MTHL to connect Mumbai-Pune Expressway through elevated corridor

In a major developmental drive for Mumbai, the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), is expected be the longest sea bridge in the country, will connect to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway via a elevated corridor according to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Officials. Mmrda has issued tenders for the causeway and at an expected cost of Rs 10 billion.

Thousands of commuters travel to and from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Lonavala, Pune and others Cities will benefit from the connection, which is expected to reduce traffic on multiple roads. According to MMDRA authorities, the corridor will reduce travel time between Lonavala, Khandala and Mumbai with 90 minutes. In Chirle there will be an exchange. The construction of the MTHL is almost finished, and is scheduled to open in late 2023.

The Eastern Freeway will be connected to Grant Road by a new causeway being built by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This Rs 7 billion road will travel on J Rathod Road, Hancock Bridge, Ramchandra Bhatt Marg (Over JJ Flyover) and Maulana Shaukat Ali Road to connect Eastern Freeway (Orange Gate) to Frere Bridge East.

This 21.8 km long MTHL under construction is a cable-stayed bridge with six lanes and highways. connecting Sewri to Navi Mumbai. About 16.5 km of the total length is built over water, and the The remaining 5.5 km will be built on land. When finished, it would be India's longest sea bridge and could accommodate 70,000 vehicles on a daily basis.

Mumbai will no longer be an island city with the opening of the MTHL, according to MMRDA Commissioner, SVR Srinivas, while speaking about the significance of the Trans-Harbour Link. Mumbai will no longer be an island city after the MTHL is completed, since it won’t be subject to the limitations that island cities have for the past 200 years. Once the MTHL is operational, the geographical restrictions will no longer apply because one can reach the mainland in ten minutes.