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After Adoshi Tunnel mishap, Sarnaik directs statewide inspection of heavy vehicles

India, Feb. 11 -- Following the accident near Adoshi tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune expressway (e-way) on February 3, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered an intensive, statewide inspection ... Read More


Purandar airport gets state approval, boost for Pune region

India, Feb. 11 -- The Maharashtra government has directed that land acquisition for the proposed Purandar International Airport be completed by June 1, 2026, giving fresh momentum to the long-pending ... Read More


Sarnaik directs inspection of heavy vehicles in Maha

PUNE, Feb. 11 -- Following the accident near Adoshi tunnel on the Mumbai-Pune expressway (e-way) on February 3, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered an intensive, statewide inspection o... Read More


Mutha River bridge near Warje nears completion

India, Feb. 10 -- Construction of the new bridge over the Mutha river on the Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway near Warje is nearing completion, with around 80% of the work on the Mumbai-Satara side a... Read More


Pune railway station congestion to persist until completion of project: Goswami

India, Feb. 9 -- Congestion at Pune railway station is expected to persist until the reconstruction and upgradation of stations under Central Railway are completed and north-south running trains are s... Read More


Emergency help centre planned for Borghat stretch of Pune-Mumbai Expressway

India, Feb. 9 -- Pune - The MSRDC and Highway Safety Patrol are exploring land along the Borghat stretch of the Pune-Mumbai Expressway for a dedicated emergency help centre, officials said Thursday. T... Read More


Punctuality must become new id of MSRTC: Transport minister

India, Feb. 7 -- Maharashtra transport minister and chairman of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), Pratap Sarnaik, has directed the MSRTC administration to give top priority to ... Read More


Gas leak shutdown lays bare Mumbai-Pune Expressway's fault lines

India, Feb. 5 -- Once hailed as Maharashtra's flagship infrastructure project and India's first access-controlled expressway, the 95-km Mumbai-Pune Expressway is increasingly emerging as a chronic cho... Read More


Commuters rage as toll collection continues amid Mumbai-Pune expressway chaos

India, Feb. 5 -- Even as thousands of motorists remained stranded for hours on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway following the overturning of a gas tanker on Tuesday, toll collection continued uninterrupted,... Read More


Expressway chaos revives focus on Mumbai-Pune 'missing link' project

India, Feb. 5 -- The massive traffic snarls following Tuesday's gas tanker accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway have once again brought under scanner the long-delayed 'missing link' project. Several... Read More