The 14-lane access-controlled transport corridor is expected to strengthen connectivity between key infrastructure projects, including Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Navi Mumbai International Airport and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link.
The first phase of the project, covering 126.06 km, has been cleared at an estimated cost of Rs 31,793 crore.
Officials said the corridor will pass through 104 villages across Vasai, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ambernath, Panvel, Uran, Pen and Alibaug. It will also connect several major highways and expressways, creating a wider transport network across the region.
The road project is expected to bring major relief to Mumbai’s crowded road system. One of its biggest benefits will be a 90-minute travel time reduction, along with smoother movement to ports, logistics hubs and upcoming infrastructure zones.
In the first stage, a 96.41-km stretch between Navghar in Vasai and Balavali in Pen will be developed.
The MSRDC has been appointed as the implementing agency for the project. It will execute the corridor under the public-private partnership model using the Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer system.
Project costs include construction expenses, financing charges, GST, insurance and interest during construction. The state has also approved viability gap funding to support the large-scale infrastructure project.
A fully digital toll collection system will be introduced on the corridor. This will use FASTag, GPS and other advanced systems, with toll charges calculated based on the actual distance travelled.
The government has set a three-year deadline to complete the project, while a key overlapping section near Mote Karanjade has been asked to be finished on priority within one-and-a-half years.
Once completed, the corridor is expected to become one of Maharashtra’s most important transport links, improving connectivity across the Mumbai region on a large scale.
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