This expressway project aims to boost fast and direct connectivity between Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, covering a total length of 245.9 km in two phases.
Phase I: Covers the 53.4 km stretch from Kharadi Junction to Shirur Bypass, where a 6-lane elevated highway and a 4-lane at-grade road with metro provision will be developed along the existing 4-lane corridor.
Phase II: involves the construction of a 192.5 km greenfield 6-lane expressway from Shirur Bypass to the Samruddhi Expressway at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, on a completely new alignment.