PM Modi Mumbai visit: All you need to know about MMRDA's two infra projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two elevated road corridors and a vehicular underpass in Mumbai on FridayThe Prime Minister will inaugurate the VakolaKurla and MTNLLBS Lal Bahadur Shastri elevated corridor arms on SantacruzChembur Link Road a key eastwest corridor in the city and a vehicular underpass at Kurar in the northern suburb of Malad These arms connect the Western Express Highway WEH to the Eastern Express HighwayThe Kurar underpass is crucial to ease traffic on WEH and connect Malad and Kurar sides of the busy highway It will allow pedestrians to cross the road with ease and also vehicles to move without having to get onto the heavy traffic on WEHAlso Read PM Modi in Mumbai Herersquos complete schedule of Prime Ministers visit to cityBefore inaugurating MMRDAs two infrastructure projects PM Modi will flag off two Vande Bharat trains from Mumbais Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMTAfter arriving in the city PM Modi will first flag off the MumbaiSolapur Vande Bharat Express from CSMT in the afternoon Afterwards the second semihighspeed train linking Mumbai to Sainagar Shirdi a temple town in Ahmednagar will be flagged off from the same terminusHere are the details of MMRDAs two infrastructure projects to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi todayProject 1Bridge Location Kurla to Vakola through CST amp Hansbhugra margConnectivityConnectivity from Eastern to Western Express HighwayAlso Read Mumbai to Solapur Shirdi Vande Bharat Express launch today From routes to timings herersquos all you need to know about Maharashtrarsquos two new trainsLength of Bridge MTNL Arm 12 km at Level 2Hyatt Up Ramp 18 Km Total 300 KmWidth of Bridge 2Lane of 85 metre widthProject Cost Rs 300 croreChallenges Traffic Congestions in BKC CSMT and Hansbhugra RoadOverall benefitsgt The growth of commercial complexes at BKC is phenomenal The major corporate has established their head offices in this part of the city from all sectors there are traffic flows from all direction converging to BKCgt The arterial road around the BKC has reached traffic saturation in the shortest time and it is essential to connect BKC to Eastern Express Highway and Western Express highway through an elevated corridorgt Connectivity from Eastern to Western Express Highwaygt Saving fuelgt Reduction of Travel Time 45 minutesAlso Read Ahead of flagging off by PM Modi fares of Solapur Shirdi Vande Bharat trains announcedProject 2Widening and Construction of Kurar Village Pedestrians Cum Vehicular Subway Malad on Western Express Highway MumbaiConnectivity On Western Express highway near Kurar Metro StationSubway Connecting Malad Railway station road to Kurar Village GaonSubway detailsbull Length 4000 metrebull Width 3000 metrebull 2 ways with 75 metre wide carriagewaybull 225 metre wide footpath on each sidebull Cost of project Rs 2600 crorebull Road markings two height barriers at both ends overhead gantry etcChallenges Heavy traffic on Western Express Highway Widening of Existing pedestrian Subway to Vehicular SubwayAlso Read PM Modis Mumbai visit on Feb 10 Traffic to be hit in parts of city check advisory and which routes to avoid