Civil work on Maharashtra’s longest tunnel complete

CIVIL WORK on Maharashtra’s longest tunnel – one of the six tunnels to come up on the 701-km eight-laned Mumbai-Nagpur Samurddhi Mahamarg or Super communication Expressway Corridor — is now complete with 100 per cent road concretisation done, officials said. The tunnel is located between Igatpuri and Kasara Ghat.

“The construction of the concrete road under the twin tunnel has been now completed, which is the most crucial task after the tunnelling work. Now, the electric work like installation of lights, fans and other work are pending. They will also be completed soon,” said an official from the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).