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	{{Short description\|India~~'s first 6-lane wide expressway~~}}		{{Short description\|Expressway in Maharashtra, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2020}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2020}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2016}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2016}}
	{{infobox road		{{infobox road
	\| country = IND		\| country = IND
	\| type =		\| type = Express Highway
	\| name = ~~Mumbai–Pune~~ Expressway		\| name = Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway
	\| alternate_name = ~~Yashwantrao Chavan~~ Expressway		\| alternate_name = Mumbai–Pune Expressway
	~~\| translation =~~		\| map = {{Maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|frame-width=290\|frame-height=300\|zoom=9\|frame-align=center\|type=line\|stroke-width=3\|id= Q286044\|title=Mumbai–Pune Expressway }}
	\| map = {{Maplink\|frame=yes\|plain=yes\|frame-width=290\|frame-height=300\|zoom=8\|frame-align=center\|type=line\|stroke-width=3\|id= Q286044\|title=Mumbai–Pune Expressway }}		\| map_custom = yes
	\| map_custom = yes		\| map_notes = Mumbai-Pune Expressway in red
	\| map_notes = Mumbai-Pune Expressway in red		\| image = Express highway.jpg
	\| image = Express highway.jpg		\| length_km = 94.5
	\| length_km = 94.5		\| direction_a = West
	\| direction_a = West		\| terminus_a = [[Kalamboli]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
	\| terminus_a = [[Kalamboli]], [[Navi Mumbai]]		\| junction = : [[Sion Panvel Expressway]] near [[Panvel]]
	\| junction =		: {{jct\|NH\|548\|country=IND}} in [[Kalamboli]]
	\| established = April 2002		: {{jct\|NH\|48\|country=IND}} in [[Kalamboli]]
	\| direction_b = East		: {{jct\|NH\|48\|country=IND}} in [[Ravet, Pune\|Ravet]]
	\| terminus_b = [[Ravet, Pune\|Ravet]], [[Pune]]		\| established = April 2002
	\| formed =		\| direction_b = East
	\| history =		\| terminus_b = [[Ravet, Pune\|Ravet]], [[Pune]]
	\| states = [[Maharashtra]]		\| formed =
	\| cities = [[Kalamboli]], [[Panvel]], [[Khalapur]] [[Khandala]], [[Lonavala]], [[Talegaon Dabhade]]		\| history =
	\| maint = [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC)		\| states = [[Maharashtra]]
			\| cities = [[Kalamboli]], [[Panvel]], [[Khalapur]] [[Khandala]], [[Lonavala]], [[Talegaon Dabhade]]
			\| maint = [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC)
	}}		}}

	The '''Mumbai–Pune Expressway''' (officially '''Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway''') is India's first 6-[[lane]] wide concrete, access-controlled [[tollway\|tolled]] expressway.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ \|title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India \|publisher=Road Traffic Technology \|access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It spans a distance of 94.5 km connecting [[Mumbai]], the capital of [[Maharashtra]] state and the financial capital of [[India]], with [[Pune]], the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rs 7,000-cr project to add more lanes to expressway, NH-4 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/rs-7000-cr-project-to-add-more-lanes-to-expressway-nh-4/\|access-date=21 November 2015\|work=The Indian express\|agency=Express News Agency\|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> The expressway, which was fully operationalized in 2002, introduced new levels of speed and safety in automobile transportation to Indian roads.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/eway.html \|title=Expressway pune mumbai pune, mumbai pune mumbai, express high way nh-4 national highway no4 \|publisher=Punediary.com \|access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It is one of India's busiest roads.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/mumbai-pune-expressway-may-soon-have-eight-lanes/articleshow/18642402.cms \| work=The Times of India\| title=Mumbai-Pune expressway may soon have eight lanes \| date=23 February 2013}}</ref>		The '''Mumbai–Pune Expressway''' (officially '''Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway''') is India's first 6-[[lane]] wide concrete, access-controlled [[tollway\|tolled]] expressway.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ \|title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India \|publisher=Road Traffic Technology \|access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It spans a distance of 94.5 km connecting [[Mumbai]], the capital of [[Maharashtra]] state and the financial capital of [[India]], with [[Pune]], the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rs 7,000-cr project to add more lanes to expressway, NH-4 \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/rs-7000-cr-project-to-add-more-lanes-to-expressway-nh-4/\|access-date=21 November 2015\|work=The Indian express\|agency=Express News Agency\|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> The expressway, which was fully operationalized in 2002, introduced new levels of speed and safety in automobile transportation to Indian roads.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/eway.html \|title=Expressway pune mumbai pune, mumbai pune mumbai, express high way nh-4 national highway no4 \|publisher=Punediary.com \|access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It is one of India's busiest roads.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite news\| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/mumbai-pune-expressway-may-soon-have-eight-lanes/articleshow/18642402.cms \| work=The Times of India\| title=Mumbai-Pune expressway may soon have eight lanes \| date=23 February 2013}}</ref>

