The construction of Missing Link road on the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a>-<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/pune-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Pune</a> Expressway would be complete by December next year, said Maharashtra Chief Minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/eknath+shinde-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Eknath Shinde</a> on Thursday.
The road will connect Khalapur Toll Booth point with Kusgaon, bypassing the entire ghat (hill) section of the Expressway. It is expected to cut the travel time between Pune and Mumbai by half-an-hour, reported PTI.
Shinde visited the construction site of a pair of tunnels on Thursday.
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"This will be a landmark project in the country, as it has used modern technology which is currently used in some foreign countries. The width of the tunnel is 23.75 meters, making it the widest tunnel in the world. Measures have been taken to prevent fire incidents inside," he said, reported PTI.
Both the tunnels will be around 1,500-meter-long and the digging for 1,400 meters has been completed. "The road is expected to be open for use by December 2023," the CM said.
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The road will connect Khalapur Toll Booth point with Kusgaon, bypassing the entire ghat (hill) section of the Expressway

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