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The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has completed the bulk of the eight-laning work on the 23.8-kilometre Thane-Vadape stretch of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, with major civil works targeted for completion by August 2026. Once fully operational, the upgraded corridor is expected to cut travel time on the stretch from the current 90 to 120 minutes down to around 30 to 40 minutes. The INR 1,182 crore project, being executed under the Hybrid Annuity Model, includes the construction of three major bridges and ten vehicular underpasses, with the railway overbridge, the sole remaining major structure, targeted for completion by September 2026.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has completed the bulk of the eight-laning work on the Thane-Vadape stretch of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, bringing long-awaited relief closer for commuters who have endured years of severe congestion on the 23.8-kilometre corridor.
According to the latest progress figures, 22.46 kilometres of the 23.8-kilometre main carriageway, or 94 per cent, has been completed, while construction of the accompanying 18.35-kilometre service roads is similarly close to finishing, with 17.40 kilometres, or 95 per cent, already in place. MSRDC officials said all major civil works, barring the railway overbridge, were targeted for completion by August 2026.
The upgraded corridor will transform the stretch into an eight-lane highway flanked by two-lane service roads on either side, replacing the earlier four-lane configuration that had become a chronic bottleneck for traffic moving between Thane, Bhiwandi and Nashik. Once fully operational, the highway is expected to significantly ease congestion, cutting travel time on the stretch from the current 90 to 120 minutes down to approximately 30 to 40 minutes, a reduction that would benefit both commuters and the heavy commercial vehicle traffic accessing Bhiwandi's warehousing hub.
Three major bridges under the project, the Kalwa Creek Bridge, the Kasheli Creek Bridge, and the Vadape Flyover, have already been completed. The 84-metre railway overbridge remains the sole pending major structure, currently at around 72 per cent completion. Girder launching on the overbridge began after the Railway Department granted the necessary permission in late May, with the structure now targeted for completion by September 2026.
The project also includes ten vehicular underpasses designed to eliminate local traffic bottlenecks along the corridor. Seven of these, located at Yewai, Walshind, Sonale, Saravali, Dive LVUP, Dive VUP and Kharegaon, have already been completed. The remaining three, at Pimplas, Ovali and Mankoli-Motagaon, are in their final stages, with completion of Ovali and Mankoli-Motagaon targeted for August 2026, and Pimplas expected to follow once its approach roads, which share alignment with the railway overbridge, are finalised.
The Thane-Vadape expansion forms part of the broader traffic dispersal plan linked to the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg, given that the corridor connects with the expressway near Amane in Bhiwandi. The INR 1,182 crore project is being executed under the Hybrid Annuity Model, with funding support from the National Highways Authority of India, and is being carried out by MSRDC Infrastructure Projects Ltd, a subsidiary of MSRDC that took over as concessionaire following a restructuring of the original contract.
The road has long been one of the busiest freight and commuter corridors in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with construction-related congestion having forced many regular commuters to seek alternative routes, including the Samruddhi Mahamarg via Amane, during the extended construction period.
The report did not specify an exact date for the formal commissioning or full opening of the corridor to eight-lane traffic, nor did it provide details of the toll structure or any interim traffic management arrangements planned for the period until the railway overbridge is completed.
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