	The expressway starts at [[Kalamboli]] in Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune. It cleaves through the scenic [[Sahyadri]] mountain ranges through [[Mountain pass\|passes]] and [[tunnel]]s.<ref name="JRMTT" /> It has five [[Interchange (road)\|interchanges]]: Kon (Shedung), Chowk, Khalapur, Kusgaon and Talegaon<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|title=8 lanes, longest road tunnels soon on Mumbai-Pune Expressway \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/8-lanes-longest-road-tunnels-soon-on-Mumbai-Pune-Expressway/articleshow/9117771.cms \|access-date=26 July 2019 \|work=The Times of India\|date=6 July 2011}}</ref> The expressway has two [[carriageway]]s, each with three concrete lanes, separated by a central divider and a [[Asphalt concrete\|tarmac]] or [[concrete]] shoulder on either side. [[Pedestrians]], [[Motorcycle\|two-wheelers]], [[Auto rickshaw\|three-wheelers]], [[bullock carts]] and [[tractor]]s are not permitted, although [[Semi-trailer truck\|tractor-trailers (semi-trailer rigs)]] are permitted. Vehicles are also prohibited from halting on the expressway.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2019}} The expressway handles about 43,000 [[Passenger car equivalent\|PCUs]] daily,<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> and is designed to handle up to 1,00,000 PCUs.<ref name="JRMTT">{{cite journal\|date=July 2007\|title=Study of Rockfall at Amritanjan Bridge Site on Mumbai – Pune Expressway – A Case Study\|url=https://www.isrmtt.com/wp-content/pdf/vol-13-2007/july-2007-vol-13-no-2/kishor.pdf\|journal=Journal of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology\|volume=13\|issue=2\|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>		The expressway starts at [[Kalamboli]] in Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune. It cleaves through the scenic [[Sahyadri]] mountain ranges through [[Mountain pass\|passes]] and [[tunnel]]s.<ref name="JRMTT" /> It has five [[Interchange (road)\|interchanges]]: Kon (Shedung), Chowk, Khalapur, Kusgaon and Talegaon.<ref name=":1">{{cite news \|title=8 lanes, longest road tunnels soon on Mumbai-Pune Expressway \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/8-lanes-longest-road-tunnels-soon-on-Mumbai-Pune-Expressway/articleshow/9117771.cms \|access-date=26 July 2019 \|work=The Times of India\|date=6 July 2011}}</ref> The expressway has two [[carriageway]]s, each with three concrete lanes, separated by a central divider and a [[Asphalt concrete\|tarmac]] or [[concrete]] shoulder on either side. [[Pedestrians]], [[Motorcycle\|two-wheelers]], [[Auto rickshaw\|three-wheelers]], [[bullock carts]] and [[tractor]]s are not permitted, although [[Semi-trailer truck\|tractor-trailers (semi-trailer rigs)]] are permitted. Vehicles are also prohibited from halting on the expressway.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2019}} The expressway handles about 43,000 [[Passenger car equivalent\|PCUs]] daily,<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> and is designed to handle up to 1,00,000 PCUs.<ref name="JRMTT">{{cite journal\|date=July 2007\|title=Study of Rockfall at Amritanjan Bridge Site on Mumbai – Pune Expressway – A Case Study\|url=https://www.isrmtt.com/wp-content/pdf/vol-13-2007/july-2007-vol-13-no-2/kishor.pdf\|journal=Journal of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology\|volume=13\|issue=2\|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>

	The expressway has reduced the travel time from Kalamboli in Mumbai to Kiwale in Pune to about two hours. It has largely supplemented the Mumbai-Pune section of [[National Highway 48 (India)\|NH 48]] which had become extremely congested and accident-prone.		The expressway has reduced the travel time from Kalamboli in Mumbai to Kiwale in Pune to about two hours. It has largely supplemented the Mumbai-Pune section of [[National Highway 48 (India)\|NH 48]] which had become extremely congested and accident-prone. {{Citation needed\|date=July 2019}}

