MMRDA plans to invest Rs 1,512 crore on 26-km road network

MUMBAI: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority plans to invest Rs 1,512 crore on a 26-km road network to ease congestion in Mumbai and its suburbs.

The network would include three flyovers, one rail over bridge, one elevated road and the Eastern Freeway.

"The very intent of undertaking the Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project was to improve road connectivity and also provide east-west connectivity. This network is being developed keeping in view the present and future demands of vehicular movement", Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director, was quoted as saying in a MMRDA release.

The plan includes investment in the Eastern Freeway, which is being funded under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The project will be divided into three parts totaling 16.8-km worth Rs 847 crore. The entire project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012.