The MMRDA's Santacruz-Chembur Link Road in Mumbai is likely to be ready by
June 2011.
The 6.5 km long link road will not only connect the eastern and western
suburbs but also ease travel to Navi Mumbai. The road is set to have a
double-deck bridge to help disperse traffic smoothly at Kurla and then at
Chembur. It is expected to cut travel time between Santacruz and Chembur from
around two hours to 17 minutes.
The link road is expected to be ready at a cost of Rs 242 crore. When mooted
in 2003 under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project, the link road was to be
originally to be built at a cost of Rs 127 crore with a deadline of 2005. But it
faced hurdles with issues over rehabilitating the project-affected people and
subsequent suspension of funding by the World Bank.
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