	The expressway is not part of [[National Highways Authority of India\|NHAI]] highway network NH 48 and has been built, operated and maintained wholly by the [[Government of Maharashtra]] via [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]]. NH 48 is another separate older [[National highways in India\|national highway]].{{~~Citation needed~~\|date=~~July 2019~~}}		The expressway is not part of [[National Highways Authority of India\|NHAI]] highway network NH 48 and has been built, operated and maintained wholly by the [[Government of Maharashtra]] via [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]]. [[National Highway 48 (India)\|NH 48]] is another separate older [[National highways in India\|national highway]]. The [[National Highway 48 (India)\|NH 48]] merges with this expressway for a short distance near [[Khandala]]. Due to the winding route taken as the road climbs up the hills, traffic congestion occurs on that part of expressway where [[National Highway 48 (India)\|NH 48]] merges. To alleviate this, a 'missing link' (bypass) project is under construction. This will allow traffic to bypass the hill (ghat) section, reducing the distance by about 6 km and travel time by an estimated 25 minutes.<ref name="MSRDC">{{Cite web\|url=https://msrdc.in/Site/Common/ProjectListDetails.aspx?ID=75&MainId=18\|title=Mumbai Pune Corridor (Missing Link of MPEW)\|website=MSRDC\|access-date=2022-04-16}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==Opening==		==Opening==

	The expressway was opened to public in April 2002. The expressway initially opened without a posted speed limit. However, in 2009, a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) was enacted as private vehicles got more powerful and could hit higher speeds more easily. In 2019, a panel of experts agreed to further increase the speed limit to 120 km/h (75 mph).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/now-you-can-drive-down-the-mumbai-eway-at-120-kmph/articleshow/70219352.cms\|title=Now, you can drive down the Mumbai-Pune Expressway at 120 km/h, Gadkari okays panel recommendations\|last1=Dedgaonkar\|first1=Supriya\|last2=Jul 15\|first2=Pune Mirror {{!}} Updated\|website=Pune Mirror\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-18\|last3=2019\|last4=Ist\|first4=07:58}}</ref>		The expressway was opened to public in April 2002. The expressway initially opened without a posted speed limit. However, in 2009, a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) was enacted as private vehicles got more powerful and could hit higher speeds more easily. In July 2019, a panel of experts agreed to further increase the speed limit to 120 km/h (75 mph).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/now-you-can-drive-down-the-mumbai-eway-at-120-kmph/articleshow/70219352.cms\|title=Now, you can drive down the Mumbai-Pune Expressway at 120 km/h, Gadkari okays panel recommendations\|last1=Dedgaonkar\|first1=Supriya\|last2=Jul 15\|first2=Pune Mirror {{!}} Updated\|website=Pune Mirror\|language=en\|access-date=2019-07-18\|last3=2019\|last4=Ist\|first4=07:58\|date=15 July 2019}}</ref> This increase was short lived, and four months later in November 2019, the Highway Police slashed down the speed limit to 100 km/h (60 mph) for cars and 80 km/h (50 mph) for trucks on flat terrain, and half of that as a speed limit for hilly terrain.

	==Tunnels==		==Tunnels==
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	==Future expansion==		==Future expansion==
	~~1)Starting a hyperloop train which will cut the travel time to 25 minutes.~~
	~~2)Train stations have been made which has cut the travel time by 4 hours~~

	MSRDC is planning to widen the expressway from current 6 lane to 8 lane.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> The proposal has been presented in Maharashtra Cabinet for approval.		MSRDC is planning to widen the expressway from current 6 lane to 8 lane.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> The proposal has been presented in Maharashtra Cabinet for approval.

