NHAI to build ₹30,000-cr elevated roads on cities in Maharashtra

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to invest ₹30,000 crore to construct elevated roads on highways in order to ease heavy vehicular traffic in cities in the region. The proposed elevated routes include Nashik Phata to Khed, Talegaon to Chakan, and Hadapsar to Dive Ghat to Wagholi-Shirur, which will cost ₹8,841 crore, ₹11,000 crore, and ₹10,000 crore respectively. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the plan, stating that these stretches witness regular traffic jams that cause inconvenience to commuters.

During an aerial inspection of the Palkhi route, which connects important religious places from Alandi and Dehu to Pandharpur, Gadkari reviewed various road works being carried out by the NHAI, including the Palkhi Marga within the jurisdiction of Pune district. He also mentioned that a separate Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being prepared for the Katraj-Dehu Road stretch due to heavy traffic snarls in the Navle Bridge area and Katraj-Dehu Road bypass. An elevated road will be built on the Navale Pool road stretch to address this issue.