Mumbai-Pune Missing Link Project Delayed: Fast Travel on Hold, Inauguration Stalled

• The Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project, an alternative to the accident-prone Borghat area, is facing delays.
• Aimed at reducing travel distance by 8 km and cutting travel time, the project costs 6,695.37 crore rupees.
• The route will connect Khalapur Toll Plaza to Sinhagad College in Lonavala, featuring a 135m high, 645m long wire-loop bridge.
• It includes two parallel tunnels, 1.75 km and 8.92 km long, both 21.45 meters wide, through the Sahyadri mountains.
• Originally expected by December 2025, the project is now delayed into 2026, with at least three more months needed for bridge work.

Why It Matters: The Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project is delayed, postponing faster travel and accident reduction on the expressway.