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{{Short description|India's first 6-lane wide expressway}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{infobox road
| country = IND
| type =
| name = Mumbai–Pune Expressway
| alternate_name = Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway
| translation =
| map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=290|frame-height=300|zoom=8|frame-align=center|type=line|stroke-width=3|id= Q286044|title=Mumbai–Pune Expressway }}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = Mumbai-Pune Expressway in red
| image = Express highway.jpg
| length_km = 94.5
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = [[Kalamboli]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| junction =
| established = April 2002
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = [[Ravet, Pune|Ravet]], [[Pune]]
| formed =
| history =
| states = [[Maharashtra]]
| cities = [[Kalamboli]], [[Panvel]], [[Khalapur]] [[Khandala]], [[Lonavala]], [[Talegaon Dabhade]]
| maint = [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC)
}}

The '''Mumbai–Pune Expressway''' (officially '''Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway''') is India's first 6-[[lane]] wide concrete, access-controlled [[tollway|tolled]] expressway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/mumbai/ |title=Mumbai-Pune Expressway, India |publisher=Road Traffic Technology |access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It spans a distance of 94.5 km connecting [[Mumbai]], the capital of [[Maharashtra]] state and the financial capital of [[India]], with [[Pune]], the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rs 7,000-cr project to add more lanes to expressway, NH-4 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/rs-7000-cr-project-to-add-more-lanes-to-expressway-nh-4/|access-date=21 November 2015|work=The Indian express|agency=Express News Agency|date=6 February 2015}}</ref> The expressway, which was fully operationalized in 2002, introduced new levels of speed and safety in automobile transportation to Indian roads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punediary.com/html/eway.html |title=Expressway pune mumbai pune, mumbai pune mumbai, express high way nh-4 national highway no4 |publisher=Punediary.com |access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> It is one of India's busiest roads.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/mumbai-pune-expressway-may-soon-have-eight-lanes/articleshow/18642402.cms | work=The Times of India| title=Mumbai-Pune expressway may soon have eight lanes | date=23 February 2013}}</ref>

The expressway starts at [[Kalamboli]] in Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune. It cleaves through the scenic [[Sahyadri]] mountain ranges through [[Mountain pass|passes]] and [[tunnel]]s.<ref name="JRMTT" /> It has five [[Interchange (road)|interchanges]]: Kon (Shedung), Chowk, Khalapur, Kusgaon and Talegaon<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=8 lanes, longest road tunnels soon on Mumbai-Pune Expressway |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/8-lanes-longest-road-tunnels-soon-on-Mumbai-Pune-Expressway/articleshow/9117771.cms |access-date=26 July 2019 |work=The Times of India|date=6 July 2011}}</ref> The expressway has two [[carriageway]]s, each with three concrete lanes, separated by a central divider and a [[Asphalt concrete|tarmac]] or [[concrete]] shoulder on either side. [[Pedestrians]], [[Motorcycle|two-wheelers]], [[Auto rickshaw|three-wheelers]], [[bullock carts]] and [[tractor]]s are not permitted, although [[Semi-trailer truck|tractor-trailers (semi-trailer rigs)]] are permitted. Vehicles are also prohibited from halting on the expressway.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} The expressway handles about 43,000 [[Passenger car equivalent|PCUs]] daily,<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> and is designed to handle up to 1,00,000 PCUs.<ref name="JRMTT">{{cite journal|date=July 2007|title=Study of Rockfall at Amritanjan Bridge Site on Mumbai – Pune Expressway – A Case Study|url=https://www.isrmtt.com/wp-content/pdf/vol-13-2007/july-2007-vol-13-no-2/kishor.pdf|journal=Journal of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology|volume=13|issue=2|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>

The expressway has reduced the travel time from Kalamboli in Mumbai to Kiwale in Pune to about two hours. It has largely supplemented the Mumbai-Pune section of [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]] which had become extremely congested and accident-prone.

The expressway is not part of [[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]] highway network NH 48 and has been built, operated and maintained wholly by the [[Government of Maharashtra]] via [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]]. NH 48 is another separate older [[National highways in India|national highway]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

==History==

The government of Maharashtra appointed [[RITES]] and [[Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick]] in 1990 to carry out feasibility studies for the new expressway to be operated on toll basis. RITES submitted its report in 1994 with the estimated cost of project at {{INRConvert|11.46|b}}.

The government of Maharashtra entrusted the work of the construction of the expressway to [[MSRDC]] in March 1997 on [[Build-Operate-Transfer]] basis with permission to collect toll for 30 years.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} The [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]], [[Government of India]] gave environmental clearance on 13 October 1997 and forest clearance on 11 November 1997.

