Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar approved a Rs 15 crore allocation on June 11 to widen and repair four alternative links serving the Mumbai–Goa Highway.
• The redevelopment covers Morba Road to the Mumbai–Goa Highway, the Sainagar Canal Bridge–Uttekhol Canal Village stretch, Nizampur Canal Road to Bhadav Road and Indapur Canal Road to Vigwali Phata Road.
• The state committed to stepping in with finances for any sections not covered by National Highways Authority funding to prevent project delays.
• Plans were signed off at a high-level meeting in Mantralaya attended by PWD Minister Shivendrasinh Raje Bhosale and other senior officials following Pawar’s May 18 inspection in Raigad.
• Pawar instructed the Raigad district collector and superintendent of police to deploy additional personnel for traffic management and public safety along the corridor.