Mumbai Trans Harbour Sea Link: All you need to know The engineering marvel will take off at Sewri in south Mumbai, crossing over Thane Creek and terminating at Chirle in the distant outskirts of Navi Mumbai. It has been in the making since 2018. Originally expected to be completed in 4.5 years, the infrastructure project was delayed by eight months due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The toll rates remain undecided by the Maharashtra government but as per a TOI report, it may be fixed in the range of ₹250- ₹300 for passenger cars and may go higher for freight traffic. MTHL toll to be subsidised, proposed ₹500 charge seen as unrealistic: Report The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) is expected to cater to 70,000 vehicles daily. Motorists can zoom past the bridge at the speed of 100 kmph.
Build at the cost of ₹17,843 crore, the six-lane bridge is among the most expensive projects, the English Daily added. According to CM Shinde, it will help citizens cover a distance of 22 km in 15 minutes which now takes about two hours. All you need to know about MTHL, expected opening date, connectivity and more The MTHL will have interchanges at Sewri in Mumbai and Shivaji Nagar, Jassi, and Chirle on National Highway 4B on the Navi Mumbai end.
Pune in 90 minutes: Mumbai is all set to get India's longest sea bridge The bridge will reportedly be equipped with artificial intelligence cameras that will alert the control room about the breakdown in vehicles. This will reduce the congestion time as vehicles will not remain abandoned for long. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is the implementing authority for the six-lane MTHL project, financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).Milestone Alert!
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