The tender notice was published in leading newspapers all over India and also on the Internet. Due to the wide publicity, 133 tenders were sold and 55 tenders were received on 18 December 1997. After technical and financial evaluation, work orders were given on 1 January 1998 to four contractors. Thereafter tenders for widening of [[Khandala]] and [[Lonavala]]-[[Khandala]] [[bypass (road)|bypass]] works were invited. The tenders were received on 24 August 1998 and orders were issued on 4 September 1998.<ref name=":0" />

This six-lane project was completed under the stewardship of the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC). The expressway cost {{INRConvert|16.3|b}} to construct.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Dandekar|first1=Hemalata C.|last2=Mahajan|first2=Sulakshana|date=2001|title=MSRDC and Mumbai-Pune Expressway: A Sustainable Model for Privatising Construction of Physical Infrastructure?|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=36|issue=7|pages=549–559|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4410291}}</ref> The first sections opened in 2000, and the entire route was completed, opened to traffic and made fully operational from April 2002.<ref name="JRMTT" /><ref name=":1" /> The entire length of expressway has a single layer of barbed wire fencing to keep out stray animals.

==Naming==
The expressway was conceived and the work started when a coalition of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Shiv Sena]] governed Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/why-maharashtra-must-thank-a-watchful-bal-thackeray/story-ElRHcwL9omr6QvykPVAhpK.html|title=Why Maharashtra must thank a watchful Bal Thackeray|date=2012-11-17|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18}}</ref> Eventually, in 2009, the then ruling coalition ([[Indian National Congress|INC]], [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]) named the expressway after the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, [[Yashavantrao Chavan]], who was a member of the Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/controversy-over-mumbai-pune-expressway/20090709.htm|title=Now, a controversy over Mumbai-Pune expressway|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-07-18}}</ref>

==Opening==

The expressway was opened to public in April 2002. The expressway initially opened without a posted speed limit. However, in 2009, a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) was enacted as private vehicles got more powerful and could hit higher speeds more easily. In 2019, a panel of experts agreed to further increase the speed limit to 120 km/h (75 mph).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/now-you-can-drive-down-the-mumbai-eway-at-120-kmph/articleshow/70219352.cms|title=Now, you can drive down the Mumbai-Pune Expressway at 120 km/h, Gadkari okays panel recommendations|last1=Dedgaonkar|first1=Supriya|last2=Jul 15|first2=Pune Mirror {{!}} Updated|website=Pune Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-07-18|last3=2019|last4=Ist|first4=07:58}}</ref>

==Tunnels==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2012}}

It has six illuminated, ventilated tunnels totaling 5,724 metres. These tunnels were built by the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.
[[Image:Entrance of Madap tunnel on Mumbai Pune Expressway from Pune side.JPG|thumb|Entrance of the Madap tunnel, in the Pune-Mumbai direction]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Tunnels
!
! Tunnel
! Description
|-
! 1
| Bhatan
| This tunnel opened in April 2000. The Mumbai-Pune (North) tube is 1,046 m and the Pune-Mumbai (South) tube is 1,086 m long.
|-
! 2
| Madap
| This tunnel also opened in April 2000. The Mumbai-Pune (North) tube is 295 m and the Pune-Mumbai (South) tube is 351 m long.
|-
! 3
| Adoshi
| This tunnel contains only a half part of the expressway which goes from Pune to Mumbai. The Mumbai-Pune carriageway skirts the eastern edge of the tunnel while the Pune-Mumbai carriageway traverses the {{convert|230|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel.
|-
! 4
| Khandala
| This is a curved pair of tubes. The Mumbai-Pune (North) tube is 320 m and the Pune-Mumbai (South) tube is 360 m long.
|-
! 5
| [[Kamshet]]-1
| The Mumbai-Pune (North) tube is 935 m and the Pune-Mumbai (South) tube is 972 m long.
|-
! 6
| Kamshet-2
| The Mumbai-Pune (North) tube is 191 m and the Pune-Mumbai (South) tube is 168 m long.
|}

