The 94.5-km Mumbai-Pune Expressway may witness the largest deployment of public Wi-Fi in India, with the State government planning to provide connectivity over the entire stretch.

Simultaneously, the government is also looking to provide WiFi along Thane-Ghodbunder Corridor and along many other highways in the state.

EoI invited On Tuesday, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) called for Expression of Interest (EoI) from telecom operators, service providers and infrastructure providers to install telecom infrastructure along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and Thane-Ghodbunder Corridor.

A senior MSRDC official told BusinessLine that the deployment of Wi-Fi would be perhaps the largest public WiFi network in the country.

MSRDC management would hold meetings with technology vendors in this regard, while it is working on a revenue model.

However, the official declined to provide a timeframe for the completion of the project, adding that the Corporation will consider various technology options.

Consultative meet MSRDC will hold a consultative conference on January 11, while the last date for submission of EoIs would be January 19, 2017.

Officially known as the Yashwantrao Chavan Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the six-lane high-speed highway reduced travel time between Mumbai and Pune to about two hours.

The tollway has collected a total of ₹5,318.42 crore, while expansion plans of about ₹3,215 crore are under way.

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