The Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s Missing Link project is scheduled to open by June 2025, according to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
The project, officially known as the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway (YCEW), intends to overcome important connection gaps between Pune and Mumbai.
Read on to find out all the details!
Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s Missing Link Project To Open By June 2025
There are two packages for the Missing Link project:
- Two eight-lane tunnels (1.75 km and 8.92 km long) are part of Package I.
- Two eight-lane viaducts (790 m and 650 m long) are part of Package-II.
According to MSRDC Joint Managing Director Rajesh Patil, the project is 90% finished and should be operating by June 2025.
Using eight Cantilever Form Travellers (CFTs) weighing more than 250 metric tons and working in a deep valley at heights between 100 and 180 meters are two of the project’s obstacles.
Despite delays brought on by strong wind pressure and other variables, MSRDC announced that 94% of the work on Package-I is finished, and that substantial progress has been made on Package-II.
Project Details
The project consists of:
- 1.75 km and 8.92 km twin tunnels.
- Two 770-meter and 645-meter cable-stayed bridges.
- Just one little bridge.
- Eleven culverts for pipes.
- A pair of box culverts.
After the project is finished, the existing 19-kilometer Mumbai-Pune highway segment from Khopoli exit to Sinhgad Institute would be cut to 13.3 km, cutting the overall highway length by 6 km and saving 20 to 25 minutes of travel time.
An estimated Rs 6,695.37 crore would be spent on the project.
Due to overlapping six-lane and four-lane traffic, the existing alignment—where the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and NH-4 merge at Khalapur Toll Plaza and divide around the Khandala exit—is congested, resulting in slower speeds, longer waits, and a higher accident rate.
To solve these problems, the Missing Link feasibility study suggested a different path for the Ghat segment.
The alignment was approved and the project started after MSRDC established a technical advisory committee to examine the detailed project report (DPR).