==Distances==
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2019}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Distances
!
! Description
! Distance
|-
! 1
| Start of Expressway (Mumbai end) ({{coord|19|01|11.47|N|73|06|13.21|E|}}) to Kon-Shedung interchange
| {{convert|8.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 2
| Kon-Shedung interchange to Bhatan tunnel
| {{convert|6.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 3
| Bhatan tunnel to Madap tunnel
| {{convert|10.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 4
| Madap tunnel to Khalapur toll station
| {{convert|7.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 5
| Khalapur toll station to Khalapur-Sajgaon gas station & rest area
| {{convert|1.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 6
| Khalapur-Sajgaon rest area to Adoshi tunnel. The Mumbai-Pune carriageway skirts the eastern edge of the tunnel while the Pune-Mumbai carriageway traverses the {{convert|230|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel.
| {{convert|6.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 7
| Adoshi tunnel to the Deccan-Konkan stone trestle. 
| {{convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 8
| Stone trestle to Khandala tunnel
| {{convert|0.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 9
| Khandala tunnel to Khandala
| {{convert|2.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 10
| Khandala to Tungarli
| {{convert|3.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 11
| Tungarli to Kamshet-1 tunnel
| {{convert|17.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 12
| Kamshet-1 tunnel to Kamshet-2 tunnel
| {{convert|1.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 13
| Kamshet-2 tunnel to Talegaon toll station
| {{convert|11.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 14
| Talegaon toll station to Somatane interchange
| {{convert|3.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
! 15
| Somatane interchange to End of Expressway (Pune end) ({{coord|18|39|45.85|N|73|43|35.61|E|}})
| {{convert|7.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|-
!
| '''Total length of Expressway: Start to End'''
| '''{{convert|93.1|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''
|}

==Toll plazas==
[[File:Talegaon Toll Booth.jpg|thumb|right|Talegaon Toll Plaza]]

Toll is collected at [[Khalapur]] (Pali Phata) (for the Mumbai-Pune direction) and at [[Talegaon]] (for the Pune-Mumbai direction). The toll ranges from {{INRConvert|270}} for private cars, to {{INRConvert|1750}} for multi-axle trailer trucks.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-travelling-to-from-pune-to-mumbai-shell-out-rs270-on-e-way-1974094 Travelling to from Pune to Mumbai? Shell out Rs270 on E-way]</ref> The toll collection data is kept as secret as per the [[Right to Information Act, 2005|RTI]] inquiry raised by activist Vivek Velankar. The expressway contract with the Ideal Road Builders (IRB) has been uploaded but the toll collection details are not there.<ref>[http://www.moneylife.in/article/why-is-mumbai-pune-expressway-toll-collection-data-a-secret/43547.html Why is Mumbai-Pune Expressway toll collection data a ‘secret’?]</ref><ref>[https://www.msrdc.org/site/Departments/tollMonitoring.aspx MSRDC - Toll Monitoring Department]</ref> There is no plan to give toll waiver for this expressway.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-toll-on-mumbai-s-five-entry-points-to-go-no-waiver-for-mumbai-pune-expressway-2096216 Toll on Mumbai's five entry points to go; no waiver for Mumbai-Pune expressway]</ref>

==Accidents and Incidents==
The expressway has witnessed a large number of road accidents, attributed to human errors and the large volume of traffic. In the first 10 years since its opening, there were 1,758 accidents with more than 400 fatalities.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-23/pune/28341558_1_pune-mumbai-expressway-lonavla-bus-driver|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085641/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-02-23/pune/28341558_1_pune-mumbai-expressway-lonavla-bus-driver|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Asiad bus looted on expressway|date=23 February 2004|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=21 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-13/pune/28164503_1_ips-officer-vikram-bokey-security-personnel-mumbai-pune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085648/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-13/pune/28164503_1_ips-officer-vikram-bokey-security-personnel-mumbai-pune|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=MSRDC should handle security on e-way: Bokey|date=13 May 2009|access-date=21 July 2010|first1=Manish|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Umbrajkar}}</ref>
* On 28 May 2012, 27 people were reported to have died and another 26 injured in a road accident when a speeding tempo hit a stationary bus carrying passengers near [[Khalapur]].<ref name="26ktoi">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/26-killed-in-road-accident-on-Mumbai-Pune-expressway/articleshow/13587276.cms |title=26 killed in road accident on Mumbai-Pune expressway|access-date=2012-05-28 | work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="27killedht">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/27-killed-in-accident-on-Mumbai-Pune-expressway/Article1-862317.aspx|title=27 killed in accident on Mumbai-Pune expressway|date=28 May 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=28 May 2012|location=Mumbai|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531003308/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/27-killed-in-accident-on-Mumbai-Pune-expressway/Article1-862317.aspx|archive-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>
* On 10 June 2010, at least 10 people were injured and 30 vehicles were damaged in a pileup near [[Kamshet]] which occurred when a [[Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation|MSRTC]] bus skidded inside a tunnel.<ref name="pileupdna">{{cite news|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MAH-PUN-10-injured-30-vehicles-damaged-in-major-pile-up-on-expressway-3393699.html|title=10 injured, 30 vehicles damaged in major pile-up on expressway |date=10 June 2012|publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|access-date=15 June 2012|location=Pune}}</ref>

