadu is been separated into 4 packages such as 

Out of this, more than 10km comes under Andra Pradesh state, as stated by NHAI officials.

Considering the project design, the Tamil Nadu side of the expressway will have 13 vehicular subways, 54 bridges, and toll plazas.

You can also check out Delhi Mumbai Expressway to know about its route map, current status & completion date.

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