Despite considerable advancements, the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link Project’s timeline has been extended to May 2025. The project, which intends to shorten travel times and distance between the two cities, is being managed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).
About 85% of the Missing Link Project has been finished since it began in March 2019. It includes a double tunnel that runs through Lonavala, connecting Khopoli and Koosgaon. While construction of the cable-stayed bridge is nearing completion, work on the tunnel is almost complete. The tunnel is 98% finished; interior systems are the only things left to complete. Two linking bridges are under construction; the 950-meter cable-stayed bridge is 60–65% complete, while the 1.8 km bridge is done. After the project is finished, in May 2025, traffic will begin to flow.
The two main tunnels in the 13.3 km long Missing Link Project are 1.67 km and 8.92 km long, respectively. For safety, the project makes use of contemporary technologies. When the portion is finished, it will include four lanes and one emergency lane, making it the largest tunnel in Asia at 23.30 meters. The pillars of the 650-meter-long cable-stayed bridge rise to a height of 180 meters, and there is a 305-meter gap between them. The current expressway’s ghat parts and steep slopes are to be removed as part of the project, making the 19 km stretch from Khopoli to Sinhagad Institute a “zero fatality corridor.”
Source: Pune Pulse
