Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Major Highway Upgrades
The Maharashtra cabinet has given the green light to several major highway projects.
This includes a big upgrade to the Pune-Shirur highway, making it a four-lane road with a six-lane elevated expressway.
They also approved two six-lane highways in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Additionally, they agreed to build a new road connecting Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to the Samruddhi Expressway.
The chief minister has asked for the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Ahilyanagar road to be fixed urgently.
All these projects aim to improve traffic flow and connectivity in the region.
Approved Pune-Shirur national highway project with four-lane road and six-lane elevated expressway
Approved two six-lane highway projects in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district
In-principle approval for new greenfield road connecting Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna DMIC Node
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed urgent repair of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Ahilyanagar road
Work on Pune-Shirur highway to be completed within three years
- Who
- Maharashtra Cabinet, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, Revenue Minister Chandrasekhar Bawankule, Public Works Minister Shivendrasinh Raje Bhosale, and Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar
- What
- Approved major highway upgrades and new road projects
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Maharashtra
- Why
- To improve traffic flow, connectivity, and infrastructure
- Total length of Pune-Shirur highway
- 53.4 km
- Number of lanes in Pune-Shirur highway
- Four-lane road and six-lane elevated expressway
- Length of Shendra-Bidkin highway
- 32.8 km
- Length of Bidkin-Dhoregaon highway
- 26 km
- Completion time for Pune-Shirur highway
- Three years