Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has said the ‘missing link’ road on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will be completed and open for use by December 2023.
While making this announcement on November 11, 2022, Shinde said work was on to build 1,500-metre twin tunnels. Digging for 1,400 mt had been completed, the CM said.
The ‘missing link road’ will connect the Khalapur toll booth point with Kusgaon, bypassing the entire ghat (hill) section of the Mumbai-Pune expressway. With this missing link road, the time taken to travel between Mumbai and Pune will be reduced by 30 minutes. It will also make the Mumbai-Pune Expressway a lot safer.
“This will be a landmark project in the country, as it has used modern technology which is currently used in some foreign countries. The width of the tunnel is 23.75 meters, making it the widest tunnel in the world. Measures have been taken to prevent fire incidents inside,” said Shinde.
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