Pune–Shirur Elevated Corridor: Phase 1 of the MSIDC Pune–Sambhajinagar Expressway

The Pune–Shirur Expressway is the commonly used name for the Pune–Shirur partially elevated highway corridor on NH-753F. The project is being developed by the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation (MSIDC) to improve the heavily congested Pune–Shirur route and provide a faster connection toward the Pune–Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar corridor.

The Pune–Shirur route runs from the Kharadi Junction/Pune side through the existing Nagar Road corridor toward Shirur Bypass. The project follows the existing highway for much of its alignment while introducing a long elevated section to bypass major congestion points.

The project alignment covers the NH-753F section between approximately km 10.600 and km 64.000, with a minimum design length of 53.40 km. It combines an elevated highway section with improvement of the existing road rather than being a completely new greenfield expressway.

The Pune Shirur Expressway map follows the Kharadi–Shirur corridor through the Pune–Nagar Road region. The latest MSIDC and Maharashtra PWD documents should be used for the detailed alignment because the project is officially structured as a partially elevated highway corridor rather than a separate greenfield expressway.

The current project has a minimum design length of 53.40 km. Maharashtra government documentation also describes a 43.40 km corridor between chainage km 10/600 and km 46/000 for the 4-lane at-grade and 6-lane elevated highway works, so the 53.40 km figure represents the broader project design scope.

The project combines a six-lane elevated highway with improvement of the existing at-grade road. The elevated section is designed to carry six lanes, while the associated existing-road improvement forms part of the overall Pune–Shirur corridor.

The current project value is approximately ₹7,300 crore. Welspun Enterprises disclosed a ₹7,300 crore contract awarded by MSIDC for the 53.40 km Pune–Shirur highway project, while Maharashtra government and project reports have also cited about ₹7,515 crore as the estimated project cost.

The project has moved beyond the tender stage. MSIDC awarded the construction contract to Welspun Enterprises on 29 April 2026, and the foundation stone was laid in July 2026. Mobilisation and pre-construction activities are progressing, with the construction period specified as four years from the appointed date.

The Pune–Shirur project is in the contract-awarded and mobilisation stage. MSIDC awarded the ₹7,300 crore DBFOT contract to Welspun Enterprises, and the project received its foundation-stone ceremony in July 2026. Full-scale construction is scheduled to progress after the required mobilisation and site-readiness activities.

Welspun Enterprises Limited is the awarded developer/concessionaire for the Pune–Shirur highway project. MSIDC awarded the project under the DBFOT (Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer) model, with a total concession period of 29 years including a four-year construction period.

The latest major development is the July 2026 foundation-stone ceremony for the Pune–Shirur elevated highway. The ₹7,300 crore contract had already been awarded to Welspun Enterprises in April 2026. The project is intended to address congestion along the Pune–Shirur section of NH-753F and improve travel toward Shirur and the wider Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar corridor.

The project is designed to separate through traffic from congested surface-road movements by providing a long elevated highway section along the Pune–Shirur corridor. It is intended to reduce congestion around Kharadi, Wagholi, Lonikand, Shikrapur and other busy stretches toward Shirur.

The Pune–Shirur corridor is closely connected to the broader Pune–Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar connectivity plan, but the projects should not be treated as identical. The Pune–Shirur project is a 53.40 km partially elevated highway on NH-753F, while the separate Shirur–Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar section is planned as a new greenfield expressway.