PM Modi to launch ‘India’s longest sea bridge’ in Mumbai on 12 January 2024
PM Modi to launch ‘India’s longest sea bridge’ in Mumbai on 12 January 2024
The much-anticipated Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) will finally be launched by
PM Modi on 12 January.
Notably, the 22 km long bridge is touted as India’s longest and the world’s 12th longest sea bridge.
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.
The bridge has been in the making since 2018 and was expected to be completed in 4.5 years, but, got delayed by eight months due to Covid-19 pandemic.
As per a toll report, the toll rates remain undecided by the Maharashtra government but as per a media report, it may be fixed in the range of ₹250- ₹300 for passenger cars and may go higher for freight traffic.
Notedly, 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.
Constructed at the cost of ₹17,843 crore, the six-lane bridge is among the most expensive projects, the English Daily added.
According to CM Eknath Shinde, it will help citizens cover a distance of 22 km in 15 minutes which now takes about two hours.
The MTHL will have interchanges at Sewri in Mumbai and Shivaji Nagar, Jassi, and Chirle on National Highway 4B on the Navi Mumbai end.
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.
News Edit K.V.Raman
