Kolhapur-Pune Travel Slashed to 3 Hours: When Will It Happen?

• Travel time between Kolhapur and Pune to be reduced from 4.5 hours to 3 hours.
• Pune-Bengaluru National Highway work, including four-laning, six-laning, flyovers, and underpasses, is nearing completion.
• Target completion for all works on the Pune-Satara-Karad-Kolhapur stretch is June 2026.
• Improvements are being made at dangerous spots like Khed Shivapur, Shivre, Harischandri, and Vele.
• New Kambhatki Ghat tunnel completed; Karad flyover expected to open by June.