Delhi-Mumbai Expressway set to Redefine Property Market Trends in Sohna Region

By Sanjeev Arora

Gurgaon, November 14, 2025: The 1.350-km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is set to open in 2026. The eight-lane expressway, with a potential to expand to 12, will start from Alipur at Sohna and go till JNPT port at Navi Mumbai. The mega project that will cost close to a lakh crore rupees will reduce the travel time between NCR and Mumbai to just 13 hours from around 24 hours presently. The expressway will be connected to the DND flyover in Delhi alongside Gurgaon-Sohna expressway, thereby giving a fast impetus to regional transit. It is also planned to link it with the newly built Jewar airport.

The mega infrastructure project will be an instrumental thrust to the economy by fastening and increasing the flow of passengers and goods between two major cities in India. It will result in industrial development, augment trade and commercial activities and unlock new employment opportunities. Its positive impact will further cascade to nearby areas by helping the property market grow and new commercial opportunities unravel.

Major Real Estate Thrust to Property Market in Sohna

The mega project which emanates from the Sohna region, in the south of Gurgaon will give major push to property market in the region. It will herald an era of infrastructure-led growth in Sohna and nearby regions.

Sohna already has established itself as a fast-growing property market. Sohna, well connected with main Gurgaon via the six-lane expressway offers a very calm, serene and tranquil environs. It is becoming an alternate urban corridor to Gurgaon offering both attractive high-mid income and mid-income property buyers. While property prices have risen frantically in upcoming corridors such as Golf Course Extension and Dwarka Expressway, Sohna still offers a relatively affordable alternative. This has led to many people now opting Sohna as their prominent option.

The opening of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway will further give a momentous shift to the property market in Sohna region, helping it turn into a multi-utility property market. Besides high rise and gated communities, the expressway will also push demand for co-living, plotted developments, service apartments, retail corridors, etc. Already Sohna is now becoming a blooming premium property destination with new townships, villa and builder floor communities thriving at a scorching sped.

Similarly, as the liveability of the region is picking up, we will see an increased interest in business parks, commercial towers, malls, high streets, shopping arcades, etc. The growth of commercial centres and business catchments will further create a vicious cycle of economic growth & prosperity.

Push to Hospitality Industry

With the opening of the major expressway, Sohna’s economic profile is also rising sharply, which is driving demand for new hotels, resorts, business hotels and convention centres, etc. Recently, Tivoli Group has opened a new convention centre in Sohna to cater to the growing demand for business tourism and MICE activities. The property named Omnia will have a capacity of around 1500 people. Likewise, Westin Group & Radisson have unveiled their property in the region. IHCL has also signed a new hotel project on Sohna road.

The Haryana government is set to build a 10,000-acre Jungle Safari at Sohna. This will be five times bigger than the recently opened Safari in the state of Sharjah. Believed to the biggest artificial safari globally, this alongside the expressway and convenient access to the airports will give a massive push to the tourism and hospitality industry in the region.

The author is Director of 360 Realtors