Key Points
Atal Setu is the longest bridge and also the longest sea bridge in the country...
Mumbai Transharbour link (MTHL), now named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri - Nhava Sheva Atal Setu has been built..
Meanwhile, Maharashtra government cleared a proposal to charge 250 as one-way toll for cars on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), the country's longest sea bridge that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 12..
The 21.8 kilometre bridge, officially the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, has been built at a cost of 21,200 crore, of which 15,000 crore is by way of loans..
The 9.2 km tunnel will be built at a cost of more than 8700 crore and will be a significant infrastructure development in Mumbai that will reduce travel time between Orange Gate and Marine Drive..
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