The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has acquired 360 Ha of land for the proposed Virar-Alibaug Multimodal Corridor (VAMMC). The expressway will connect the districts of Raigad, Thane and Palghar. A total of 1,000 Ha is required for the project.
The access-controlled road will have eight to 14 lanes with a lane width of 3.75 mtrs. The land will be purchased and the compensation will be paid as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Act of 2015. The project with an estimated cost of Rs 55,000 crore is likely to be completed by 2030.
Meanwhile, 14 civil engineering firms submitted a total of 33 bids to construct 96.47 km Phase-I of the 126-km expressway, after technical bids were opened in May, 2024.