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‘Connecting Link’ Opens on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
The new 19.84-km stretch bypasses the Borghat section and is expected to cut travel time by 20 to 30 minutes, officials said.
- On Friday, May 1, 2026, the Mumbai-Pune "Missing Link" project opened on Maharashtra Day, designed to reduce travel time on India's first access-controlled, tolled expressway.
- The 13-km road, constructed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation , bypasses the hazardous Borghat section to address historical traffic congestion and safety hazards in the Western Ghats.
- Thousands of commuters faced hour-long jams Friday morning after authorities closed a lane on the existing expressway for the formal inauguration by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, forcing vehicles onto the congested old ghat road.
- Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule, stranded in the jam, criticized the planning, while party colleague Sunil Tatkare urged motorists to remain patient, stating traffic would ease once the route opened.
- The Pune Municipal Corporation has prioritized 19 road developments costing Rs 982 crore, including a 9-km route designed to further resolve urban traffic congestion in the region.
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