A section of Mumbai Coastal Road inaugurated

A section of the much-awaited Mumbai Coastal Road was inaugurated on March 11, 2024. The Mumbai Coastal Road Project, officially called Dharamveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Coastal Road, was partially inaugurated on Monday by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. With the commencement of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, the travel time between Marine Drive and Bandra-Worli Sea Link will be reduced from 45-50 minutes to less than 10 minutes.

The high speed corridor stretches for 10.58 km between Marine Drive and Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The 9.5 km long stretch will be made operational. The total cost of the project is INR 13,983 crore.

About Mumbai Coastal Road

Total number of vehicle lanes: 8 (4×4) lanes
Inside the tunnel: 6 (3×3)
Lanes to be operational in the first phase: 4 (3 inside the tunnel)
Length of road to be opened in the first phase: 9.5 km

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Speed Limit:

Road 80 km per hour

Tunnels 60 km per hour
Interchange at 40 kmph
Driveway width: 17 metres
9.6 metres inside the tunnels

Total number of vehicle interchanges: 3 (Amarsons, Haji Ali and Worli)

Available underground car parking units: 4

Vehicle parking space capacity: 1,800

Number of pedestrian underpasses: 20

About Twin Tunnels

• Diameter: 12.19 metres
• Length(each):2.07km

India's first sea tunnels

The tunnels are being bored using Mavala, India's largest diameter tunnel boring machine. For the first time in India, Saccardo ventilation system will be installed inside a tunnel. For the first time in India, a sea bridge (Worli to Bandra-Worli Sea Link) is being constructed using monopiles.