Pune Gets Double Highway Boost: Two Major Projects Approved, Work Starts Soon!

• Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation approves Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur and Hadapsar-Yavat highways to ease Pune traffic.
• Tender process for both projects is in final stages; work expected to begin within a month after state government approval.
• Montecarlo Limited awarded the contract for these crucial infrastructure developments.
• Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur Highway (NH 548D) will be 53.200 km long, including a 24.200 km elevated section, benefiting the Chakan industrial belt.
• Hadapsar-Yavat route will feature a six-lane elevated highway and widened existing road, reducing Pune-Solapur highway congestion.

Why It Matters: Pune's traffic woes to ease with two major highway projects approved, aiming for completion in 2-3 years.