Mumbai Coastal Road opens today. Read to know more.
Mumbai Coastal Road opens today. Read to know more.
The Dharmaveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road, also known as the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) was partially inaugurated on Monday by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.
10.58 km make up the high-speed corridor that connects Marine Drive to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL). Following the inauguration on Monday, a 9.5 km section would be operational. The project will cost a total of Rs 13,983 crore.
All you need to know is this:
Important features of the Mumbai Coast Road
Eight (4×4) vehicle lanes in total; six (3×3) inside the tunnel. Four lanes will be open in the first phase (3 inside the tunnel).
Road opening length in the first phase: 9.5 km
Speed restrictions: 80 kmph on roads, 60 kmph in tunnels, and 40 kmph at intersections
Vehicle carriageway width: 17 meters; 9.6 meters within tunnels
111 hectares (ha) of sea have been reclaimed in total; 70 ha of that have been reclaimed for green open space.
Three car interchanges in total (Amarsons, Haji Ali, and Worli)
Ten bus bays
There are four underground parking spaces available for vehicles. Parking lot capacity: 1,800
There are twenty pedestrian underpasses.
Project timeline:
June 2011: The Maharashtra government formed a technical committee to conduct a feasibility study.
December 2011: The committee turns in its report, recommending the building of a 35.6-kilometer high-speed corridor on reclaimed land to link the island city’s Marine Drive with Kandivali, a suburb to the west.
April 2013: The Union ministry is being urged by the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) to modify India’s Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and permit reclamation of the Arabian Sea in order to build the Coastal Road.
June 2015: The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MOEFCC) grants the MCRP environmental clearance to begin reclamation.
November 2016: A survey of the seafloor and soil was conducted.
May 2017: MOEFCC gave the project its final green light.
December 2018 saw the laying of the cornerstone for Amarsons Garden in Cumballa Hill.
The first section of the south-bound arm (from Worli to Marine Drive) will be open to traffic on March 11, 2024.
The entire stretch will likely become operational in May 2024.
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