New Katraj Tunnel

The New Katraj Tunnel is a highway tunnel located on the

NH 48 National Highway 48 (NH 48) is a National Highway of India that starts at Delhi and terminates at Chennai traversing through seven states of India. It has a total length of 2807 km (1744 miles). NH 48 passes through the states of Del ...

(formerly NH 4),

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

, in

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state of

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. It is a three-laned tunnel which stretches up to 1,223 metres on

Katraj Ghat Katraj Ghat is a mountain pass located on the southern outskirts of the city of Pune in Maharashtra, India. Katraj Ghat has a history of more than 400 years; it was used during the time of chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj . A New Katraj Tunnel new tu ...

. This tunnel replaced the Old Katraj Tunnel. The Tunnel was constructed using NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method). It was opened on 15 December 2006 by Chief Minister Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh. The tunnel is part of the Golden Quadrilateral Project. Transport in Pune Road tunnels in India Road tunnels in Maharashtra Tunnels completed in 2006 Buildings and structures in Maharashtra 2006 establishments in Maharashtra {{India-struct-stub