Overview
- The state agency is submitting a proposal to add four lanes to the 95 km corridor, taking it from six to ten lanes.
- Officials say completion by 2030 depends on timely government approval and subsequent tendering.
- The funding model envisages about 40% from the state and the remainder from the concessionaire, with tolling extended beyond April 30, 2045.
- Traffic averages 80,000–100,000 vehicles daily and peaks on weekends, with a key choke point between the Adoshi tunnel and the Khandala exit where expressway and old highway flows merge.
- A 13.3 km ‘missing link’ bypass of the Khandala–Lonavla ghats is expected to open in early 2026 and is anticipated to reshape traffic patterns.