People travelling between Poonam Nagar and Andheri West will have to endure travel woes for a couple more years. The route via the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road or JVLR will be delayed. It was recently announced that the double-decker flyover being constructed along line 7 of the Mumbai Metro will not be completed for the next two years. Here are all of the important details that you would need to know about this flyover and why it had to be delayed.
Double-Decker Flyover In Mumbai’s Andheri Delayed Till 2026
According to an article which was recently published by Mid-day, the double-decker flyover in Andheri is delayed. It will not be completed until the month of June 2026. The flyover will connect Poonam Nagar in Andheri East to Andheri West via the JVLR.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority or MMRDA have teamed up to construct this double-decker flyover. The first level of the flyover will be for vehicular traffic. And, the second level will be a corridor for line 6 of Mumbai Metro.
The flyover will be a total of 5.08 kilometres long. Of this, the construction of 0.93 kilometres is already completed by the BMC. The rest of the work will be completed by the MMRDA.
Other Important Details About This Flyover In Andheri
As per a source cited in the Mid-day article, the 2.58 kilometres of the double-decker flyover will be built by the DMRC. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, as of now, has completed 78 per cent of this section.
The construction work has caused significant inconvenience to the motorists who travel in and around the region. Traffic congestion and signals consume a considerable amount of time. This isn’t the only construction work that has caused inconvenience.
The Gokhale Bridge has proven to be one of the most frustrating infrastructure projects that the citizens of Mumbai have had to deal with. Ever since the construction began, the project has witnessed a number of obstacles, becoming the bane of motorists’ existence.
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