One of the twin tunnels being constructed under the Eastern Freeway project in Mumbai will be ready by May, according to Rahul Asthana, Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). This will be the first ever tunnel in the city.
The left hand side tunnel, which will provide four lanes for traffic, is 500 meters long and the work on more than 350 meters has been completed.
"The crucial work of laying girders for the Trombay Rail Over Bridge has been completed and now we expect the Anik-Panjarpol Link Road – including the 10-meter high and 17-meter wide tunnel – to be ready by May. The MMRDA has also asked the contractors to finish work on the right hand side 555-meter long tunnel on a war footing which is already underway," said Asthana.
The Rs.847 crore Eastern Freeway project is expected to be completed by end of this year, according to Asthana. The 22 kilometre corridor will run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum) to the Eastern Express Highway in Ghatkopar. It also consists of a twin tunnel at the foot of BARC mountain with 500 metres length.
