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{{Short description|Motorway in Mumbai and Thane}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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{{Infobox road
| name = Eastern Express Highway
| maint = [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority|MMRDA]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmrdamumbai.org/projects_muip.htm|title=MMRDA - Projects - Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project|publisher=Mmrdamumbai.org|lang=en|access-date=2010-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723020643/http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/projects_muip.htm|archive-date=23 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]
|map={{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|zoom=10|frame-align=center|type=line|id=Q5155635| stroke-width=3|title=Eastern Express Highway}}
| map_custom=yes
| map_notes = Eastern Express Highway shown in Red
| length_km = 23.55
| length_round = 2
| formed =
| history =
| direction_a = North
| direction_b = South
| terminus_a = [[Thane]]
| terminus_b = [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]
| junction = Bhandup-Airoli Bridge Road in [[Bhandup]]<br />[[JVLR]] in [[Vikhroli]]<br />[[SCLR]] in [[Chembur]]
|country=IND
| states = [[Maharashtra]]
| districts =
| cities = [[Thane]], [[Mumbai]]
| image = Entering Thane.JPG
| image_notes = Near [[Mulund]] toll plaza
}}

The '''Eastern Express Highway''', abbreviated to '''EEH''', is a {{convert|23.55|km|mi|2|abbr=on}} city express highway serving the cities of [[Mumbai]] and [[Thane]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Urban Transportation|url=http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/go/km/docs/documents/MCGM%20Department%20List/City%20Engineer/Deputy%20City%20Engineer%20%28Planning%20and%20Design%29/City%20Development%20Plan/Urban%20Transportation.pdf|work=BMC|access-date=7 April 2014|author=[[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC)|page=1|archive-date=2 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102070550/http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/go/km/docs/documents/MCGM%20Department%20List/City%20Engineer/Deputy%20City%20Engineer%20(Planning%20and%20Design)/City%20Development%20Plan/Urban%20Transportation.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Area]] and is a part of the [[National Highway 48 (India)|National Highway 48]]. 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|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]] and stretches up to [[Thane]].<ref name=":0">Indian Express - http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=51956 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030529060251/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=51956 |date=29 May 2003 }} - retrieved on 3 December 2010</ref> 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).

Link roads connecting WEH and EEH such as the [[Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road]] (JVLR) and [[Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road]] (SCLR) are the major arterial roads of the Mumbai suburban road network. Both the WEH and the EEH run along north to south direction and are parallel in certain sections.<ref name="worldbank3">{{cite web|title=EA/EMP report of JVLR (Jogeshwari - Vikhroli Road) project under MUTP : Mumbai. Vol. 3 of India - Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) : environmental impact assessment|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1933689/india-mumbai-urban-transport-project-mutp-environmental-impact-assessment-vol-3-14-eaemp-report-jvlr-jogeshwari-vikhroli-road-project-under-mutp-mumbai|publisher=World Bank|access-date=7 April 2014|author=MMRDA|location=India|date=2002-06-30 | page=41}}</ref>

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

==See also==
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*[[Western Express Highway]]

== References ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110603234145/http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portalapps/com.mcgm.ahome_keyprojects/docs/2-5%20Urban%20Transportation.pdf] Urban Transportation-Government of India
*{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/soon-more-express-buses-in-city/464095/ | title=Soon, more Express buses in city | newspaper=The Indian Express | date=22 May 2009 | access-date=28 August 2018 }}
*{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/monsoon-mayhem-on-highway-of-horror/329408/ | title=Monsoon mayhem on highway of horror | date=30 June 2008 | newspaper=The Indian Express | first1= Jaidev | last1=Hemmady | first2=Swapnil | last2=Rawal | access-date=28 August 2018 }}
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[[Category:Roads in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Expressways in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Transport in Thane]]
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]

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Eastern Express Highway - Revision history

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