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Massive Road Project Approved for Maharashtra, Promises Reduced Travel Times

Mumbai, December 14, 2025 – Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced yesterday the approval of ₹1.50 lakh crore in road projects for Maharashtra, slated to begin within the next three months. Speaking at Vidhan Bhavan in Nagpur, during the state legislature’s winter session, the BJP leader detailed the extensive infrastructure developments.

The Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) will receive ₹27,000 crores, earmarked for key projects like the new ₹16,318 crore Pune-Sambhajinagar expressway. Gadkari highlighted that this expressway will significantly reduce travel time between Pune and Sambhajinagar to just two hours and from Sambhajinagar to Nagpur to two and a half hours. Additional projects include ₹2,000 crore for highway repairs and a flyover connecting Pune-Ahilyanagar-Sambhajinagar.

The Minister of Road Transport and Highways has also given the green light to a ₹4,207 crore elevated highway project linking Talegaon-Chakan-Shikrapur, featuring two flyovers and a metro line above the road. Another elevated road, costing ₹5,262 crores, will connect Hadapsar to Yevat.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake roadworks on the Pune-Nashik-Khed expressway, amounting to approximately ₹7,000 crores.

“Projects worth ₹50,000 crore have been approved for the Pune region,” Gadkari stated, including a parallel ₹15,000 crore expressway to the existing Pune-Mumbai expressway. This new route aims to slash travel time between the two cities by one and a half hours.

Roadworks for the Nagpur region have also been approved, including the Nagpur-Bhandara section for ₹2,000 crores and a road connecting Challisgaon in Marathwada to Sambhajinagar for ₹2,800 crore.

Gadkari added that ₹60,000 crores of work has been approved in the annual plan, with approximately ₹50,000 crores allocated to Public Works Department (PWD) corporations. These projects are expected to boost connectivity and significantly improve travel times across the state.

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