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Inauguration of the 13.3-km Missing Link project on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the 13.3-km Missing Link project on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, calling it an engineering marvel. The bypass is designed to bypass a steep mountain pass to improve road safety and reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune, with the CM driving on the Lonavala-bound carriageway accompanied by Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
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The project aims to upgrade a major corridor between Mumbai and Pune, potentially enhancing safety and reducing travel time along a key state route.
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Inauguration of the 13.3-km Missing Link project on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
May 1, 2026
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the 13.3-km Missing Link project at Khalapur, at the Raigad district end of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. He then drove on the Lonavala-bound carriageway of the project, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The project has been constructed to bypass the steep mountain pass section to improve road safety and reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune.