The Mumbai Pune Expressway or Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai Pune Expressway

The Mumbai Pune Expressway or Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai Pune Expressway​
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  • It is India's first six-lane concrete, high-speed, access controlled tolled expressway.
  • It spans a distance of 93 km connecting Mumbai, the administrative capital of Maharashtra and the financial capital of India, with Pune, an industrial and educational hub.
  • This expressway introduced new levels of speed and safety in automobile transportation to Indian roads.
  • The expressway has reduced the travel time between the cities of Mumbai and Pune to approximately two hours.
  • The expressway starts at Kalamboli (near Panvel) and ends at Dehu Rd. (near Pune).
  • It cleaves through the scenic Sahyadri mountain ranges via passes and tunnels.
  • Separate tunnels for traffic in each direction.
  • Complete fencing to avoid humans/animals crossing the expressway.
  • No two wheelers, three wheelers and tractor vehicles allowed.
  • Provision of Petrol pumps / motels / workshops / Toilets / Emergency Phones and Breakdown Vans etc.
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  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk • Feb 19, 2012

    Why was this thread not created in #-Link-Snipped-# section?

    Thread moved.

    Avoid copy - pasting.

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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Feb 19, 2012

    The_Big_KWhy was this thread not created in #-Link-Snipped-# section?

    Thread moved.

    Avoid copy - pasting.

    Didn't copy paste... Got as a message!

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  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk • Feb 19, 2012

    Praveen-KumarDidn't copy paste... Got as a message!

    It's still a copy-paste from Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Pune_Expressway" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mumbai Pune Expressway</a>.

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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Feb 19, 2012

    The_Big_KIt's still a copy-paste from Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Pune_Expressway" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mumbai Pune Expressway</a>.

    Oh Noes! Will check for plagiarism and then do... 😀 Thankz... 😀

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  • lovejeet
    lovejeet

    @lovejeet-etHdkD • Feb 19, 2012

    ya, have been through this express highway many times....... awesome landscapes in between.

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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Feb 19, 2012

    lovejeetya, have been through this express highway many times....... awesome landscapes in between.

    Nice... Share some videos if possible! 😀

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  • lovejeet
    lovejeet

    @lovejeet-etHdkD • Feb 19, 2012

    not of the express highway, but have the pics of khandala (lonawala), which is again a beautiful place to visit. i remember the public toilets at the express highway. these are just a simple issues, and a nice thing to implement though. The steep roads in between, and the blind turnings thrills during the journey.

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  • Ankita Katdare
    Ankita Katdare

    @abrakadabra • Feb 19, 2012

    I have travelled on that road a couple of times too. It is indeed a great experience and due to this expressway the time taken for travel between Mumbai and Pune has been reduced 😀
    I wish all the roads/highways are made six-lane or eight-lane. Driving won't be stressful if this is implemented.

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  • Kaustubh Katdare
    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk • Feb 19, 2012

    Do cement roads cause more harm to tires than regular tar-roads?

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  • CIVILPRINCESS
    CIVILPRINCESS

    @civilprincess-308hDv • Feb 26, 2012

    Nope... If you ask me I think the quality of the present day tar roads would only harm the tires 😉 the roughness of the concrete road (not cement 😀 ) is perfectly all right 😀 it'll provide the necessary friction for the tires. It would not reduce the life of tire 😀

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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Feb 26, 2012

    CIVILPRINCESSNope... If you ask me I think the quality of the present day tar roads would only harm the tires 😉 the roughness of the concrete road (not cement 😀 ) is perfectly all right 😀 it'll provide the necessary friction for the tires. It would not reduce the life of tire 😀

    What's the difference between a concrete road and a cement road? Both are same na?

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  • CIVILPRINCESS
    CIVILPRINCESS

    @civilprincess-308hDv • Feb 27, 2012

    Praveen-KumarWhat's the difference between a concrete road and a cement road? Both are same na?

    Cement is just the material. Cement concrete includes cement+aggregate+sand+water. and to lay roads we use cement concrete roads. roads cannot be laid using just cement 😀 You get it? 😀

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  • PraveenKumar Purushothaman
    PraveenKumar Purushothaman

    @praveenkumar-66Ze92 • Feb 27, 2012

    CIVILPRINCESSCement is just the material. Cement concrete includes cement+aggregate+sand+water. and to lay roads we use cement concrete roads. roads cannot be laid using just cement 😀 You get it? 😀

    Kinda... Got it... 😀

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