The heavy rains in June and July 2015 caused heavy landslides at Khandala and Adoshi tunnels, which prompted the PWD to remove loose rocks to prevent further landslides.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Another-landslide-near-Khandala-disrupts-Mumbai-Pune-Expressway-traffic/articleshow/48313499.cms|title=Another landslide near Khandala disrupts Mumbai-Pune Expressway traffic - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref> To carry out such works, the expressway near to the Lonavala exit till Khopoli exit was closed from 10 am to 5 pm for 10 days after the landslide near Adoshi tunnel on 18 July 2015 which took three lives and halted the traffic for two months. The boulders fell on both carriageways which caused huge diversion of traffic towards the old highway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/Landslide-on-Pune-Mumbai-Expressway-kills-3-halts-traffic/articleshow/48132370.cms|title=Landslide on Pune-Mumbai Expressway kills 3, halts traffic - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-06-21}}</ref>

Sporadic instances of robbery have been reported on the highway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-25/pune/27324337_1_pune-mumbai-expressway-robbers-big-stones|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719104453/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-25/pune/27324337_1_pune-mumbai-expressway-robbers-big-stones|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2012|title=Expressway turns into a fast lane for robbers|date=25 February 2002|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=21 July 2010}}</ref>

[[SaveLIFE Foundation]], with support from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation|MSRDC]], initiated the 'Zero Fatality Corridor' project to make the expressway fatality-free by 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-launches-zero-fatality-initiative-on-expressway/article8274339.ece|title=Maharashtra launches zero fatality initiative on Expressway|last=Nandgaonkar|first=Satish|date=2016-02-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Since August 2016, over a thousand engineering errors on the expressway have been fixed. As a part of this project, the 'Safety Under 80' campaign was also jointly launched by SLF, MSRDC and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. The initiative aimed at creating mass awareness on the dangers of speeding and the consequences of speeding were exhibited through outdoor hoardings and installation of crashes cars on both the corridors of the expressway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.motoroids.com/mahindra/safety-80-campaign-launched-savelife-foundation-partnership-msrdc-supported-mahindra-mahindra-ltd/|title=Safety Under 80 Campaign launched by SaveLIFE Foundation in partnership with MSRDC supported by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd {{!}} Motoroids|date=2016-12-22|work=Motoroids|access-date=2018-01-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 6 April 2020, during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in India|lockdown during COVID-19]], a section of the 190 year old Amrutanjan Bridge, a popular out of use railway bridge on the [[Bhor Ghat]], was demolished by the [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation|MSRDC]] with the help of [[Maharashtra Police]] Highway Traffic department. The bridge was a major bottleneck on the ghat section, which caused traffic snarls and posed a safety issue for wide vehicles and trucks carrying wide goods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/maharashtra-190-year-old-amrutanjan-bridge-demolished-6348778/|title='Headache' for Pune-Mumbai commuters, 190-year-old Amrutanjan bridge demolished|date=6 April 2020}}</ref> Post demolition, the safety and flow of traffic through the ghat section has improved.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pune-mumbai-expressway-now-safer-after-bridge-demolition/story-4TJN5pU5RHI8Inc0xp8PQI.html|title = Pune-Mumbai expressway now 'safer' after bridge demolition|date = 28 June 2020}}</ref>

==Future expansion==
1)Starting a hyperloop train which will cut the travel time to 25 minutes.
2)Train stations have been made which has cut the travel time by 4 hours

MSRDC is planning to widen the expressway from current 6 lane to 8 lane.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> The proposal has been presented in Maharashtra Cabinet for approval.

==See also==
*[[Expressways of India|Expressways in India]]
*[[Amritsar Jamnagar Expressway]]
*[[Delhi Mumbai Expressway]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mumbai Pune expressway}}
*[http://www.msrdc.org/site/completedProjects/mumPuneExpressway.aspx MSRDC – Mumbai Pune Expressway Project]

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