India's
first access controlled expressway having six lane concrete pavement.
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway is one of the prestigious projects
to
MSRDC by Public Works Department. This aims to provide a safe and fast
access between Mumbai and Pune. This 6 lane expressway extends from Kon to Dehu,
a distance of 92 km. and the first of its kind in India of its size with
concrete pavement.
The construction of the expressway was entrusted to MSRDC by the Govt. of
Maharashtra in March 1997 on Built, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis with the
permission to collect the toll for 30 years. The government build this
highway keeping in mind of saving of fuel
consumption by vehicles and to reduce accidents. Faster crossing of
Khandala Ghat. Economic
development through speedy traffic. Reduction in pollution Economic
development between Pune and Mumbai city. Mumbai which is commercial
capital of India and Pune the satellite town of Mumbai is fast growing in
industries and IT Software companies. It was necessary for Government to
build a quicker way to access between both cites, the increase in
the traffic every year resulting in jams, accidents, increase in travel
time, has made it necessary to build a new and independent expressway.
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