![]() ![]() ![]() The project will reclaim around 164 hectares of sea land The road will have eight lanes-4 lanes in each traffic direction with the outermost lane dedicated for Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) However, apart from the speed and the signal-free connectivity that the road promises to provide, the 91 acres of open spaces it would create around the city is one of the major benefits professed by the supporters of the project.ĬOASTAL ROAD PROJECT: WESTERN FREEWAY IN MUMBAI But that won’t be of much use due to speed and accessibility constraints,” he said. “Ease and comfort of the public transport needs to be enhanced, for which the government needs to spend more on projects like AC locals,” said Ashok Datar.Īnother expert Sudhir Bdami said, “The plan appears to be to keep two lanes reserved for buses. Does that justify spending of huge public money on projects like these?” he asked.Transport experts also feel the road may just end up shifting the traffic congestion points northwards along the 18 entry-exit points of the road. “That’ just 7 per cent of the daily commuters. They say the high tide line would be maintained so that there is no adverse effect on flushing capacity of the creeks and the city is not flooded during monsoons.īut environmental activists like Darryl D’Monte aren’t convinced and argue that the project will only benefit motorists. Tandel is worried the fishing village at Khar Danda may lose their space for parking boats after the land is reclaimed.Įnvironmentalists, too, are worried about land reclamation, saying it would mean axing mangroves, lead to loss of biodiversity in the seas around Mumbai and would push the coastline further away.The planners point out that most of Greater Mumbai is sitting on reclaimed land. Fish workers’ leader Damodar Tandel said pollution of the sea had already hit small fishermen and the mega infrastructure project would completely drive them out of the business. But a section of the fishermen community has opposed the coastal road project due to fear of loss of livelihood. Need for a rapid north-south surface transport had always been felt in Mumbai. When the entire work is completed, Mumbaikars can enjoy a hassle-free ride between the southern business districts to the western suburb of Versova. The government had already given a green signal to Rs 7,000-crore worth Bandra-Versova Sea Link. The contract for the first package from the Worli end to Haji Ali was awarded to a joint venture of Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Development Corporation, while Larsen and Toubro was identified as the lowest bidder for the section of the road between Priyadarshini Park and Haji Ali. ![]()
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