The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has finalised detailed project report (DPR) of 13-km Coastal Road project from Kharegaon to Gaimukh.
The DPR has been signed by the Civic Commissioner and sent to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for further approval.
A 5.5 km stretch of the road passes through the coastal regulation zone (CRZ), where the road will be elevated. As per DPR, a 450 mtr stretch goes through Naval Akbar Camp in Kolshet where the road will be underground.
The cost of the entire road project has escalated from Rs 350 crore to Rs 1,200 crore, which the MMRDA will be funding. The road was first proposed in 2007. The road will be a bypass road to the existing Ghodbunder Road, so the current congestion on the road will be reduced.
The width of the road is 40 mtr and around 40 percent of the road passes through CRZ zone so the authority will construct it as an elevated road to minimise damage to the environment.
The DPR was approved by the civic chief and will be sent to MMRDA for approval. Once approved, the authorities will start implementation.
The corporation will be undertaking primary survey, alignment of the road, land acquisition and seek various permissions from CRZ and environment authorities.
MMRDA had approached the Defence Ministry for their no-objection certificate (NOC), which was granted in 2016. The Ministry gave approval provided MMRDA makes a below-ground tunnel for the 200 mtr patch near the naval camp.