To ensure smooth dispersal of traffic, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced that it is ready to open the new flyover at the T2 airport junction this week.
With this, traffic congestion on the Western Express Highway (WEH) and peak hour traffic at T1 domestic terminal junction is expected to ease.
The new flyover has two lanes. It is 8 meters wide with a length of 615 meters.
The new flyover runs parallel to the existing flyover.
The high concentration of vehicles leads to massive jams Motorists coming from T2 via Sahar elevated road get bogged down in traffic at T1 junction while going towards Bandra.
The flyover will direct traffic towards Bandra from Mumbai airport. Reduction in traffic will limit signal time. The flyover has been designed keeping airport funnel zone criterion under.
Additionally, travellers will certainly be able commute conveniently, which means with less traffic, from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to South Mumbai from next week. The construction of the flyover began in June 2021 at a provisional cost of ₹48.43 crore.
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