There is bad news for motorists who were expecting to travel via the 76-km-long Igatpuri-Amane stretch of Samruddhi highway in October. The opening of the stretch is expected to be delayed as the work on the construction of the road connecting the Mumbai-Nashik Highway with the Samruddhi corridor near Amane interchange will take some time to complete.

It may be noted that Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) have prioritised the segment from the Amane interchange to the Mumbai-Nashik highway. According to MSRDC officials, the work on the last section of the Samruddhi highway between Igatpuri and Amne is complete and the work of the road connecting the interchange with the Mumbai-Nashik highway is also progressing.