Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Roads and Highways, is famously known as Spider-man— for building a web of roads across the nation. The roads built by Gadkari have connected many cities and reduced travel time. The newest addition to this web of roads will now help you travel from Nagpur to Pune in just 8 hours. Keep reading to learn more.
Nagpur To Pune In 8 Hours
We all know that travelling from Nagpur to Pune takes about 14 hours by road. Nitin Gadkari issued a statement in response to the inconvenience caused to travellers. The newly proposed Pune-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) Access Control Green Expressway will have an additional connection —the Nagpur-Mumbai Samridhi Mahamarg.
He also informed that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) shall construct a new road. The new route will make reaching Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from Pune possible in just 2.5 hours. Taking the Samridhi Mahamarg, people can reach Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from Nagpur in 5.5 hours easily.
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The Proposed Road To Connect Several Industrial Areas
The new connectivity proposed will cut down the travel time by 6 hours. The road spans 701 km long. Vehicles must abide by the speed limit of 150 km. This proposed route connects the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), the dry ports of Wardha and Jalna, the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), and Mumbai’s JNPT.
The design will follow international standards. It will have eight lanes, four on each side. The centre of the expressway will have the provision to increase the lanes in the future if needed.
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The new route is awaited!
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