In an important milestone, the 13.1 km leg of the Samruddhi Expressway between Thane and Nashik, officially known as Package 14, has been completed ahead of time. The project which includes the widest tunnels in India was handed over to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) by Afcons Infrastructure three months ahead of schedule.

Afcons Infrastructure’s project manager Sekhar Das said, “Building Package 14 posed significant challenges, including constructing the widest tunnels (17.6 metres) in the nation and the longest road tunnel in the state. The 7.78 km twin tunnels run through the Igatpuri-Kasara ghat section, which experiences some of the highest rainfall in the state. Despite numerous obstacles, we successfully finished the project three months ahead of schedule without any accidents.”