The Expressway Missing Link opened on 1 May 2026, a 13.3 km bypass saving 25-30 minutes. What it means for Khopoli, its tunnels and bridge, and why it does not reach Pali.
Khopoli-Pali to NMIA is about 50 km from Khopoli, with the Navi Mumbai airport live since December 2025 and Atal Setu reshaping access. The honest airport picture for 2026.
Of the eight projects defining Mumbai 3.0, two are operational, two opened in 2025–26, two are under construction, and two are still pre-construction as of 2026.
Atal Setu shortens the drive only to coastal Raigad — Uran, Pen, Alibaug and Shrivardhan via NH-66 — not to Karjat or Khopoli, which sit on different infrastructure.
Atal Setu cut the Mumbai–Upper Alibaug drive to about 2 hours, but the two corridor projects that would truly open the belt are still under construction into 2028.
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