Eastern Express Highway

Eastern Express Highway
पूर्व द्रुतगति महामार्ग
Route information
Maintained by MMRDA,[1] NHAI
Length:	23.55 km (14.63 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Chembur
East end:	Thane
Location
States:	Maharashtra
Highway system
Indian Road Network National Expressways State

Toll Plaza while entering from Thane

The Eastern Express Highway, abbreviated to EEH, is a 23.55 km (14.63 mi) city express highway serving the city of Mumbai. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the National Highway 3. It is a north-south artery of Mumbai connecting the city proper to the eastern suburbs and to the metropolitan area of Thane. For most of its course, it is 6 lanes wide (3 lanes in each direction) with over a dozen flyovers/grade separators.

The highway begins at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and stretches up to Thane.^[2] At Chembur it cuts off from the Sion Panvel Highway at the RCF Junction (Priyadarshini) to the outer limits of the city. It has heavy traffic during rush hours – southbound traffic in the morning rush hour; while northbound traffic during the evenings. It is used by an estimated 50,000 passenger cars daily. Towards south, beyond Sion it continues as Dr Ambedkar Road. Linking Sion in central Mumbai to Thane and beyond, the Eastern Express Highway is one of the several key roads widened and improved under the Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project, by firms contracted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

In 2009, The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) decided to introduce more express buses on this highway. These buses are called "Limited" buses. BEST is also introduced air-conditioned (AC) buses on this route. These buses use the flyovers on the highway, and thus attempt to reduce travel time.

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