Part of Mumbai Coastal Road to be operational from Nov: BMC

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The Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) is set to become partially operational by November 2023, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said on Friday..

At present, civic officials are exploring two options for opening this bridge partially.First one is between Marine Drive and Haji Ali Promenade, while second option is from Marine Drive to JK Kapoor Chowk at the Worli interchange..

The civic officials also said that by November only one of the underground tunnels will be opened for traffic movement, since the second tunnel will not be entirely operational till then.. In May 30, BMC had achieved its final breakthrough of the second tunnel.The first tunnel is ready..

Meanwhile, civic officials also maintained that the sea wall that was being built as an outer perimeter of this project has proved to be effective during the time when Cyclone Biparjoy passed over Mumbai...

Built at a cost of Rs 12, 213 crore, the BMC is constructing the 10.58 km-long coastal road project to connect Marine Drive in south Mumbai with the Bandra-Worli Sea Link through a series of arterial roads, underground tunnels and traffic interchanges..

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