India, Dec. 23 -- In a move towards easing congestion and enhancing road safety, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed major upgradation of the Pune-Satara highway, one of the busiest routes in western Maharashtra. The project involved resurfacing the main carriageway and widening service roads from two- to three- lanes at several locations, in collaboration with M D Infra Company.

As per information shared by the NHAI, service roads spanning nearly 40 out of the total 120 kilometres (wherever road conditions were poor and land availability permitted expansion) have been widened. The service roads, now widened to 10.5 metres, have already started showing improvements in traffic movement, particularly during peak h...