Both CM and Dy CM mentioned that the government's priority has always been Mumbai's infrastructure development.
In a significant development, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde along with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar inaugurated the ‘bow-string’ arch bridge which connects Mumbai Coastal Road and Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) on Thursday afternoon, September 12.
With this, it will be operational for motorists between 7 am and 11 pm starting September 13. The bridge will connect Marine drive to Bandra and will provide signal-free ride to motorists.
The section inaugurated is one part of the southbound arm, and next the last part is expected to be completed in next 3 to 4 months.
The event, which took place at Bindu Mandhav Thackeray chowk in Worli, was also attended by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Iqbal Singh Chahal, former BMC chief and now the Additional Chief Secretary to the CM office.
One more Mission Accomplished !✔️
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🛣️Inauguration of the (connector) Bow-Arch String girder connecting Dharmaveer SwarajyaRakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road and… pic.twitter.com/e1N3WdojCp
The civic officials confirmed that the arch bridge will be made partially operational and will only cater to northbound traffic. Northbound vehicles heading to Bandra from south Mumbai via the Coastal Road can directly enter the sea link.
After the inauguration, CM Shinde said: "This is a game changing project for Mumbai. Motorists can now cover the distance from Marine Drive to Bandra in 10 minutes. Further when the Bandra-Versova arm will be completed, the motorists will reach Versova from south Mumbai in 30-40 minutes, which otherwise takes 2-3 hours."
People of the city will save time and fuel, and not only this, but pollution will also be reduced, he added.
Talking about potholes, CM Shinde claimed that in the next 2 years, the whole of Mumbai will have completely concrete roads. There will not be a single pothole and Mumbai will be completely pothole-free.
Apart from this, the city is being beautified. The BMC has planted 1.5 lakh trees which will control pollution in Mumbai, CM Shinde said.
Both CM and Dy CM mentioned that the government's priority has always been Mumbai's infrastructure development.
Fadnavis exclaimed that it is Mahayuti's project. "As a CM I had taken all the permissions from the central government during the previous government. I gave that project to Uddhav Thackeray's government. CM Eknath Shinde was also part of the government, so it is a Mahayuti project."
"The project was planned from 25 long years, but we took required clearances from central government under the leadership of PM Modi and ensured the Coastal Road is completed on time," Fadnavis added.
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