Mumbai-Pune Traffic Cut by 50%? New 12,000 Cr Highway Project Revived

• Government revives 12,000 crore 'Uran-Karjat-Shirur' highway project after 32-hour Mumbai-Pune Expressway jam.
• The new highway aims to reduce traffic and travel time on the Mumbai-Pune route by 50%.
• Project will divert heavy vehicle traffic from JNPT and MMR, currently reliant on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
• The 'Uran-Karjat-Shirur' highway will be implemented on a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) basis.
• This alternative route is crucial due to the lack of other options in the Sahyadri mountains' 70-80 km stretch.