{
  "id": 9801899,
  "title": "The death of distance: How Vande Bharat, bridges, tunnels and expressways draw Indian cities closer without moving",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/the-death-of-distance-how-vande-bharat-bridges-tunnels-and",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T17:27:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/the-death-of-distance-vande-bharat-bridges-tunnels-expressways-helping-indian-cities-to-get-closer-without-movi-11790347692438.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The impact is particularly visible on routes where rivers, mountains, traffic congestion and ageing railway infrastructure had historically added hours to journeys. Govt data shows that several major infrastructure projects have substantially reduced both travel distances and overall journey times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}