By: Express News ServicePune | November 18, 2025 08:54 PM IST 2 min readThe construction of a six-lane road was approved for the routes from Shendra Industrial Estate to Bidkin Industrial Estate in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district and Bidkin to Dhoregaon on the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar to Pune highway.The Maharashtra government on Tuesday gave a go ahead for the construction of a six-lane elevated highway and a four-lane at-grade road over a 53.4-kilometer stretch on the Pune to Shirur on Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar national highway with directions to complete the work in three years.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure held in Mumbai. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the work on the six-lane elevated road and the four-lane at-grade road on the Pune to Shirur highway must be completed within three years.He emphasised that the road must be completed within the stipulated time, and there should be no delay in its construction. Considering the heavy traffic due to industrial estates between Pune and Shirur on the Pune to Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar highway, and the expected future increase in the number of vehicles, the highway work should begin without delay, he said.For the 35-kilometer elevated highway between Pune and Shirur, a Viaduct (with an at-grade road below, and the elevated road and Metro above) over a 7.40-kilometer stretch must be constructed in coordination by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited and the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Board.Additionally, the construction of a six-lane road was approved for the routes from Shendra Industrial Estate to Bidkin Industrial Estate in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district and Bidkin to Dhoregaon on the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar to Pune highway.In-principle approval was also given to a new alignment for a Greenfield six-lane road link, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar – Jalna DMIC Node No. 1 (Karmad) to Samruddhi Mahamarg via Bidkin.The Chief Minister also directed that the existing road between Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Ahilyanagar be repaired immediately to reduce inconvenience caused to citizens.The Chief Minister also directed immediate land acquisition for the six-lane road construction from Shendra (Karmad) to Bidkin (32.8 km long) and Bidkin to Dhoregaon (26 km long)—in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district.Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd