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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the multi-crore Sewri Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Harbour Link also known as Atal Setu Friday that will enhance South Mumbais connectivity with the mainland, the upcoming Navi Mumbai International airport and the larger Mumbai Metropolitan Region...
The 22-km harbour link or MTHL, named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is the countrys longest sea link, constructed at acostof Rs 17,843 crore..
The six-lane bridge will run for 16.5 kilometres over the sea and 5.5 kilometres on land...
The MTHL has three interchanges one at Sewri, the second at Shivajinagar at Ulwe, where the MTHL meets Navi Mumbai, and the last one at Chirle, where the MTHL will end, officials from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the implementing authority for the project, have said...
The Sewri interchanges will be connected to the Eastern Freeway which runs from Ghatkopar to south Mumbai, and will also be connected to the under-construction Sewri Worli road, which will in turn connect with the coastal road and the Bandra Worli Sea Link...
