The Maharashtra state government has approved two major infrastructure projects aimed at significantly improving connectivity along the Pune–Sambhajinagar Highway. The decision was taken during a recent Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure meeting in Mumbai, where officials highlighted the urgent need to ease rising traffic congestion and support industrial growth along this key corridor.
The first project includes the construction of a six-lane elevated highway over a stretch of nearly 35 km between Pune and Shirur. Beneath this elevated structure, a four-lane at-grade road will also be developed, creating a dual-level transit system designed to handle heavy vehicular movement efficiently. This integrated model is being planned in coordination with various agencies, including the state infrastructure board and the metro rail authorities.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has emphasised that both projects must be completed within three years, citing the rapid expansion of industrial estates and logistics parks in the Pune–Shirur belt. He stressed that the enhanced road network will directly reduce travel time, improve freight movement and support MSMEs and manufacturing hubs.
In addition to this, the government has granted in-principle approval for a new six-lane Greenfield highway connecting the Sambhajinagar–Jalna DMIC node via Bidkin. Land acquisition processes for the Shendra–Bidkin and Bidkin–Dhoregaon stretches have already been set in motion.
These upgrades mark a major boost for regional mobility, economic development and long-term connectivity planning, making the Pune–Sambhajinagar route more efficient and future-ready.
