"First Phase will open shortly": Maharashtra CM Shinde after inspecting Coastal Road in Mumbai
Mar 07, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday inspected the Coastal Road in Mumbai and said that the first phase would commence shortly.
"The first phase of the Coastal Road will open shortly. Along the Coastal Highway, there are around 120 acres of land that have been reclaimed for constructing a garden, and from Mahalaxmi Race Course, 120 acres of land have also been taken for the garden. Mumbai Central Park around 320 acres will be constructed here..." said Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.
Earlier, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal provided insights into the Coastal Road Project on Saturday. While speaking to ANI, Chahal assured that pending work is being expedited.
"Some work is still pending. I did surveillance of the entire area last night. Weight tests are going on to see what effect heavy vehicles will have on the road. All this will be completed in the next two to three days. I believe the coastal road will be inaugurated by February 28-29 or March 2-3," Iqbal Singh Chahal said.
On February 2, India's richest civic corporation, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, presented its budget for 2024-25, with a total size of Rs 59,954.75 crore. Total capital expenditure is estimated to be Rs 31.774.59 crore.
A total of Rs. 2900.00 crores has been earmarked for the coastal road project: Mumbai Coastal Road (North) Versova to Dahisar 6 Package at Rs. 1130.00 crores; Dahisar Bhayandar Link Road (Coastal Road last leg) at Rs. 220.00 crores; and Goregaon - Mulund Link Road (GMLR) at Rs. 1870.00 crore.
It is proposed to implement the Access Control Project on Western Express Highway (WEH) and Eastern Express Highway (EEH).
A project costing about Rs 35,955.07 crore to construct the Mumbai Coastal Road Versova interchange to Dahisar interchange and GMLR has been undertaken, the corporation said. The projects are divided into six packages and are expected to be completed in about 48 months.
