Work on two-deck flyover to carry road traffic and Metro Line-1 below it, is taking shape along Mumbai Metro Line-9 route between Dahisar and Mira Bhayander.
Also, for the first time, contractors of the project have been using a straddle carrier which builds the bridge as it moves ahead.
The 11.386 km long line with 10 stations, is an extension of Mumbai Metro Red Line-7, which runs between Andheri and Dahisar, a part of which has been operational since April 2022.
The project will see development of a flyover on the first deck and Metro will run on the second deck.
The flyover will start near the proposed Shivaji Chowk (Mira Road) Metro station and end in Bhayander (West) via Mira-Bhayander Road.
It will provide interconnectivity between the Western Express Highway, the Western Railway and the Mumbai Metro Line 2 and 7.
MMRDA has proposed Rai and Murdhe area of Bhayander West for the construction of a maintenance depot for the entire Red line of Mumbai Metro Line 9, Line 7 and Line 7A.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs 6,607 crore. It will have eight-car standard gauge trains running.