Worli to Marine Drive in 8 mins? Know about Mumbai Coastal Road
On February 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the southern section of Mumbai's Coastal Road.
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How will Mumbai Coastal road benefit people?
It will connect Bindumadhav Thackeray Chowk in Worli to Marine Drive in 8 minutes. After inauguration, the nine-kilometre stretch will be opened to the public on February 20.
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Country's first undersea tunnel
The first underwater tunnel in the country, measuring 2.072 kilometres, would be located on the section of the four-lane road that heads south. This is a BMC project.
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Work completion
As of January 23, 84% of the sea wall, 85.5% of the interchanges, 97% of the reclamation work, and 83% of the bridge work were finished.
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Project Cost
The project will cost Rs. 27,400 crore in its entirety, from the Marine via the Versona interchange to Dahisar.
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Goregaon-Mulund link road
PM Modi will also lay foundation of Rs 6,200 crore Goregaon-Mulund link road which will connect northwest part of the city to the northeast.