1 / 7The south-bound corridor of the coastal road connecting Worli and Marine Drive, in south Mumbai will open for public transport on Tuesday, March 12. The Coastal Road Project (South) is an ambitious venture of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Despite Mumbai's extensive road network from south to north, traffic jams persist due to population growth and increasing number of vehicles.
2 / 7To alleviate this issue, reduce travel time and fuel consumption, the BMC has initiated the Mumbai Coastal Road project, aiming to connect Dahisar-Virar to Nariman Point with ease. The first phase, the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South), extends from Princes Street flyover to the Worli end of the Worli-Bandra Sea Link, with the route towards Marine Drive now accessible.
3 / 7Travel time for the Worli-Marine Drive corridor is 8 am to 8 pm from Monday to Friday. The corridor will remain completely shut during weekends. The schedule will allow for ongoing project work to proceed smoothly while ensuring minimal inconvenience to commuters during peak hours.
4 / 7The Mumbai Coastal Road project spans 10.58 km and costs nearly Rs 14,000 crore, including embankment roads, bridges, and elevated roads, with interchanges at Amersons, Haji Ali and Worli. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 7The two-kilometer twin tunnels will facilitate traffic flow between South and North Mumbai, featuring six lanes and eight lanes respectively. They are equipped with advanced safety features that include sophisticated fireboards and a state-of-the-art saccardo ventilation system.
6 / 7The boring work of 2 km-long twin tunnels between Priyadarshini Park and Marine Drive is fully complete, officials said. While the tunnels will have three lanes each, the remaining stretch of the road will have four lanes on each carriageway.
7 / 7Mumbai police will issue a notification about the maximum permissible speed on the road soon, but initially vehicles would not be allowed to travel at high speed due to ongoing construction of the remaining portion. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, over 75 percent of the work of the entire project is already complete.
