StateRoads & HighwaysUnder ConstructionDelayed
Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link Project
A tunnel-and-viaduct bypass of the Khandala ghat section to shorten and improve the Mumbai-Pune Expressway alignment.
Estimated cost
₹6,695 cr
Reported spend
Not available
Announced
1 Jan 2019
Last verified
1 May 2026
Schedule check
Compared with the first announced target
Tunnel and viaduct works have moved beyond earlier targets and remain under construction.
First target
Dec 2023
Current target
Dec 2025
Revised target
Not listed
Public relevance
Mumbai-Pune travellers, freight users and expressway safety users through reduced ghat congestion.
Timeline
2 events
1 Jan 2019
Construction packages advanced
MSRDC moved the missing link into major civil execution.
31 Dec 2025
Tracked opening window
The project is monitored against a later completion target.
Risk notes
- Large tunnels and elevated viaducts in ghat terrain
- Traffic integration with existing expressway
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