India, Oct. 26 -- All goods-carrying vehicles will be barred from using the Missing Link on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway from November 1, under revised traffic rules issued by the Maharashtra traffic police on Monday. The move withdraws the earlier permission for light goods vehicles to use the new route, requiring all goods vehicles to continue along the existing expressway alignment.

The notification, issued on October 26, prescribes permanent vehicle-class restrictions and speed limits for the Missing Link. The regulations will come into force on November 1, 2026, and remain in effect until further orders.

"The decision has been taken in view of traffic safety requirements inside the Missing Link's tunnels, technical considerations and...