Pune: Maharashtra government approves six-lane, 53 km, elevated Pune-Shirur highway to connect to Samruddhi Expressway
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Pune, September 09, 2024: The Maharashtra state government has approved the development of a 53 km elevated six-lane road from Pune to Shirur, which will connect to the Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Expressway via Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
This new road will start at Kesnand near Wagholi and Lonikand, and pass through Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The project, estimated at ₹9,565 crore, will be executed by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) with assistance from the Public Works Department (PWD).
The Pune-Shirur Road will be upgraded in six stages, and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in March 2024 requires that all necessary measures be taken to ensure project commencement within two years. If not completed in time, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) may take over the project in public interest.
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— MAHARASHTRA DGIPR (@MahaDGIPR) September 5, 2024
सध्याच्या पुणे-शिरुर-अहमदनगर-छत्रपती संभाजीनगर राष्ट्रीय महामार्गाची सुधारणा करण्याचा निर्णय. पुणे ते शिरुर हा ५३ कि.मी. चा मार्ग सहा पदरी उन्नत करण्यात येणार असून एमएसआयडीसीमार्फत हे काम केले जाईल. यासाठी ७ हजार ५१५ कोटी खर्च अपेक्षित आहे. pic.twitter.com/ZBmYrta7We
During a cabinet meeting, it was decided that the national highway passing through Ahmednagar to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar would also be upgraded. An additional ₹2,050 crore has been allocated for improving this road via the Ahmednagar Bypass, which brings the total cost to ₹9,565 crore.
The new expressway will run parallel to the existing Pune-Nagar-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Road, stretching around 250 km with official entry and exit points at Shirur, Ahmednagar, Nevasa, Devgad, Paithan, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Upon completion, the elevated road will alleviate traffic congestion in areas like Yerawada, Kharadi, Wagholi, Lonikand, and Shikrapur, significantly reducing travel time between Wagholi and Pune.
पुणे-शिरूर एलिव्हेटेड कॉरिडोरच्या मंजुरीसाठी केंद्रीय रस्ते वाहतूक मंत्री श्री, नितीनजी गडकरी, राष्ट्रीय महामार्ग प्राधिकरण, महाराष्ट्र राज्य रस्ते विकास महामंडळ अशा अनेक स्तरांवर सातत्याने पाठपुरावा केला, या प्रदीर्घ पाठपुराव्याला मोठे यश आले असून पुणे ते शिरूर या 53 pic.twitter.com/tMvTnUKOJZ
— Dr.Amol Kolhe (@kolhe_amol) September 6, 2024
Shirur MP Dr. Amol Kolhe played a key role in securing the project’s approval, engaging with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the National Highway Authority, and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. He emphasized the need for prompt action to avoid further delays in the tender process, following the project’s transfer from the National Highway Authority to the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.
