Kolhapur, May 1 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today hailed the 13.3 Km "Missing Link" project on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway as a major engineering marvel, and suggested that the project should be recognized as a "Connecting Link".
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the "Missing Link" on the expressway in the presence of his two deputies, Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, he hailed the project as a transformative step for connectivity, which marks a major milestone in the state's road infrastructure.
The project is expected to reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune by nearly 30 minutes, by bypassing the congested Lonavala-Khandala ghat section. It will also shorten the distance between the two cities by around six...