Pune-Mumbai Expressway's Missing Link to Open May 1st, Cutting Travel Time by 30 Mins

• The Pune-Mumbai Expressway's Missing Link project will open to the public on Maharashtra Day (May 1st), reducing travel time by 30 minutes.
• The project, 98% complete near Lonavala, includes two tunnels (8.9 km & 1.9 km), a 650-meter cable-stayed bridge, and a 900-meter viaduct.
• MSRDC Joint MD Rajesh Patil highlighted the technical complexity of the 180-meter high cable-stayed bridge in Tiger Valley.
• Chief Secretary Rajesh Agrawal reviewed the site, instructing timely completion with strict safety standards, despite past weather-related delays.
• Costing ₹6,695 crore, the project aims to significantly reduce traffic jams and accidents in the existing ghat section.

Why It Matters: Pune-Mumbai Expressway's Missing Link opens May 1st, promising faster, safer travel and easing congestion.