Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'Missing Link' Project 80 Pc Complete, Plan to Finish Work by Sep 2024, Says Maharashtra PWD Minister

Published By: Pragati Pal

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Last Updated: August 24, 2023, 22:27 IST

Pune (Poona) [Poona], India

The 95-km expressway connecting the two major cities of Maharashtra – Mumbai and Pune – passes through the Sahyadri mountain ranges and is dotted with tunnels. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The 95-km expressway connecting the two major cities of Maharashtra – Mumbai and Pune – passes through the Sahyadri mountain ranges and is dotted with tunnels. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The 13.3 kilometre missing link is from Khopoli to Kusgaon and involves building two tunnels with lengths of 1.67 kilometres and 8.92 kilometres as well as a bridge at a height of 180 metres

Maharashtra Public Works Department minister Dada Bhuse on Thursday said majority of the work on the “missing link" project of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway is over and the plan was to complete it by September 2024.

The 13.3 kilometre missing link is from Khopoli to Kusgaon and involves building two tunnels with lengths of 1.67 kilometres and 8.92 kilometres as well as a bridge at a height of 180 metres, he said.

“About 80 per cent of the work is completed. We plan to finish the project by September next year. Advanced technology from around the world has been deployed," he said.

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first published:August 24, 2023, 22:27 IST
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