Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Mumbai-Pune Expressway Sees 26% Drop in Accidental Deaths
The government has approved a new expressway between Mumbai and Pune to make travel faster and easier.
This new road, costing Rs 15,000 crore, will be eight lanes wide and can handle a lot of cars, about 3 lakh every day.
It will connect important places like the Atal Setu in Mumbai and the new airport in Navi Mumbai.
The road will also go through tunnels and bridges in the mountains to avoid traffic jams.
The current expressway is already very busy, with up to 120,000 cars on weekends.
The new expressway is expected to be finished in three years and will help people travel between the two cities much quicker, in just 90 minutes.
Additionally, the existing Mumbai-Pune Expressway saw a 26% drop in accidental deaths in 2025, thanks to better safety measures and awareness campaigns.
This means fewer accidents and fewer people getting hurt on the road.
The Mumbai-Pune Expressway 2, costing Rs 15,000 crore, will reduce travel time between the cities to 90 minutes.
The eight-lane expressway will integrate with Atal Setu, Navi Mumbai Airport, JNPT, and Pune's Ring Road.
The route will include tunnels and elevated bridges through the Sahyadri range, terminating at Shivare in Bhor taluka.
The project aims to handle nearly 3 lakh vehicles per day and will start after clearances, with completion targeted in three years.
The current Mumbai-Pune Expressway saw a 26% decline in accidental deaths between January and November 2025, with 61 fatalities compared to 82 in the same period in 2024.
- Who
- National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Transport Department
- What
- Approval of the detailed project report (DPR) for Mumbai-Pune Expressway 2 and a 26% decline in accidental deaths on the existing expressway in 2025
- When
- Project to start in 2026, completion targeted within 3 years; data from January to November 2025
- Where
- Route from Atal Setu in Mumbai to Shivare in Bhor taluka, Pune; statewide data across Maharashtra
- Why
- To reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune to 90 minutes, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve road safety through enforcement and awareness campaigns
- Project Cost
- Rs 15,000 crore
- Expected Completion Time
- 3 years
- Vehicle Capacity
- 3 lakh vehicles per day
- Route Integration
- Atal Setu, Navi Mumbai Airport, JNPT, Pune Ring Road
- Current Expressway Traffic
- 75,000 vehicles per day (up to 120,000 on weekends)
- Missing Link Project
- 13-km project to bypass Lonavla-Khandala ghat section
- Tunnels and Bridges
- Two eight-lane tunnels (1.75 km and 8.92 km), two viaducts, and a 640-meter cable-stayed bridge
- Accidental Deaths Reduction
- 26% decline in 2025
- Accidents in 2024
- 66 accidents, 82 fatalities
- Accidents in 2025
- 54 accidents, 61 fatalities
- Statewide Road Deaths Reduction
- 0.83% reduction in 2025
- Statewide Accidents in 2024
- 32,784 accidents, 14,185 fatalities
- Statewide Accidents in 2025
- 33,002 accidents, 14,066 fatalities
Sources
Mumbai-Pune Expressway-2 To Reduce Travel Time To 90 Minutes: Which Route Will It Take? Details Here
Work On New Suburban Railway Station Between Thane And Mulund To Begin Soon: MP Naresh Mhaske
Mumbai–Pune Expressway Sees 26 Per Cent Drop In Accidental Deaths In 2025: Transport Department Data
This Pune Bridge Built At A Cost Of 31,00,00,000 In 2019 Remains Unused — Why? Because It ‘Goes Nowhere’
Mumbai-Pune Expressway-2: All You Need To Know About Route, Cost, And Timeline
