Good news Mumbaikars, the much-awaited second phase of the Mumbai Coastal Road has been inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde today. The second phase, which is the northbound arm of this road, from Marine Drive to Haji Ali will be open for traffic from Tuesday, June 11. Read on to learn more about this stretch and how it will help commuters.
Mumbai Coastal Road’s Northbound Arm Inaugurated Today
धर्मवीर स्वराज्यरक्षक छत्रपती संभाजी महाराज मुंबई किनारी रस्ता (दक्षिण) अंतर्गत येणारा दुसरा बोगदा मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde व मान्यवरांच्या पाहणीनंतर उद्यापासून वाहतुकीसाठी खुला होणार आहे. या मार्गाची विहंगम दृश्य…#कोस्टलरोड#coastalroad@Mybmc pic.twitter.com/gDkrzESAsA
— MAHARASHTRA DGIPR (@MahaDGIPR) June 10, 2024
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde inaugurated the northbound carriageway from Marine Drive to Haji Ali today. Connecting Worli to Marine Drive, the road, officially called Dharamveer Swaraj Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Marg, will be open for traffic from Tuesday. This new road will provide commuters with seamless connectivity and significantly reduce travel time between the two places. You will be able to cover the distance between Marine Drive and Haji Ali in five to seven minutes on this road, which currently takes about 45 minutes during peak traffic hours.
As per Times of India, the northbound arm of Mumbai Coastal Road will remain open from Monday to Friday. The timings will be from 7 AM to 11 PM. Over the weekend, the authorities plan to shut it down to finish the remaining work on this stretch. About 90% of the work has already been completed.
#मुंबई | धर्मवीर स्वराज्यरक्षक छत्रपती संभाजी महाराज मुंबई किनारा मार्गाची मुख्यमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे यांच्याकडून पाहणी…https://t.co/0aeRACKNfm
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) June 10, 2024
It has been reported that the work on the rest of the northbound stretch will be open by July 10. This stretch will connect Haji Ali to Bindumadhav Thackeray Chowk in Worli. However, the work on the road linking the Mumbai Coastal Road and Bandra-Worli Sea Link will take a few more months to complete.
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CM Takes A Vintage Car Ride On The Newly-Inaugurated Road
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inaugurated the northbound carriageway of the Mumbai Coastal Road. He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at this event. After the ceremonial inauguration, the three of them took a ride in a convertible vintage car on the new road. They even stopped and inspected the road at various points.
The Mumbai Coastal Road is a high-speed corridor that will eventually connect Bandra Worli Sea Link with Marine Drive through a series of tunnels, interchanges, and bridges. It is being built at an estimated cost of ₹13,000 crore.
Are you excited to check out this new stretch of the Mumbai Coastal Road? Let us know in the comments!
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