BMC unveils ₹3,186-cr elevated road corridor

To declutter the daily traffic snarls at Dahisar Check Naka at the northernmost tip of the western-suburbs, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to build ₹3,186 crore 5.6-km long elevated road connecting Dahisar. The proposed road will originate near the Kandarpada Metro Station in Dahisar (west) and pass over the mangrove forests in Dahisar and salt pan land and extend till the Subhash Chandra Bose grounds near Uttan at Bhayander (west).

The elevated bridge will be 45 metres wide and will be built on stilts with 4×4 lanes to ensure smooth traffic flow. Emergency lanes for passing emergency vehicles like ambulance and fire-brigade engines will also be created on both sides. The Dahisar-Mira Bhayander Link Road will have approximately 1.5 km stretch coming under the BMC jurisdiction and 4 km under MBMC. The primary objective is to declutter the daily traffic movement at Dahisar Check Naka from where vehicles pass towards Vasai, Virar, Palghar, Gujarat and northwards to Delhi via Western Express Highway which further extends as NH- 48. This road will have the capacity of managing more than 80,000 vehicles per day and is expected to bring down the travel time between two cities to 10 minutes, which currently takes approximately 45 minutes from Check Naka, during peak hours.