[Awaz]

Hi Everyone,
I plan to visit Mahur this week. I will be flying into Nagpur and then drive down using rental car services. Can you please suggest if I should continue with the GMaps suggested route of Nagpur-Wardha-Yavatmal-Mahur route or is there a better (shorter time) alternative (may be like a via NH44 option) ?

Thanking in advance!!

Note to Admins: Mahur can be reached either from Nagpur or from Nanded. Couldn't find any existing thread between these 2 cities. It will help others in future to seek/give help.

[inder]

Nagpur - Yavatmal is a good 4 lane cement road. Via Nanded will be too long. Don’t know the exact conditions after Yavatmal. But Yavatmal-mahur is not much distance.

[Awaz]

Originally Posted by inder

Nagpur - Yavatmal is a good 4 lane cement road. Via Nanded will be too long. Don’t know the exact conditions after Yavatmal. But Yavatmal-mahur is not much distance.

Thanks Inder for that info. Will update here upon my trip regd the Yavatmal -Mahur stretch conditions.

[anjan_c2007]

The route could be planned as Nagpur-Wardha (partly on NH 44)- Yavatmal-Arni-Mahur. The Nanded road towards Mahur has had hiccups since ages.

Especially, the stretch connecting Umarkhed - Mahur and many portions of the 81 km Nanded-Umarkhed road.

[Awaz]

Originally Posted by Awaz

Thanks Inder for that info. Will update here upon my trip regd the Yavatmal -Mahur stretch conditions.

Nagpur-Wardha-Yavatmal-Arni-Mahur turned out to be an excellent 4 lane cement road , with zero speed breakers for a 220km stretch with literally no traffic except for NH-44 sections. All flyovers were 3 laned, lit up nicely at night. No construction or deviation except 1 flyover under construction somewhere between Butibori and Seloo with speed limit reduction signage in advance. Couple of pothole repairs were underway with short lane closure stretches on each side at different places. With plentiful rains the weather and greenery was a treat to enjoy along our drive. Can be easily done in 3 ~ 3.5hrs non stop.

Exiting this highway towards Mahur, the stretch is towards the temple town is mixed bag. Mostly widened but some works are still in progress.

Heard from locals the Nanded to Mahur road is riddled with potholes.

Tollbooths are manned and as usual slow to let traffic pass through even in fastag lanes. I notice that toll booth guys have some manual contol to raise the boom, so are fastags really fast, fully automated ? To my bad luck i always end up getting some stubborn guy in the front wanting a free pass and wasting other's time. With cash I feel the toll booth were slightly faster.

[sanket456]

Did the Nagpur to Nanded to Latur on last Friday to attend wedding and here are the updates.

1. Nagpur - Wardha - Yavatmal bypass - mahagaon is a good 4 lane roads with many eateries and field pumps. You can easily cruise on this highway with decent speeds. You can cover this 240 km odd in 3/3.5 hours
2 next section till Nanded is all under construction so be watchful of diversions. Some of the diversions are decently marked while some are not so be very alert.
To add to it, road doesn’t even exists in some of the sections/patches. This 100km section is going to consume around 2.5/3 hours depending on heavy vehicle traffic.
3. Nanded to Latur via Jalkot bypass currently is the fastest route. It goes via villages so be careful of bike and people walking on the road. Expect some diversions as the work is not complete. Expect to complete Nanded to Latur in 3/3.5 hours.

Have a nice and safe drive.