Mumbai Pune Missing Link Project opens on May 1. Why is it significant?
The Mumbai-Pune Missing Link Project, a 19.84-kilometre stretch between Khopoli and Kusgaon, is set to open on May 1, 2026, coinciding with Maharashtra Day. It bypasses the congested and hazardous Borghat section of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, aiming to reduce travel time by 20-30 minutes and cut fuel waste. The project will be operational without any additional toll charges despite improving connectivity on India’s first expressway.
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The Mumbai-Pune Missing Link Project is slated to be opened to public from Friday (May 1, 2026), on the occasion of Maharashtra Day. It is a stretch of 19.84 kilometres between Khopoli exit and Kusgaon, which addresses historical challenges of congestion and hazards on the existing route and bypasses the hazardous Borghat section to decongest traffic. There will be no additional toll charges. But what is the hype around the reduction of a distance of six kilometres on India’s first expressway? What is the significance of the reduction of travel time by 20-30 minutes on a regular day? The Hindu explains.The Mumbai-Pune Expressway, which is India’s first access-controlled, tolled expressway, was fully operationalised in 2002.
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