Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be inaugurating the ‘bow-string’ arch bridge in Mumbai, which will be connecting the Coastal Road and Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), today. He will be joined by his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.
As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation northbound vehicles on the Coastal Road will be allowed to enter the Bandra-Worli Sea Link directly from Friday. Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar will also inspect the bridge before it is opened for the public.
Mumbai ‘bow-string’ arch bridge: Timings
A senior civic official stated that vehicles traveling northbound from South Mumbai to Bandra via the Coastal Road will have direct access to the sea link between 7 am and 11 pm. However, southbound vehicles will need to use the existing route until both sections of the Coastal Road are fully connected to the sea link.
The coastal road is being made operational in phases. As of now, it is only operational till Worli.
The southbound section of the Coastal Road, from Worli to Marine Drive, was opened on March 11. The northbound carriageway opened on June 10, extending from Marine Drive to Haji Ali, followed by the stretch from Haji Ali to Worli on July 11. This marks the fourth phase of openings on the road. Currently, motorists can travel from Marine Drive to Worli in under 15 minutes. However, due to the lack of a direct connection with the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, traffic congestion builds up near the Worli exit during peak hours.
(With PTI inputs)