Maharashtra moves ahead with road & tunnel project

The Maharashtra CM laid the foundation stone for a road connecting Navi Mumbai and Kalyan and also a new bridge in Thane, whereby, the Navi Mumbai-Kalyan road will start at Airoli and it consists of an elevated section and a 1.7-km-long tunnel. The six-lane road is expected to be completed within 40 months after the construction work starts. The project has been in the pipeline for several years, and once completed is expected to radically reduce travel time between Kalyan and Navi Mumbai. While the bridge at Kopri will be an eight-lane rail over-bridge at Kopri in Thane will replace the existing one. Two bridges of two lanes each will be constructed on either side of the existing bridge in the first phase. In the second phase, the existing bridge will be pulled down to make way for a new four-lane bridge. The project is expected to be completed in 36 months.