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A Rs 7,000-crore Expressway failed its first monsoon. Here’s why

July 09, 2026 11:02 am

While the MSRDC attributed the incident to heavy rainfall, experts said the existing protection failed to prevent rocks and debris from reaching the road.

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2 killed in Mumbai-Pune Expressway crash; Missing Link closed briefly

June 01, 2026 3:25 pm

After the accident, the traffic police shut off the Mumbai-bound section of the Missing Link on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

After years of delays, Mumbai–Pune ‘Missing Link’ opens to ease traffic, but hundreds stranded on Day 1 for hours

May 01, 2026 11:23 pm

The new stretch is designed to bypass the accident-prone and heavily congested ghat section of the expressway.

Stranded on Expressway for 2 hours, Supriya Sule misses Pune event, gets apology from Devendra Fadnavis

May 01, 2026 2:57 pm

Hundreds of commuters were stranded in a massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Friday, due to the inauguration of the Missing Link project.

After years of delay, ‘Missing Link’ on Mumbai-Pune expressway inaugurated

May 02, 2026 3:56 am

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis apologises to motorists STUCK IN TRAFFIC JAM

Describing the situation on the ground, the industrialist said traffic discipline had completely collapsed

The great escape: Stuck for 8 hours, Pune industrialist takes a chopper to bypass 33-hour expressway nightmare

February 05, 2026 12:07 pm

Dr Sudhir Mehta suggested that authorities should build emergency exits at multiple points along the Mumbai-Pune expressway to allow vehicles to turn around during such crises.

Expedite road infra projects across Maharashtra before monsoon: Shinde

May 30, 2025 11:07 pm

After reviewing the Mumbai-Nashik highway, the Deputy Chief Minister instructed that the delayed works on the highway be expedited

Mumbai-Pune inch closer: 'Missing link project on expressway 95% complete, set to be finished by August,' says Shinde

April 29, 2025 10:11 am

The project, estimated at Rs 6,600 crore, has seen extension of deadline several times—from March 2024 to January 2025, which was further revised to March 2025

Linking MTHL and Mumbai-Pune Expressway: Rs 1,100 crore elevated corridor to be completed by Feb 2027

February 17, 2025 7:49 am

The elevated corridors, with a combined length of 4,958 metres in the Chirle section and 1,700 metres in the Palaspe section, will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion, making the region more accessible and boosting economic growth.

How the Pune-Mumbai Expressway was a death trap in 2024

January 25, 2025 12:47 pm

In 2024, the Pune-Mumbai Expressway witnessed more accidents than the previous year. In a series, The Indian Express looks into the issues plaguing the high-speed corridor and how the authorities are addressing the concerns.