New Delhi: To ensure quicker connectivity, the government plans to build 1,000 km of expressways at an investment of Rs 16,680 crore under its NHDP programme, which include the Vadodara-Mumbai project.

"The central government has approved a plan for constructing 1,000 km of expressways under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP) phase VI at a cost of Rs 16,680 crore on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis," Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.