Updated On: 07 March, 2024 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
BMC approved a work order connecting the Western Express Highway to the Easter Express Highway and the Eastern Freeway to Coastal Road

The project aims to decongest traffic on the Western Express and Eastern Express highway. File Pic/Anurag Ahire
Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the BMC cleared two ambitious projects worth Rs 3,700 crore within a week. The work orders for the access control projects — connecting the Western Express Highway to the Easter Express Highway and a connection between the Eastern Freeway to the Coastal Road were given by the BMC.
After floating around a thousand tenders at ward levels, the BMC is in a hurry to clear the major proposals. On Monday the BMC Chief Iqbal Singh Chahal cleared proposals for an access control project worth Rs 3,000 crore and a connecting flyover between Eastern Freeway (Orange Gate) to Diana Talkies Road (in Grant Road) worth Rs 700 crore.