Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Igatpuri Tunnel To Close For Fire Safety Drill August 27
Officials will conduct a practice drill to test fire safety systems in the Igatpuri Tunnel.
The drill is planned for Thursday, August 27.
It will happen between noon and 1 p.m.
The tunnel will be closed during that hour.
Some drivers heading toward Mumbai will need to use another road.
That road is the old Mumbai-Agra Highway through the ghat route.
Drivers going toward Nagpur can still use the tunnel.
The change is temporary and lasts for one hour.
A fire prevention and safety mock drill will take place at the Igatpuri Tunnel on August 27.
The tunnel will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. during the drill.
The closure affects traffic on the Nagpur-Mumbai corridor of the Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg.
Motorists travelling from Nashik or Igatpuri toward Mumbai will use the old Mumbai-Agra Highway through the ghat route.
The tunnel’s Nagpur-bound side will remain open during the one-hour closure.
- Who
- Officials and motorists using the Igatpuri Tunnel are involved.
- What
- A fire prevention and safety mock drill will temporarily close the tunnel for one hour.
- When
- Thursday, August 27, from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
- Where
- The Igatpuri Tunnel on the Nagpur-Mumbai corridor of the Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg.
- Why
- To conduct a mock drill of the tunnel’s fire prevention and safety system.
- Drill date
- August 27, 2026
- Drill time
- 12 noon to 1 p.m.
- Closure duration
- One hour
- Affected facility
- Igatpuri Tunnel
- Alternative route
- Old Mumbai-Agra Highway through the ghat route
- Open direction
- Traffic toward Nagpur will remain open