India, Feb. 18 -- If things go according to plan, motorists will be able to take the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi expressway from Bhiwandi itself by March this year. Work on the 76-km stretch between Igatpuri and Amane near Bhiwandi will be completed by month-end, following which it will be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, said officials from Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the nodal agency for the project.

"Lane-marking and painting works, which are undertaken only after all other works are completed, have commenced. They will be completed by February 25-27, after which the highway will be ready for public use," said an MSRDC official in the know of the project.

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