India, March 19 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a 30-km-long six-lane expressway, which includes two tunnels, from Jawarharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) at Pagote to Chowk in Maharashtra. The project will be developed on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) mode at a total capital cost of Rs.4,500.62 crore.

This access-controlled greenfield high-speed national highway project is in line with the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan principles of having integrated multimodal connectivity for efficient transfer of goods, connecting the port with the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport, a government release said. The project alignment starts at JNPA port (NH 348) (Pagote village) and ends at Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH-48...