Overview

• The 701-km Hinduhrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg was fully operationalized on June 5, reducing Nagpur-Mumbai travel time to eight hours.
• The expressway incorporates 73 bridges, eco-sensitive underpasses for wildlife, five twin tunnels and 22 facility centers along its alignment.
• A delayed 23-km stretch of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway between Magathane and Vadpe remains 76% complete and is causing heavy congestion with major bridge work scheduled through November.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced plans for the six-lane, 805-km Shaktipeeth Expressway at an estimated cost of ₹86,000 crore to link a dozen pilgrimage sites across 12 districts.
• The proposed greenfield corridor will feature 48 major bridges, 30 tunnels, eight railway crossings and 26 interchanges and will carry gas pipelines and solar infrastructure to boost regional industry and tourism.