Mumbai: CM Eknath Shinde "satisfied" after inspecting ongoing work to link MCR with BWSL bridge
Jun 14, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 14 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed satisfaction on the progress in the construction work of the highway to connect Dharmveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road commonly referred as Mumbai Coastal Road with Bandra-Worli Sea Link.
"I am very satisfied after seeing the coastal highway which will connect with the sea link. We will complete the portion connecting to the sea link by July as committed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner and his team. Five thousand workers are working day and night along with all machinery and I am happy that by July it will be connected to sea link and a 2x2 road will start giving relief from the traffic," said Shinde while interacting with reporters after conducting an inspection on Thursday night.
"BMC and police are continuously working to decongest the Western Highway and Eastern Highway and soon people will get relief," Shinde said.
Earlier, on June 10, Shinde along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had inaugurated the second phase of Dharmveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road.
It is a project that connects Worli and Marine Drive and reduces the travel time to 8 minutes.
"Today, the second phase of Dharmveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road has been opened. This tunnel is 6.25 km long from Haji Ali and Amarsons. In the month of July, this will open till Worli. Advanced technology has been used in the construction of this tunnel. The travel time will reduce to 8 minutes from 40-50 minutes," CM Shinde said.
Earlier, the BMC in its budget 2022-23 allocated Rs 3200 crore for its ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road project. As per BMC data, the coastal road project got the highest share of budget allocation by BMC for the year 2022-23 at 17 per cent followed by health at 15 per cent, traffic and road at 12 per cent and bridges at 9 per cent, stormwater drains at 8 per cent and Goregaon-Mulund Link road at 7 per cent share of the total budget.
