Wildlife overpass damaged, Mumbai-Nagpur expressway inauguration called off
THE STATE government has decided to call off the inauguration of the ambitious Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway, which was expected to be thrown open on May 2. The opening of the project was called off after a segment of a wildlife overpass on the stretch got damaged.
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is building 701-km of expressway between Mumbai and Nagpur, termed as the fastest expressway of the country, at a cost of Rs 55,000 crore.
Under Phase 1 of the project, a 201-km stretch between Nagpur and Shelu Bazar in Washim, was set to be thrown open to the public on May 2.
