With Pune-Mumbai Expressway’s Missing Link set to be inaugurated on May 1, authorities have put in place an elaborate system for emergency response and enforcement, including twin control rooms, SOS facilities, patrol teams and surveillance. The length of the existing Mumbai - Pune Expressway stretch from Khopoli exit to Sinhgad Institute is presently over 19 km. This distance will be reduced to 13.3 km because of the Missing Link, effectively reducing the total length of expressway by six km. With the Ghat section out of the way, travel time will be reduced by 20-25 minutes. Missing Link is divided in two packages, according to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. Package-I consists of eight-lane twin tunnels, 1.75 km and 8.92 km long respectively, and Package-II consists of eight lane two viaducts of length 790 metres and 650 metres. Here is a closer look at the key features, preparedness and also the challenges and concerns ahead.…