Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, on December 11, 2022, inaugurated the ‘Hindu HridaySamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg’ Phase I, running 520 km from Nagpur to Nashik.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/no-halts-mumbai-nagpur-expressway-becomes-a-killer-with-95-deaths-in-5-months/

Samruddhi Expressway has already earned the sobriquet of a 'killer highway' with over 95 deaths and more than 300 accidents on the Nagpur-Nashik stretch currently functioning till May 2023.

Source: https://ummid.com/news/2023/july/01.07.2023/25-dead-as-vidarbha-travels-bus-catches-fire-on-nagpur-mumbai-samruddhi-express.html

The official said the number of accidents on Samruddhi Mahamarg is far lesser as compared with other state highways.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/48-lakh-vehicles-commuted-samruddhi-mahamarg-highway-msrdc-8984467/