India, May 24 -- With increasing traffic congestion and accidents on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a series of infrastructure measures aimed at easing vehicular movement and improving road safety along the Pune-Satara corridor.

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari recently inspected the Khambataki ghat section and Navale bridge area to review persistent traffic bottlenecks on the highway. Following the inspection, authorities have started preparing plans to construct five to six flyovers at major congestion points between Pune and Satara. Officials said that the proposed works are expected to bring down travel time between the two cities to just ...