The Maharashtra government is planning a major expansion of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway by adding four new lanes to the existing six-lane highway. The project aims to ease growing traffic congestion on the busy 95-kilometre corridor and is expected to cost around Rs 14,260 crore, reported by Hindustan Times.

MSRDC Preparing Formal Proposal

According to the report, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is preparing a proposal to submit to the state government. If the proposal is approved and tendering begins as planned, the additional lanes could be completed by 2030, an official said.

The expressway, officially known as the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway, opened on April 1, 2002. It currently has six lanes, three in each direction, and carries 80,000 to 100,000 vehicl

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