India, June 5 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 5 inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional. The completion of the corridor has cut travel time between the two cities from around 18 hours to just eight. Real estate experts say the expressway is likely to drive significant growth in property markets across several cities along the route.

With the inauguration of the final stretch between Igatpuri in Nashik district to Amane in Bhiwandi taluka of Thane district, this six-lane expressway, officially called 'Hindu Hridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg', is likely to be open for traffic soon, the Maharasht...