New highway to reduce Mumbai-Goa travel time to 6 hrs
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the travel time between Mumbai and Goa will be reduced to 6 hours with the completion of the 4-lane highway by 2018. Adding that the increased connectivity will boost tourism in the corridor, he said the Ministry is aiming to reach a 42-kilometre per day construction rate by March 2017.