CM inaugurates Mumbai's Eastern Freeway's 1st phase

17 Jun 2013 Editorial Team

First phase of the Eastern Freeway of Mumbai city was inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on June 13. It is the city's most-ambitious elevated road project. The cost for the first phase of the Eastern Freeway is stated to be at Rs 847-crore. More than 35,000 motorists will now be able to use the 14 km, elevated road from Orange Gate near CST station to Chembur in the Eastern suburb.

The signal-free road will reduce the commuting time between CST to Chembur by about 30 minutes. On average, it takes about one hour to commute between the two locations. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is lead developer of the road. The Eastern Freeway is the second-longest elevated road in an urban setting.

The elevated road will have a positive impact on the traffic and will help decongest Sion, Chembur and Dadar areas significantly, a press release issued by MMRDA said. The whole Eastern Freeway is 16.4-km a corridor to connect island city of Mumbai with Eastern suburbs. It is divided into three parts 鈥� the elevated road connects Orange Gate to the beginning of Anik-Panjarpol Link Road (9.29 km), while the second connects Anik to the beginning of Panjarpol-Ghatkopar Link Road (4.3 km).

The final leg connects Panjarpol to Ghatkopar (2.81 km). The first leg of the project has been completed, while the Panjarpol to Ghatkopar (2.81 km), would be completed by December, the release said. The construction of the first phase has been completed by using 16 lakh cement bags, 32,000 metric tonnes of steel, 3,346 girders and 2,600 km long high tension steel ropes, the release added.

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