Atal Setu remain Close for 14 Hours on February 17-18 for L&T Sea Bridge Marathon: Mumbai Police
The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), popularly referred to as the Atal Setu will be closed from Saturday night until Sunday afternoon for about 14 hours. The L&T Sea Bridge Marathon 2024, which is scheduled to take place on the magnificent Sealink on Sunday morning, is the reason for the closure. Confirming the news, Mumbai Police posted on X that during this period, vehicles will not be allowed on Atal Setu.
Mumbai Police posted, “In view of the #AtalSetu (MTHL) route Marathon from Gadi Adda Mumbai to Chirle Navi Mumbai on Sunday 18th Feb, following arrangements will be in place from 11 pm on 17th Feb to 1 pm on 18th Feb. No vehicles will be allowed on #AtalSetu during this period.”
In view of the #AtalSetu (MTHL) route Marathon from Gadi Adda Mumbai to Chirle Navi Mumbai on Sunday 18th Feb, following arrangements will be in place from 11 pm on 17th Feb to 1 pm on 18th Feb.
— Mumbai Traffic Police (@MTPHereToHelp) February 17, 2024
• No vehicles will be allowed on #AtalSetu during this period#MTPTrafficUpdates pic.twitter.com/SbBUzOt0HN
The traffic on the Atal Setu Shivadi-Nhava Sheva Sea Link will be disrupted by the marathon that Larsen and Toubro, in partnership with MMRDA, are organising. As a result, the authorities have decided to close the sea bridge for traffic from 11:00 PM on February 17 to 1:00 PM on February 18 to facilitate travel. The sea link will not be accessible to any kind of vehicle. Notifications about this have been released by the Mumbai Police Traffic Department.
On February 18, from 4:00 AM to 12:00 PM, there won’t be any traffic interruptions during the marathon. Consequently, from 11:00 PM on February 17 to 1:00 PM on February 18, vehicle access on the sea connection will be forbidden to maintain efficient traffic flow. There will be specified routes via Gavhan Phata, Uran Phata, and Vashi for vehicles going from Uran to Atal Setu.
Vehicles going from Pune to Mumbai will be channelled via the Yashwantrao Chavan Motorway (Mumbai-Pune Motorway), which is a quicker route. They will then need to use the Belapur and Vashi routes to get to their final destinations.
The Gavhan Phata and Vashi Creek Bridge paths will be used by light trucks travelling from JNPT to Mumbai to get to their final destinations.
The vehicles participating in the marathon, as well as police, fire, ambulance, and other vital service vehicles, will not be subject to these traffic control notices.
