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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai Coastal Road Phase 1 opens for public
Updated On: 12 March, 2024 02:03 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The southbound carriageway of the coastal road between Worli and Marine Drive in Mumbai was opened for traffic on Tuesday morning, an official said. Pics/PTI and CMO
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The southbound carriageway of the coastal road between Worli and Marine Drive in Mumbai was opened for traffic on Tuesday morning, an official said. Pics/PTI and CMO
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Motorists were allowed access to the Mumbai Coastal road on Tuesday, a day after the project`s first phase was inaugurated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the traffic police official said
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According to civic officials, motorists can enter the four-lane southbound carriageway from Worli Seaface, Haji Ali interchange and Amarsons Garden
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Chief Minister Shinde on Monday inaugurated the 10.5-km-long stretch of the road at Worli in the presence of Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and other dignitaries
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Following the inauguration, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said the partial opening of the coastal road will reduce the travel time of motorists from 40 minutes to 9 minutes
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He had also claimed that the road would save nearly USD 100 million annually in carbon emissions through fuel savings
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According to Chahal, the coastal road of 10.58 km length and 16.5 km of interchanges, being built at a cost of Rs 14,000 crore, consists of four lanes on each side along with two 12.19 metre diameter tunnels of 2.07 km length
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