Pune-Sambhajinagar in 2 hours: Gadkari announces ₹16,318 Cr greenfield super highway

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a new Greenfield Super Highway to connect Pune and Sambhajinagar.
• The ₹16,318 crore project aims to reduce travel time between Pune and Sambhajinagar from 6.5 hours to just 2 hours.
• This express highway will eventually link Pune to Nagpur, making Sambhajinagar-Nagpur travel a 2.5-hour journey.
• The project involves improving an existing route and building a new Greenfield highway via Shikrapur and Beed.
• Construction is pending a final decision regarding a toll plaza.

Why It Matters: New highway cuts Pune-Sambhajinagar travel to 2 hours.