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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86753, member: 27"]
A massive highway overhaul just got the green light, pumping Rs 3,320.38 crore into NH-160A and setting up a freight reroute that could unclog Nashik while linking key expressways.

NH-160A upgrade cleared by CCEA
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[*]The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the revamp of NH-160A in Maharashtra.
[*]Narendra Modi chaired the CCEA that backed the Rs 3,320.38 crore plan.
[*]The project stretches 154.635 kms from Ghoti to Palghar.
[*]Work covers Ghoti, Trimbak, Jawhar, Manor, and Palghar.
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Jobs and economic push
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[*]The scheme is projected to create 19.98 lakh direct person days.
[*]Indirect work is pegged at 24.86 lakh person days.
[*]Corridor activity is expected to spark fresh business along the route.
[*]Maharashtra gains added economic churn from highway expansion.
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Industrial traffic reroute plan
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[*]Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation clusters sit near Ambad and Satpur.
[*]Freight from Nashik industries currently squeezes through NH-848 in the city.
[*]Upgraded NH-160A offers a bypass via Trimbak around Nashik.
[*]Traffic from the Mumbai side will shift through the Samrudhi Expressway at Igatpuri.
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Connectivity and capacity boost
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[*]Vehicles will move along NH-848 to Ghoti before switching to NH-160A.
[*]From 2028, daily flow is projected to cross 10,000 PCUs.
[*]Stretch toward Manor links to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and NH-48.
[*]The Palghar urban segment with 12,000 PCUs is slated for four lanes.
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